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LTE: Campus School Parents Say Thank You

The Heights February 17, 2014
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 Now that BC has made the decision to keep the Campus School on campus, it's time for us, as parents of a Campus School student, to acknowledge that decision and express our appreciation. I know we speak for all the Campus School families when we say thank you. We cannot tell you how much this means to us.


LTE: BC Should Improve Handicap Access On Campus

Phoebe Fico February 13, 2014

The mission of the Disability Services Office says, "that students with disabilities [will] receive support services and accommodations that permit equal access to all Boston College programs and the opportunity to realize their potential and develop effective self-advocacy skills." I just wish they would stick to that.


LTE: Socio-Economic Diversity And The FAFSA

The Heights February 13, 2014

The controversy surrounding previously unclear FAFSA policies touches a nerve on the Heights. Regardless of the reasons behind the oversight, which may have made the financial aid process more difficult for some students, it is a poor reflection on BC and was rightly corrected as soon as possible. The deeper questions about socio-economic diversity at BC that this incident has raised remain unresolved.


LTE: BC Fossil Free Should Rethink Strategy

The Heights February 5, 2014
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I respectfully disagree with the approach and message of BC Fossil Free. It may be cool to be green, and there are legitimate arguments to be made for sustainability. Divesting from the Boston College endowment fossil-fuel related assets, however, deserves further scrutiny and a willingness to debate openly its merits.


LTE: Criticism Of Leahy Is Unwarranted

The Heights February 3, 2014
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I read Adam DeMuro's letter [Heights, Jan. 30] with a combination of surprise and disappointment. Some of his barbs, especially those directed at the way Jack Dunn has publicly expressed himself concerning the future of the Campus School, seem (to me, anyway) to have found their target with devastating accuracy.  But I also know Fr. Bill Leahy. To borrow Adam's use of caps: Fr. Leahy is NOT the sort of person who would lie about something like that.


LTE: Three Trends That UGBC Policy Leaders Must Address

The Heights January 30, 2014
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There is a gripping election in the works on the Heights. [The teams] should be paying close attention to three trends that will shape both the immediate and long-term prospects of this University. The hybridization of the sciences and humanities, the diversification of the student body, and the execution of the [Institutional] Master Plan will affect every Boston College student and Eagles to come.


LTE: The Necessity For A Different And Indifferent UGBC

Letters December 13, 2013
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity of observing a productions meeting of The Heights board for a paper in my research methods class.

LTE: The Right Priorities

The Heights December 13, 2013
Eleanor Sciannella's column on the Campus School is very well-written and right on target.

LTE: WRC Works Hard To Address Body Image

Letters December 9, 2013

As the first member of my family, and one of the only students from my high school, to attend Boston College, I wasn't sure what to expect coming in for my freshman year. I remember sitting down for the...

LTE: BC Loses By Closing Campus School

Letters December 9, 2013

A friend of mine, on his first visit to Boston College, said that the place resembled a kind of academic "eugenics camp"-filled with healthy, eager, gifted, energetic, well-scrubbed, "beautiful" people....

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