The Heights

Brookline is First Town to Require Tampons in Public Restrooms

Colleen Martin • May 25, 2019

“For instance, most people would balk at the idea of having to pay for toilet paper in a public restroom,” wrote Sarah Groustra in The Sagamore, Brookline’s student newspaper, in April of 2018. “Tampons and other menstrual sanitation products, however, are not considered essential.”

University Hosts Panel on Proposed Natural Gas Project

Jack Miller • May 24, 2019

The Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility hosted a press conference in opposition to a proposed natural gas compressor.

Jinoo Song, MCAS ’20, Wins Aquino Scholarship

Owen Fahy • May 9, 2019

Jinoo Song, CSOM ’20, received the 2019 Benigno and Corazon Aquino Scholarship on April 29. He was one of five finalists for the award, which comes with a $20,000 tuition scholarship and $1,000 gift certificate to the bookstore.

Post-graduation Placement Remains Steady at 96 Percent for Class of 2018

Abby Hunt • May 7, 2019

Ninety-six percent of the Class of 2018 are employed; in graduate school; partaking in service or volunteering; or have a fellowship, scholarship, or grant.

Arts Fest in Photos

Heights Photography • May 6, 2019

Boston College’s annual week-long Arts Festival hosted arts events across campus that featured theater, dance, music, and comedy groups.

Olympian and Advocate Aly Raisman Hosts Q&A

Madeleine Romance • May 5, 2019

Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman came to speak to Boston College students at Robsham Theater on Tuesday.

BC Professors Call for Changes in the Church

Grace Christenson • May 5, 2019

The Church in the 21st Century Center hosted a panel of Boston College professors to discuss how the Church can be a more effective institution and restore its credibility in the wake of scandal.

The Week in Photos: 4/22 – 4/28

Heights Photography • April 30, 2019

This week, The Heights covered major week-long events on campus, including BC’s Arts Festival, and the women’s lacrosse ACC Tournament.

‘The New England Classic’ Calls for Abolition of UGBC

Jack Miller • April 28, 2019

The New England Classic is making good on its promise—by campaigning against the Undergraduate Government of BC for not making good on its own.

UGBC Plans to Overhaul PEPs

Jack Miller • April 28, 2019

The Undergraduate Government of Boston College and Computer Science Society have teamed up to revamp the Professor Evaluation Profile System (PEPs).

Uber and Lyft Policy to Change at Logan Airport

Colleen Martin • April 26, 2019

The proposal to ban Uber and Lyft from picking up and dropping off customers on the curb outside of the Logan Airport terminals and to add a drop-off fee at Logan was approved Thursday. The Massachusetts Transportation Authority (Massport) voted to institute the new policies beginning in October 2019.

BC Hosting Conference Analyzing ‘Mein Kampf’ This Week

Scott Baker • April 25, 2019

Boston College is hosting a conference analyzing Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and the precursors to the Holocaust Thursday and Friday in commemoration of the tragedy.