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Interdisciplinary Teams Across ACC Present at Design for ImpACCt Summit (Featured Image by Steve Mooney/Heights Editor)

Interdisciplinary Teams Across ACC Present at Design for ImpACCt Summit

Aditya Rao November 21, 2022
The goal of the ImpACCt Summit is to turn imagination into reality, according to Thomas Chiles, vice provost for research and academic planning.
Joja Offers Middle Eastern Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (Featured Image by Ben Schultz/For The Heights)

Joja Offers Middle Eastern Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Karyl Clifford November 20, 2022
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is unlike any war we have ever experienced since it is digitally accessible all across the world, Iualia-Sabina Joja, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, said.
(Jonathan Ye / Heights Archives)

BC Rolls Out LinkedIn Learning Platform for Students, Faculty, and Staff

Ella Song November 20, 2022
Boston College will now provide LinkedIn Learning, an online “skill-building platform” offered by the networking website LinkedIn, to all students, faculty, and staff.
(Nicole Vagra / Heights Editor)

A Look into BC Dining: Evolution Throughout BC’s History

Julia Kiersznowski, Erin Shannon, and Beth Verghese November 18, 2022
Student outcry to changes within Boston College Dining is far from a new phenomenon. Rather, it spans several decades.
(Nicole Vagra / Heights Editor)

A Look Into BC Dining: Navigating Allergies and Other Dietary Restrictions

Amy Palmer and Erin Shannon November 16, 2022
When Tania Hossain ordered the vegetarian quesadilla from Boston College Dining, she said she did not even notice she was handed the wrong one. After a few bites, she suddenly realized it had chicken in it—chicken that was not Halal.
(Steve Mooney / Heights Archives)

A Look Into BC Dining: Undercooked Food and Bugs Where They Don’t Belong

Amy Palmer and Sofia Laboy November 13, 2022
Jamie D’Ambra, MCAS ’25, was finishing her chicken and two sides—a Boston College Dining classic—when her roommate noticed something dark peeping out of the vegetables.
BC Honors Alumni at 22nd Annual Veterans Mass and Remembrance Ceremony (Featured Image by Ikram Ali / Heights Archives)

BC Honors Alumni at 22nd Annual Veterans Mass and Remembrance Ceremony

Thomas Coder and Will Martino November 13, 2022
Retired Col. April Skou emphasized the importance of legacy and the necessity of interpersonal connections in the military during her keynote speech at the 22nd Annual Boston College Veterans Mass and Remembrance Ceremony on Friday morning.
(Featured Image by Nicole Vagra/Heights Editor)

Professors Talk Unexpected Democratic Voter Turnout in 2022 Midterm Election

Karyl Clifford and Claire Ehrig November 13, 2022
The 2022 midterm elections took an unexpected turn on Tuesday, working in the Democratic Party’s favor, Boston College political science professor David Hopkins said.
Bias-Related Incidents Prompt Herrd to Hire More Student Ambassadors (Featured Graphic by Annie Corrigan/Heights Editor)

Bias-Related Incidents Prompt Herrd to Hire More Student Ambassadors

Natalie Arndt and Isabel Sullivan November 13, 2022
Bias-related incidents on the anonymous social media app Herrd prompted UGBC and University administrators to meet with the platform’s co-founders, according to Jonah Kotzen, the policy coordinator of the Council for Students with Disabilities (CSD).
(Vikrum Singh / Heights Editor)

UGBC Divisions Work to Bring Terrence Floyd to Campus, Discuss Health and Safety Initiatives at BC

Amy Palmer November 11, 2022
Two divisions within UGBC are working to bring Terrence Floyd to campus next semester, Meghan Heckelman said at the Student Assembly (SA) meeting on Tuesday night.
Students Gather on Bapst Lawn at 5 a.m. for Lunar Eclipse Viewing (Featured Image by MC Claverie/Heights Editor)

Students Gather on Bapst Lawn at 5 A.M. for Lunar Eclipse Viewing

MC Claverie November 10, 2022
Cloaked under a dawn sky at 5 a.m., around 50 members of the Boston College community gathered on the Bapst lawn to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
Remembering Robert Mauro: a Thoughtful Colleague and Devoted Father (Featured Image Courtesy of Barbara Mauro)

Remembering Robert Mauro: a Thoughtful Colleague and Devoted Father

Julia Kiersznowski, Will Martino, and Karyl Clifford November 8, 2022
Director of Boston College’s Global Leadership Institute Robert Mauro, who died on Oct. 31 at age 46, strove to strengthen ties between academic leaders in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Boston throughout his career.
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