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Opinion: As a Faculty Member, I'm Afraid to Return to the Classroom. BC Says I Don't Have a Choice.

Opinion: As a Faculty Member, I’m Afraid to Return to the Classroom. BC Says I Don’t Have a Choice.

Anonymous Faculty August 5, 2020
An anonymous faculty member questions why BC will not let faculty teach online amid a pandemic, and calls on others to ask BC to allow faculty to opt-out.
Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter.

The Heights Editorial Board June 3, 2020

The Heights is appalled and saddened by the killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the countless other instances of racist violence and police brutality around the...

Shame Comes from the Archbishop

Shame Comes from the Archbishop

Timmy Facciola May 3, 2020

Every Friday for the past month, my father has driven down to Manhattan and delivered food with Catholic Charities to homebound senior citizens. When I first found out he was doing this, I was alarmed....

Letter from the Editor: As BC Closes, 'The Heights' Continues Reporting

Letter from the Editor: As BC Closes, ‘The Heights’ Continues Reporting

Colleen Martin March 15, 2020

Boston College has made the decision to cancel all in-person classes and require students to move out of their residence halls by tonight. Students are facing uncertainty about housing and the status...

Boston College Was Inefficient in Communicating With Students, Faculty, and Staff Regarding Closing

Boston College Was Inefficient in Communicating With Students, Faculty, and Staff Regarding Closing

The Heights Editorial Board March 13, 2020

Boston College has communicated inefficiently with students, staff, and faculty regarding coronavirus. Administrators have been slow to announce updates, as rumors have circulated on campus and student...

Be People for Others in the Time of Coronavirus

Be People for Others in the Time of Coronavirus

Nadia N. Abuelezam, Sc.D. March 10, 2020

With the announcement of Harvard and Amherst College moving all courses online and ordering or encouraging students to stay home after Spring Break, my colleagues and I are eagerly awaiting an email from...

BC Should Divest From Fossil Fuels

BC Should Divest From Fossil Fuels

The Heights Editorial Board February 24, 2020

The Heights calls on Boston College to divest from fossil fuel companies. Divestment is an opportunity for BC to be an ethical leader among Jesuit and top-40 institutions, and investing in fossil fuels...

'The Heights' Endorses John Gehman and Leonardo Escobar for UGBC President and Vice President

‘The Heights’ Endorses John Gehman and Leonardo Escobar for UGBC President and Vice President

The Heights Editorial Board February 9, 2020

The Heights endorses candidates John Gehman, MCAS ’21, and Leonardo Escobar, MCAS ’22, for the 2020 Undergraduate Government of Boston College president and vice president.  The endorsement is...

How to Meet Your Neighbors (The College Edition)

How to Meet Your Neighbors (The College Edition)

Grace Christenson February 2, 2020

Imagine opening the door of your home to a horde of small, female strangers exuding awkwardness, shoving a dozen donuts in your face and yelling, “These are for you!” Nightmare? Dream come true? Who’s...

To be Pro-Life, Be Pro-Climate

To be Pro-Life, Be Pro-Climate

Kyle Rosenthal January 27, 2020

To be pro-life is exactly as it sounds: to support living beings and, in turn, prevent and protect them from danger. Some people who claim to be part of the pro-life movement have advocated for anti-climate...

Everett: Three Years, A Roommate, and Two Heights Dogs

Steven Everett December 4, 2019
Save for a few coveted early days, I rarely ended up leaving before 2:30 a.m. The Upper stairs never felt longer than they did from November to February on Monday and Thursday mornings, when, truly, nobody else was outside (and don’t even ask about the 2018 walk from Mac to South Street).
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