Thumbs Up After Hours – This year was the first time we made our way to the Arts Fest tent late on Friday evening, but we must say that we were quite impressed. After Hours is a set of four 10-minute plays written, directed, and produced by students. It is all very low key, and…
News, Column
Fall In Love With Life
By: Adriana Mariella
These fleeting weeks, momentarily suspended between what was and what will be, are the time to worry about nothing and everything, to know that everything will fall into place as it’s meant to, to have no idea what’s next and to cry, and hug, and help each other be okay with that
Column
Shared Pain, Future Bonds
By: Kendra Kumor
If the word “nostalgia” literally means “a return to pain,” where does the happiness come in?
Column
Maps Point To Russia
By: Sean Keeley
In the end, where you are might matter more than how you got there.
Column, Opinions
Living Out Gratitude
By: Patrick Angiolillo
There is an old collegiate tradition of applauding a professor after his or her last lecture. Today, this tradition is often forgotten. Sometimes, however, the professor receives applause at the conclusion of every lecture. It appears that this tradition, in whatever form, stems from the students’ gratitude for the professor’s willingness and ability to share knowledge of all things historical, philosophical, mathematical, scientific, and whatnot.
Column, Opinions
White Privilege In Education
By: Jovani Hernandez
The U.S. bleeds the idea that one gets out what one puts into any endeavor, but this idea is only a myth-for non-whites at least.
Opinions, Editorials
Festival Showcases Best Of BC Student Arts Scene
By: The Heights Editorial Board
The Boston College Arts Council will host its 16th Annual Arts Festival this weekend. The three-day event will bring a collection of BC acts to various locations around campus, with the festival’s happenings centered in a tent set up on the O’Neill Plaza.
Column, Opinions
What’s In The Phrase?
By: Emma Vitale
St. Louis Park, Minn., is a pretty normal town. Affectionately called “SLP” or “Park” by its residents, it is a suburb of Minneapolis-about 10 to 20 minutes from downtown-but not the typical homogeneous “suburbia” often associated with suburbs.
Editorials, Opinions
Kerry A Welcome, Worthy Choice For Commencement
By: The Heights Editorial Board
As an accomplished diplomat and member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, John F. Kerry is an excellent choice to address this year’s graduating class. It is also a positive reflection on the University that he has agreed to return to his alma mater 38 years after graduating.
Editorials, Opinions
Atmosphere At Marathon Shows Boston’s Resilience
By: The Heights Editorial Board
Due to heightened security at the 118th Boston Marathon following the attacks at last year’s race and a concerted effort to discourage “bandit runners” from entering the course, there were noticeably fewer Boston College students running past Mile 21 on Monday. Despite the reduced number of familiar faces, though the atmosphere at this year’s marathon was not overwhelmingly different than that of years past-students, family members, friends, and neighbors still lined Comm. Ave. in order to cheer on the runners.
