The Heights

Climate Justice Lecture Series Continues

Dylan Burgess • September 26, 2019

The Environmental Studies Program continued its Climate Justice Lecture Series this past Tuesday with a lecture by James Hansen, a leading climate researcher and director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies from 1981 to 2013.

BC Law’s Immigration Clinic Blends Theory and Practice

Maeve Reilly • September 22, 2019

“We’re not trying to create mediocre lawyers or average lawyers,” Kanstroom said. “We’re trying to create excellent lawyers who are smart and know what they’re doing and [more importantly], why they’re doing it.”

Petition to Prevent State Funding of Abortion Approved to Advance

Isabella Cavazzoni • September 11, 2019

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey passed a petition for a constitutional amendment, which calls to put a stop to the state-funding of abortion, on Sept. 4. The petition, filed for the third time...

Anti-Sanctuary State Ballot Measure Deemed Constitutional

Scott Baker • September 11, 2019

A proposed question for the 2020 Massachusetts ballot that would allow police to work with federal immigration authorities and detain undocumented immigrants passed a major qualifying challenge on Wednesday...

‘Real Action for Cannabis Equity’ Launches

Danny Flynn • September 6, 2019

A coalition of entrepreneurs, lawmakers, and activists alike took to action on Thursday to combat what it calls “racist efforts” in Cambridge, Mass., where it said there is an increasingly unequal...

Newton Teachers Protest at City Hall

Colleen Martin • August 28, 2019

People in bright red shirts made their way down Commonwealth Avenue Wednesday morning, ending at Newton’s City Hall. Holding “Support Newton Educators” signs and chanting “This is what a union...

Leslie Odom Jr. to Headline 27th Annual Pops on the Heights

Abby Hunt • August 26, 2019

Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer Leslie Odom Jr.—known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in 'Hamilton'—will headline this year's gala.

BC Announces Three Future Non-Conference Opponents

Andy Backstrom • August 21, 2019

The Eagles will play regional foes Holy Cross, Connecticut and Army in future non-conference matchups, with the latter two scheduling home-and-home series.

Two City Hall Aides Convicted of Conspiracy, Extortion

Abby Hunt and Owen Fahy • August 8, 2019

Two top aides of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh were found guilty on Wednesday of pressuring Crash Line Productions, the organizers of Boston Calling Music Festival, into hiring union workers for performances at City Hall Plaza.

BC Alumna’s ‘The Farewell’ Examines Cultural Divide

Jillian Ran • July 30, 2019

'The Farewell,' a wry dramedy written and directed by BC alumna Lulu Wang, tells the true story of an elaborate plot to deceive her ailing grandmother.

Marty Walsh, Bill Evans Named as Potential Witnesses in City Hall Aides’ Trial

Colleen Martin • July 28, 2019

Boston City Hall aides Kenneth Brissette and Timothy Sullivan allegedly threatened to withhold permits from Crash Line Productions if union stagehands were not hired for Boston Calling in 2014.

Ramirez: What Carrie Bradshaw Didn’t Mention About the City

Kaylie Ramirez • July 6, 2019

Arts editor Kaylie Ramirez reflects on the not-so-fabulous things Carrie Bradshaw forgot to mention about living in New York.