The Heights

COLUMN: Coming To Understand Humility

Kwesi Aaron • December 9, 2013

"Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting." So wrote William Shakespeare, and in addition, unknowingly gave license for people to indulge in centuries of arrogance and egotism.

Deck The Halls For The Holidays

Nathan Bubes • December 9, 2013

Even if you have a single room and are the only one who will ever see it, a successful Boston College campus requires everyone to have the Christmas spirit.

COLUMN: Student In College?

Lucy Smukler • November 20, 2013

By: Lucy Smukler

You roll over in bed, and look at the clock. In the warmth and darkness of your double, you read the numbers 1-0-3-0. It's 10:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and you have to start drinking in an hour.

COLUMN: Collegiate Nomads

Lucy Smukler • October 30, 2013

By: Lucy Smukler

I'll be honest, sometimes I dread coming back to school. It's not that I hate Boston College or wish I was back in high school, but I always seem to struggle with the transition between school and home.

Why Bartending Is The Best Job Ever

Alexia LaFata • October 23, 2013

The soundtrack of the greatest summer of my life: pint glasses of Sam Adams Summer Ale clanging against wooden surfaces, Bruins hockey sticks scraping against the ice on flat screen TVs, guitar riffs of '80s rock songs blasting from the jukebox, and the shake-shake-shaking and mix-mix-mixing of blueberry mojitos and a million rum-and-cokes.

COLUMN: The Elephant In The Room

Lucy Smukler • October 2, 2013

By: Lucy Smukler

I'm psyched to see that BC and OHP are taking steps to draw attention to such prevalent health issues as eating disorders, but I've noticed a substantial gap. What about counseling services?

Not What You Know, But How You Show

Alexia LaFata • October 2, 2013

I'm a communication major." It elicits a blank reaction.

COLUMN: Waiting For An Email…

Lucy Smukler • September 15, 2013

By: Lucy Smukler

For Americans across the nation, Sept. 11, 2001 will be forever engrained in our memories. Flash forward to Sept. 11, 2013, just a few short days ago. I flipped on the news and watched President Obama partaking in a moment of silence. That's when it hit me-I hadn't gotten an email.

I’d Rather Be A Spaniard

Alexia LaFata • September 12, 2013

They say to write about what you know. Unfortunately, for the next three and a half months, this will be almost impossible.

Every Person Is A Person

Alexia LaFata • April 8, 2013

There are currently 7,108,685,580 people on Earth. That number increased by about 15 as soon as I finished writing that sentence, and because that comma made you pause for half of a second it just increased by another 10. Every single one of those people born will be a person. They'll be a child, have their first kiss and a favorite movie, maybe even go to summer camp or get married, and eventually die. You may not realize it right now, but you'll never fully understand this concept. Never. And it's not your fault.

I Am Not Natalie Portman

Alexia LaFata • March 14, 2013

For the past 14 years, When Harry Met Sally has normalized the idea that two platonic friends who are deeply in love with each other (but who are refusing to admit it!) can be secret soul mates.

Let’s Talk About Love

Alexia LaFata • February 13, 2013

What is it about being in love that makes us think in poetry? That makes us want to sing songs and dance and jump off of rooftops, grow wings, and fly to the stars? That burns holes in our hearts while simultaneously making them feel fuller and brighter? That transforms all of our rational thoughts into mush and makes us want to say "forever" over and over again like a lyric stuck repeating on a broken CD? That turns menial activities like doing homework, going to CVS, and walking to class together into grand adventures? That makes us literally feel colors when our loved one is in the same room as us? I don't know, but it sure is weird sometimes. So, I'd like to talk about it.