The Heights

Subway to Hell: Field Reports from the Internship Hunt

Timmy Facciola • May 13, 2018

As he walked away, the word “commission” rank in the air like an express train running by, and I finally admitted to myself that it was a scam.

Luck Advocates for Africa with the ONE Campaign

Shannon Lyons • May 7, 2018

“Instead of fixing the wound they are just putting patches on it."

The Frisson in the Air

Joan Kennedy • May 4, 2018

“I didn’t see, during that period of time, a real push for considerations of equality from the Catholic Church,” Copeland said. “And sadly, I still don’t see that today … We don’t have any substantive response from our bishops about the deleterious racial situation we’re living in.”

Pushing the P.A.C.E.: Jarmond Hits the Ground Running in Year One

Andy Backstrom • May 3, 2018

Wasting no time, Martin Jarmond—the youngest Director of Athletics in the Power Five—has been chasing excellence ever since he was hired last April, innovating and inspiring with the underlying motivation to make a difference.

Confronting Commonalities: Ten Students Take On Kuwait

Brooke Kaiserman • May 3, 2018

Despite the cultural disharmony abound in the nation—as seen in the stark contrast between the conservative Kuwait University and the progressive American University of Kuwait—the students saw a country trying to embrace these differences and develop to its fullest potential.

Games for Good: Student Turns Tragedy to Innovation

Abby Hunt • May 2, 2018

“[It] was like crazy for me to fathom that this could happen to somebody at a moment’s notice,” Giovanniello said of his grandmother's sudden stroke which prompted his interest in helping people through technology.

Wanted: A New Marketplace for College Students

Timmy Facciola • April 30, 2018

The new app will help BC students affordably furnish their off-campus apartments.

Mandato Looks Back on Biopsies, Beanies, and Life Changes

Simran Brar • April 30, 2018

Mandato describes the way the disease changed her life, but didn't change her, saying, “What I noticed was that people were really uncomfortable around me because they didn’t necessarily know what to say,” she said. “But I wanted to tell them no one’s changed, like I still like the same jokes, the same things.”