The Heights

Die-In Proves Necessary Action to Continue Movement For Diversity

The Heights Editorial Board • October 21, 2018

Last year’s march occurred with the intention that the University would do something in response.

LTE: In Response to “Students Hold Die-In on Quad on Anniversary of Silence is Still Violence

Letters • October 21, 2018

While Boston College students have expressed a need for more comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for decades, the events of last fall made it painfully clear that the University still has a long road ahead.

LTE: A Response to “Sixteen Minutes at Stokes”

Letters • April 20, 2016

"If this were a flash mob, if we decided to lie in the snow for the Vine, no one would care. But if we do it because we’re passionate about a civil rights issue, because we care about social justice … suddenly it’s against University policy?"

Sixteen Minutes at Stokes: With Die-In, A Call to End Police Brutality

Sophie Reardon • April 4, 2016

On Monday evening, 31 BC students and faculty laid in snow-covered Stokes Lawn to protest racial injustice and police brutality.

LTE: A Letter From Chris Marchese To Barb Jones

Opinions • April 23, 2015

In response to a recent Letter to the Editor from Vice President of Student Affairs Barbs Jones, Chris Marchese has a statement to make about free speech on BC's campus.

Jesuit Institute Spearheads Semester-Long Initiative On Race In Response To Student Protests

Gus Merrell • January 26, 2015

Rev. James Keenan, S.J., and the Jesuit Institute are spearheading an initiative that will promote student-faculty dialogue on topics of race.

A Letter On St. Mary’s Protest From Boston College Faculty And Alumni

The Heights • December 22, 2014

Over two hundred members of the BC faculty and University alumni wrote a letter in support of the protesters in St. Mary's Hall.

Asian American Studies Program Statement on the St. Mary’s Protest

Opinions • December 19, 2014

The Asian American Studies Program made its statement on the St. Mary's Protest.

Students And Faculty Stage ‘Die-In’ Protest In St. Mary’s

Gus Merrell • December 9, 2014

In St. Mary's, over 60 students and faculty members protested police violence against people of color.