When The Heights’ General Manager Conor Richards created a playlist titled “Ten Song Philosophy of Life” to review, Editor-in-Chief Erin Flaherty began preparing for an existential and intense listening experience.
Letter from the Editor, Opinions
The Heights’ Diversity Audit 2022–2024
Three years ago, ‘The Heights’ initiated a commitment to transparency by introducing a diversity audit to display how accurately our board of editors represents the community it serves. Despite progress, this year’s audit underscores our ongoing challenge to fully represent the diversity of Boston College.
Long-form Features, Long-term Features, Features, Top Story
New Neighbors and Noise Negotiations: A Look Into the Relationship Between Off-Campus Students and Local Residents
“We also remind the students that they’re moving into a community—a hard working community where people are,” Boyle said. “It’s not college life. You know, it’s not the Mods.”
Homemade On The Heights, Cooking Column, Features
Homemade on the Heights: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
This pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe is the perfect way to celebrate the start of the fall season.
Off-Campus Profiles, Profiles, Features
Emotional Pokemon: In Shad’s Voidpet App, Users Embrace Emotional Awareness
“Something that you might have thought was stupid or trivial is actually really game changing,” Shad said. “A little goes a long way.”
Long-form Features, Long-term Features, Features, Top Story
After Top Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions, What’s Next for Boston College?
“I just felt a little, you know, disappointed that sadly, now a reality is going to be that now there might be even less of a population of students who look like me or come from similar backgrounds as me,” Beato said. “And there’s going to be even less of a population of that in schools that are already predominantly white.”
Long-form Features, Long-term Features, Features, Top Story
Tragedy, Recovery, and Community: Recounting and Reflecting 10 Years After the Boston Marathon Bombing
“In this weird twist of fate, out of something that was so evil and destructive, I got this glimpse into the really compassionate depths of humans,” Downes said. “It has supercharged me at times when I would otherwise have been really quite down and out. So I would love to find a way to bottle that all up and be able to give it to other people in their times of need as well.”
Celebrating Black Voices, Profiles, Off-Campus Profiles, Features
First and Foremost, Doxie McCoy
“Before there was authentic, there was Doxie,” Doggett said.
Top Story, Long-term Features, Features
The Absence of Abstinence: Students Reflect on Sex Culture and Policy at BC
“At the end of the day, they’re just turning a blind eye to something that’s obviously happening on campus,” Parra said. “So I think that that is a very ignorant way of treating a student body.”
Featured Story, Features, Tips and Trends, Tips
A Fresh Start: How to Recenter Yourself for the New Year
Taking time to recenter yourself will help prioritize your well-being throughout the upcoming year. By taking these steps, I hope you can center your new year on personal growth and wellness.
