In this Monday’s edition of ‘Voices from the Dustbowl,’ we asked students what their opinion of Plexapalooza was. Featured Image by Owen Fahy
Pause on Computer Science Major Inhibits Department Growth
Boston College has “temporarily paused” the registration of new computer science majors—a decision that is a byproduct of the CS department’s rise in popularity and will undoubtedly affect prospective majors and course registration.
LTE: In Response to “Racist Vandalism, Disjointed Administrative Response, Alienate Students”
Amid the stress of finals and the weeks of winter break, it seems that we’ve dropped Michael Sorkin’s hate crime from our collective mindset. This saddens me, because it was an important opportunity to address a problem that has diseased this school for a long time. I think it’s time we revive a dialogue on…
Reflections on Tennis, My Background, and Home
“Yet, since coming to BC, I realized that what makes competing so much more special is having someone with whom to share the memories. “
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Thumbs Up – Snow! Campus looks stunning, like a collection of iced Jesuit gingerbread houses. Acapella tryouts were Sunday, and consisted solely of singers dressed in Elsa costumes belting “Let It Go” while summoning magic ice castles out of thin air. Make sure to catch all the cute Instagram stories of your freshmen friends from…
BC Student Athletes Should Be Paid
“With all the revenue these athletes are making, BC needs to start paying them what they are worth.”
Realizations on Having Race-Based Friendships
“It was just that my obsession with this idea of a ‘white friend’ was turning this innocent motivation into something twisted.
Like A Clock, Always Marching Forward in Our Choices
” You hold with yourself all the hope that you made the right choice, but none of the clairvoyance of actually knowing for sure. And yet, there may be some comfort in that feeling—knowing the die is cast, the rubicon crossed and all that is left is the march forward.”
What is Your Opinion of Winter?
In this Monday’s edition of ‘Voices from the Dustbowl,’ we asked students what their opinion of winter was. Featured Image by Jonathon Ye
Two Years in the Newspaper Business Without Writing a Word
“What I’ve come to realize, then, even if it took me two and a half years, is that I didn’t need to write for The Heights. Rather, I was already getting everything that I loved from the organization itself.”