Jack Miller is a senior staff writer for The Heights. He was the news editor in the fall of 2019, after serving stints as the associate news editor, the assistant news editor, and the associate investigative editor.

BC Drops One Spot in Annual Forbes Rankings
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BC Drops One Spot in Annual Forbes Rankings

Boston College ranked 50th in the Forbes “America’s Top Colleges” list this year, falling only one spot from the previous edition. BC suffered a 27-place drop in last year’s Forbes rankings, moving from No. 22 to No. 49. Each year, Forbes also releases the methodology and logic behind the rankings. In 2018, rankings were weighted…

2018 Momentum Awards, Features

Well Connected

Most Boston College students don’t give a second thought to the routine quiet “good, how are you,” they robotically repeat to the Boston College Dining cashiers, except to consider a quick “thanks, have a good one.” That’s why Sheila Walton, a cashier in the Rat, has gained fame among students for breaking up the monotony…

Gallaugher’s App Development Class Showcases Final Projects
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Gallaugher’s App Development Class Showcases Final Projects

Rows of Macbooks lined Eagle’s Nest Monday afternoon as students in professor John Gallaugher’s Swift/iOS App Development class showcased their final projects for the semester. The course, now in its third semester, aims at arming the next generation of business innovators with the coding experience necessary to be successful in the modern world. He hosts…

McKeon Steps Forward in the Face of Tragedy
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McKeon Steps Forward in the Face of Tragedy

“After every run, Jack says, ‘Thanks, you really pushed me!’ Or ‘I don’t know how I would have done that without you!’ In reality, it was always Jack pushing me to be a faster runner, or to be more mentally tough,” said friend-turned-personal trainer Julia Olson, MCAS ’19.

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