Eliza Hernandez (she/her) was the Projects Editor forThe Heightsin 2023. In 2022, she served as Editorial Assistant and Associate Opinions Editor. She is from Santa Clarita, Calif. You can contact her ateliza.hernandez@bcheights.com.

Happiness, Sadness, and Sugar in Between
Opinions, Column

Happiness, Sadness, and Sugar in Between

While my sleeves are patched with my heart all over, my skin is tough from needles and bruises. And as hard as I try, I can’t fake a convincing smile, but I can stare down glaring red alerts, warning that my life is in danger. I am sensitive. I feel my emotions hard and tend to express them even harder. I’ve sobbed while eating “chicken and two sides” in Mac, and I’ve uncontrollably laughed to myself on the treadmill in the Plex. 

BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts
News, On Campus, Top Story

BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts

A recent study published by researchers at Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health revealed that around 2,780 people die in Massachusetts each year due to air pollution.  “This was a study that was designed to be scientifically robust, but at the same time, very deliberately intended to present information that would trigger people to…

“Frustrating, draining, and frankly horrible”: How Title IX Policy in the White House Shaped Universities’ Reponses to Sexual Assault
Top Story, Features, Long-form Features, Title IX

“Frustrating, draining, and frankly horrible”: How Title IX Policy in the White House Shaped Universities’ Reponses to Sexual Assault

“The process is so frustrating, it’s so draining and frankly it’s horrible,” they said. “…it’s so overwhelming because you have some people tell you, ‘yes, report, speak up’… and then other people telling you, ‘yeah, this is gonna take like months or years potentially to get anywhere with it.’”

BC Black Forum Celebrates 50th Anniversary of AADS
News, On Campus

BC Black Forum Celebrates 50th Anniversary of AADS

It was the spring of 1969, and the Boston College Black Forum had just emerged from eight weeks of meetings with BC faculty and administrators. The students had successfully negotiated the creation of a Black Studies program—set to launch the following September—with the goal of expanding BC’s Black student and faculty population.

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