The Heights

Loudly and Proudly Calling Upon BC To Create an LGBTQ+ Center

Christian Olenoski • July 8, 2023

A resource center is an essential requirement for providing LGBTQ+ students a sense of belonging on campus in the face of administrative opposition.

Scripting Your Way Out of the Sophomore Slump

Alexa Piedra • July 8, 2023

We were one-fourth of the year in, and your plans either went to shit or had been semi-successful so far. If you’re like me, you lost some steam.

One Hour to Midnight

Joseph Baldwin • May 7, 2023

With pressure mounting on Congress from the White House and the private sector to avert this crisis, McCarthy unveiled his plan—the “Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023”—which would raise the debt ceiling enough for one year in exchange for measures designed to reduce the deficit.

April Showers, May Flowers, and New Chapters

Makayla Hickey • May 3, 2023

Spring is bittersweet. It marks the end of our academic year and the last few weeks with college friends, but it also symbolizes the turning of a new chapter.

The Ticking Bomb: A Warning About Friend Group Culture at BC

Veronica Redlitz • May 1, 2023

I have been disenchanted with the exclusive, territorial friend group culture that pervades student life at Boston College. It leads to broken friendships and hurt hearts—both within and outside of the friend groups we create. Let me share my story with you.

BC’s Class of 2027: Key Advice To Make the Best of Your Freshman Year

The Heights Editorial Board • April 30, 2023

Congratulations, Class of 2027, and welcome to Boston College! Over the next few months, you’re bound to have a lot of questions. So, before you arrive on campus, The Heights Editorial Board wants to ensure you’re prepared to make the best of BC.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of April 30

Opinions • April 30, 2023

This summer, keep us in mind and do your own little TUTD activity—acknowledge the bad but continue to look for the good, every week.

Seasons of Change

Alli Hargrove • April 30, 2023

There are times when change is the best thing for you, whether you think it is or not. Change is life—just look at the trees.

How the Supreme Court Might Endanger Diversity at BC

Elise Jarvis • April 30, 2023

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is setting itself up to overturn affirmative action in college admissions this year. Without it, racial diversity in higher education will be permanently damaged—unless Boston College and other top universities radically change their admissions selection criteria.