The Heights

I Am Not Your Damsel in Distress

Mary Perez • February 25, 2023

Generations of patriarchal fairy tales have ingrained this mindset into the heads of so many little girls. It is outdated and misguided—they do not need to be saved.

Forming Habits: How To Find Stability Amid College Chaos

Emma Caulfield • February 20, 2023

Most of the time, mornings consist of simple tasks such as brushing your teeth, washing your face, and getting ready for the day. But they can soon start to spiral into the most complex and difficult tasks of your life.

Laundry Politics and the Great Laundry Debate of Gonzaga Hall

Elise Jarvis • February 19, 2023

On a weekend night that should’ve featured chaotic decisions, my friends and I instead gathered for a debate. Under the fluorescent lights of Gonzaga Hall, we discussed a critical subject: the politics of the laundry room.

The BC Script: Navigating Our Competitive Culture

Pat Connell • February 19, 2023

What happens when you take the smartest and most privileged kids from around the world and put them under one roof? World peace? No, actually it’s almost exactly the opposite—you get competition.

31 Movies in 13 Days

Matthew Ablondi • February 19, 2023

Absurd and unnecessary challenges compel me, especially, it seems, as they become more and more useless or self-destructive. On Jan. 24 at 8:30 a.m., I decided to attempt to watch 31 movies in 13 days.

Why I Would Date a Guy Like Adam Sandler

Alexa Piedra • February 16, 2023

Originally this column was going to be about why I would marry Adam Sandler, but then I found out he was married. So, out of respect and the fact that I clearly do not know much about him personally, I chose to go with the next best thing. I would date a guy like Adam Sandler.

Extracting Whimsy from the Mundane: the Manic Pixie Dream Girl’s Guide to Valentine’s Day

Punnya Kalapurakkel • February 14, 2023

Although I can wholeheartedly understand the anti-Valentine’s sentiment—my forever valentine is none other than my dear mother—I cannot say that I feel the same. Valentine’s Day has always been my favorite holiday.

Broken (Lollipop) Hearts and Hope

Makayla Hickey • February 12, 2023

I won’t lie and say that Valentine’s Day is something I’m looking forward to this year. I know it won’t be filled with the type of romance you read about in Jane Austen novels, but I’ve at least learned how to make it bearable.

Party Leadership Risks a Rug Pull

Joseph Baldwin • February 12, 2023

Early into the 118th Congress, both houses have already found themselves steeped in political drama—from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's trials and tribulations to changing political loyalties in the Senate.

Be One With Nature: Embrace Your Inner Animal and Think Environmentally

Alli Hargrove • February 12, 2023

If you think about it, despite our best attempts to isolate ourselves from nature by hiding behind the walls of our houses and sequestering ourselves in compact cities, we cannot escape the fact that nature trickles into every crevice it can.

The Mirage of Syllabus Week and an Easy Start

Emma Caulfield • February 7, 2023

The idea that the semester’s start is carefree could not be further from the truth. In reality, it can be just as chaotic and stressful as finals week.

Degrees of Separation

Meadow Vrtis • February 5, 2023

My social world, as my perfectionistic brain views it, is laid out in perfectly concentric circles. There’s my friends, their friends, their friends’ friends, and so on, with only a few connecting lines in between.