Today, I want to focus on issues that concern us as students, particularly our international peers. The Trump administration is enacting a new executive order concerning these students, and I believe this raises several important questions.
Opinions, Column
Goodbye Encounters
If you hear cackling on the “million-dollar stairs” every Thursday at 1:15 p.m, I apologize for the inconvenience my friends and I may be causing. In a rare occurrence, all our schedules have aligned, affording us the opportunity to all walk to class hand in hand. These walks are quite hilarious—for us, anyway. My friends tend to say the most outrageous things at the most inappropriate times, and this walk is no exception.
Column, Opinions
Germany’s Trillion-Dollar Gamble
Germany’s economy has faced stagnation over the past three years, following two years of economic downturn. In response, the newly elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has introduced an ambitious plan to revitalize the economy through increased defense and infrastructure spending.
Opinions, Column
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
When my parents reminisce over moments long, long ago, they always mention how they feel it had happened just the day before. I’d always assumed that was a hyperbole. But now, I think back to one of the final days of 10th grade, and it truly feels like yesterday.
Opinions, Column
The Redacted Body
We are watching, in real time, the undoing of a century’s worth of progress. Nowadays, I stew over the continuous affronts on women, executive order after executive order. In a reflection of these changes, the contents of the annual Human Rights Report have slimmed this year, no longer covering the vast sub-categories on rape and domestic violence, reproductive rights, female genital mutilation, and discrimination against women.
Op-Ed, Opinions
Don’t Fear the Heat
For years, as Americans—and even as Boston College students—it has felt increasingly difficult to find something that unites us. But we often overlook a unifying cause foundational to the United States: freedom of expression. As a former columnist for The Heights, I wrote a column in 2023 titled “Navigating Political Discourse and Encouraging Constructive Conversations,”…
Opinions, Column
My Life in Playlists
My playlists are time capsules. Each one, chronologically sorted, takes me back to a specific moment in my life. Every song brings a flood of emotions and memories—an almost indescribable feeling of nostalgia mixed with deja vu. When I miss a person, place, or time of my life, all I have to do is find that one corresponding playlist and press play.
Column, Opinions
Technology Fast
What did you give up for Lent? If you’re not Catholic, what would you sacrifice for a brief period of time? And why isn’t it technology? This Lent, I decided to give up—at least to some extent—my technology usage.
Opinions, Column
The Case For Senioritis
“I love talking to second-semester seniors because it’s the equivalent of talking to senior citizens in hospice. You guys will say anything that’s on your mind.” These were the words my Love and Indoctrination Capstone professor, Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield (or TKM if you’re pals), told my class. We were preparing for a discussion on how the world indoctrinates us into thinking a certain way.
Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: Trans Day of Visibility Statement from Episcopal Faculty and Staff of Boston College
This Monday, March 31, marks the annual celebration of Trans Day of Visibility, a day emphasizing joy and the flourishing of trans people. In 2025, it comes in the midst of a wave of anti-trans legislation and policies. Much of this activity is being undertaken under the banner of Christian nationalism.
