Thumbs Up The birds outside Lower The discarded food crumbs cluttering the tables outside of Lower attract a wholesome crowd of birds who also visit Lower to dine. Most of the time they keep their distance from dining students, but a few inch closer for crumbs of a blueberry muffin or leftover everything bagel seeds….
Opinions, Editorials
Editorial: Boston College Should Permit Professors To Require Masks In Their Classrooms
Boston College should allow professors to implement mask mandates in their classrooms. A professor’s classroom is their own space, and the University should support its faculty by allowing them to make their own decisions regarding their personal and professional safety. The University has a responsibility to safeguard the well-being of all members of the BC…
Opinions, Column
The Beginning of the End: Marathons, Goodbyes, and a Third Thing
“On a scale of one (completely doable) to 10 (doing that would be worse than going to the seventh circle of hell), what are your thoughts on walking a marathon distance in one day? Be honest.” This is what I texted my boyfriend, Jack, three days after he graduated from college. “Like a 7. Maybe…
Column, Opinions
Shorten The Lines: BC Dining Should Implement a Swipe System
The transition from home to college life requires a significant reworking of eating routines and habits. Whether it’s freshman or senior year, for those who are dependent on dining halls, meal time is no longer as easy as meandering to the kitchen to eat something that is already prepared or cooking something specific. Readjustment to…
TU/TD, Opinions
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Sept. 13
Thumbs Up Game Day!! Sept. 4 was like Christmas morning. The sun was shining, birds were chirping, and the Sausage Guy was setting up shop outside Alumni Stadium. For freshmen (and sophomores) it was the first taste of college football as an Eagle, and for upperclassmen it was a welcomed return to normalcy. Either way,…
Op-Ed, Opinions
Boston College Professors Request a Classroom Mask Mandate: An Open Letter to Boston College Administrators
We faculty members of Boston College write to request a masking mandate in classrooms. In response to the new known and unknown dangers that we now face from the Delta variant of COVID-19, most peer colleges and universities have classroom mask mandates—from Holy Cross to Harvard, Boston University, and many others. Brookline and Newton K-12…
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
Lela In Response To: “To Promote Dialogue, Student Organizations Should Not Invite Prejudiced Speakers”
So, “Student organizations should not invite discriminatory speakers that ostracize members of the BC community and do not constructively participate in open debate.” I guess it’s okay to discriminate against so-called “discriminatory speakers.” Heaven forbid that we have some differing views, like Republican or conservative views, on a school campus! No! Everybody must goose-steppingly conform…
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
Watts In Response To: “To Promote Dialogue, Student Organizations Should Not Invite Prejudiced Speakers”
It is common sense that “To Promote Dialogue, Student Organizations Should Not Invite Prejudiced Speakers,” as The Heights’ Editorial Board wrote on May 3. Unfortunately, Boston College, including The Heights, needs to have a better understanding of what is appropriate and what is not. The Heights claims that Kristan Hawkins gave a “civil” “Lies Feminists…
Column, Opinions
Am I Hated as an Asian? A Sincere Reflection on the Stop Asian Hate Movement
While recent events have shed light on the treatment of Asian Americans in our country, I want to make sure that this reflection does not narrow the scope of my thoughts to the hate crimes we are seeing today. Rather than describing it as “Asian hate,” I hope that my reflection will redefine the events as a lack of empathy for and understanding of a diverse range of cultures.
Opinions, Column
American Politics Need Empathy
I never considered myself a political person. But recently, I realized that I was wrong. I believe there have been a series of radical moments in my life that led me to this realization. As a freshman in high school, I read about and witnessed the separation and deportation of families at the United States-Mexico…
