The Heights

“It was a sacred place, and it was being desecrated”: BC Reacts to Mob at U.S. Capitol

Megan Kelly • January 15, 2021

On the afternoon of Jan. 6, Rev. Michael Davidson, S.J. turned on CNN in his residence at Boston College and watched with fear and embarrassment as a mob of rioters objecting to the certification of the Electoral College stormed the U.S. Capitol Building.

Leftist, Communists Debate Supporting Biden

Victor Stefanescu • November 2, 2020

With Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic party’s moderate wing, representing Democrats in the upcoming presidential election, leftist thinkers disagreed on whether communist voters should vote for Biden at an event hosted by Platypus BC, a socialist organization, on Oct. 29.

“Only Things I Want Are a Haircut And an Education”: Travel Restrictions Threaten International Students, Faculties’ Arrival

Owen Fahy • July 7, 2020

A combination of travel bans and immigration restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is making it unlikely that international faculty and students will be able travel to the United States in time for the start of the fall semester.

Garcia Discusses the Nature of Trade in a Globalized World

Scott Baker • March 24, 2019

BC Law professor Frank Garcia gave a talk titled “Consent, Coercion and Democracy: Trade & Foreign Relations in the Trump Era" on March 14.

Professors Debate Over Immigration, Border Wall

Scott Baker • February 25, 2019

Kari Hong, assistant professor at Boston College Law School, and Peter Skerry, a political science professor at BC, sat down on Thursday for a debate on whether a wall should be constructed along the United States-Mexico border.

Spaced Out: The Arctic Monkeys, The Iran Deal, and Finals

Kaylie Ramirez • May 5, 2018

Associate arts editor Kaylie Ramirez avoids studying for finals by thinking about the upcoming Arctic Monkeys album and the impending fate of the Iran Deal.

Markey Urges Students to Stay Active After March for Our Lives

Jack Miller • March 25, 2018

Markey explained that part of the reason the March for Our Lives was so powerful was that it focused entirely on the next generation of leaders.

Haynes Analyzes Trump-Era Immigration Debate

Jaehun Lee • March 18, 2018

Dina Haynes talked about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Assessing the French Election

Garrett Reynolds • May 3, 2017

"No candidate is perfect, and in almost every election, the ideal politician holds a combination of different forms of policy. If Macron can bring populist energy combined with effective economic policy, and make France inclusive, yet not beholden to the whims of the E.U., then France, Europe, and the world in general will benefit."