Support The Heights:
Click here to donate
The News Site of Boston College

The Heights
The News Site of Boston College

The Heights
The News Site of Boston College

The Heights
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

Do Not Remember This Column

Tommy Roche • February 9, 2025
I’m terrified of losing my memory. Genetically, it feels almost inevitable. My mom’s family has a history of Alzheimer’s disease, while my dad’s family has a history of brain tumors. Both sides also had members who struggled with alcoholism—another indicator of poor brain health in old age.
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

Breaking Out of the BC Bubble

Dee Espinosa • February 9, 2025
“He felt that Boston College was a gated community for white people.” Those words, casually mentioned by the nurse to explain why her son did not attend Boston College, hit me like a brick wall. As a nursing student in my population health clinical, I was placed at an elementary school in Lower Roxbury.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Feb. 9

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Feb. 9

Opinions • February 9, 2025
It’s been a winter wonderland lately. It seems like every day we are getting winter storm warnings and waking up to snow covering the ground. Stokes and Gasson are looking as beautiful as ever coated in white. This also means many fun winter activities: sledding, building snowmen, and snowball fights.
(Parker Leaf / Heights Senior Staff)

Letter to the Editor: Silence is Not Violence

Wyatt Seder-Burnaford • February 5, 2025
Nick Voll’s recent op-ed, “BC Alum and U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s Inauguration Absence Was Undemocratic,” makes a number of disingenuous comparisons that merit correction. Mr. Voll begins by acknowledging the January 6th riots as “attacks, which directly threatened the lives of several Capitol police officers and members of Congress.” He cites the “left-leaning” arguments that Donald Trump “questioned” the fair election (a generous term for the concerted campaign of proven falsehoods to undermine it) and leveraged his political office for personal gain.
(Ashi Jindal / Heights Editor)

Embarrassment: An Occupational Hazard of Being Alive

Isabella Pieretti • February 4, 2025
I am not a chef. Not even a cook. I fall into the category of people who scrounge together meals, occasionally and eagerly resorting to Lower Live. I treat cooking as a necessary but unfortunate chore. No one is to blame but myself.
Parker Leaf / Heights Contributor

Across the Pond: Childhood Dreams and Double-Decker Buses

Makayla Hickey • February 3, 2025
London has been a dream of mine since childhood. It was a place I saw in storybooks and movies, dotted with grand palaces and cherry red double-decker buses. Hollywood’s version convinced me that it was the pinnacle of perfection, at least in the eyes of my younger self. Standing in Maloney Hall on that dull February day, I was overcome with excitement, knowing I would finally get to live out the life 11-year-old Makayla had always dreamed of.
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

India’s Next Move in the U.S.-China Chess Match

Jose Garcia • February 2, 2025
The chess match between China and the U.S. is far from over, and India should be perceived as a rook in the middle of the board, undecided on its allegiance. Maybe the answer does not lie in picking a side and falling into the depths of this zero-sum game, but in building a stable economy that allows India to reclaim as much independence as possible from this chess game.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Feb. 2

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Feb. 2

Opinions • February 2, 2025
The Eagles are on a roll. Between the FSU upset and a BU sweep, it’s been a while since we’ve felt the sting of a loss in a long time. Now feels like the perfect time to break the curse and claim our first Beanpot title since 2012.
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

BC Alum and U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s Inauguration Absence Was Undemocratic

Nick Voll • February 2, 2025
Just two days later, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America. BC’s most visible alumnus was noticeably absent from the ceremonies, presumably mourning the demise of his once proud basketball program. Markey, along with several other members of the Massachusetts delegation, including U.S. Representatives Bill Keating and Ayanna Pressley, consciously decided not to attend Trump’s inauguration.
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

From Panic to Partnership: BC Professors Are Rethinking AI in Higher Education

Emily Wang • February 2, 2025
AI, like past innovations, should serve as a tool to enhance and challenge existing learning methods, improving their efficiency and validity, rather than becoming a crutch that stifles genuine learning.
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

Slow Down, BC!

Pat Connell • January 28, 2025
I swear that I’m a good driver. I stop at red lights. I use my turn signal. Every accident I’ve been in has never been found to be my fault. That said, there was one time I slammed into a fence post on my way home from work.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Jan. 26

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Jan. 26

Opinions • January 26, 2025
One of the best parts about the new year and new semester is the chance to establish new routines. These past few weeks have been about adjusting to new lunch times, gym schedules, assignments, and office hour greetings.
Load More Stories