The Heights

The City’s Unwelcome Incursion Into College Athletics

The Heights Editorial Board • September 29, 2014

City Councilor Josh Zakim has taken it upon himself to push college athletic departments in the city to protect their athletes better. Although the NCAA has been slow to change policies for players' health and safety, it is not the city's place to step in and intervene.

Things BC Athletes Could Scream In Lower To Get Benched For One Half

Austin Tedesco • September 19, 2014

Thanks to Famous Jameis, we compiled a list of phrases BC athletes could scream in Lower to receive a similar punishment.

Saturday Night Was A Gameday Experience For The Record Books

The Heights Editorial Board • September 15, 2014

In both the new SuperFan Zone before the game and the football game itself, BC successfully created an atmosphere around the game that complimented the upset over the Trojans.

Gold Pass App Offers Students New Rewards

Connor Farley • September 11, 2014

Concurrent with the start of the football season, the Boston College athletic department implemented new features to the Gold Pass—an athletic event ticketing mechanism available to students via their Boston College student IDs and now through a smartphone app.

Athletics Enhances Gameday Experience, Improves Gold Pass

The Heights Editorial Board • September 11, 2014

BC Athletics has improved the Gold Pass experience with a new app that tracks student attendance and offers bonus points. Their new "Superfan Zone" is a worthwhile attempt to enhance student spirit before games.

BC Introduces ‘Superfan Zone’ In Anticipation Of Large USC Game Crowd

Connor Farley • September 10, 2014

Predicting that this Saturday’s football game against USC will draw prohibitively large crowds to Shea Field, BC has allocated 10 wristbands per tailgating spot to disperse at the holder’s discretion.

Don’t Worry, Brad Bates, We Already Created Your Sushi Menu

The Heights • September 4, 2014

Nothing says November football in Boston like some soft-shell crab, cucumber, avocado, and rice. A simple spider roll won't do, though. The Heights editors went ahead and came up with a menu for tomorrow's home opener.

Students Cycle To Fundraise For Cancer Research

Connor Farley • May 1, 2014

More than 460 Boston College student athletes gathered in the Flynn Recreation Complex to participate in the second annual Cycle for Survival at BC in memory of Lisa Gallup.

Tanking In The NBA

Stephen Sikora • April 2, 2014

There is one tradition each April that the NBA alone adds—teams jockeying for a better draft lottery position by losing. And losing. And losing some more.

BC Should Prepare For Possibility Of Unionization

The Heights Editorial Board • April 2, 2014

In a move that could potentially have a dramatic effect on Boston College athletics, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled last week that a group of scholarship football players at Northwestern University were employees of the institution

Best of #AskBradBates

Austin Tedesco • March 18, 2014

Before his press conference regarding the firing of men's basketball head coach Steve Donahue, Director of Athletics Brad Bates asked the Boston College fanbase for questions on Twitter. Some people took...

The Wrong Students Are Getting The Stipends

Austin Tedesco • September 23, 2013

By: Austin Tedesco

Okay, so, there are these two comedy troupes. They both belong to the same comedy school, but that's pretty much all they have in common.