The Heights

The Art of Pretending

Lucia Hernandez • April 29, 2025

When I first walked into my Duchesne dorm room, it smelled like someone else’s laundry. Its prison-like walls were marked scratches that promised a story, and so did the dented door. I had inherited just half of it for a year. But I pretended like it had been mine all along.

BC’s Chorale Fall Concert Explores the Meaning of Home

Miranda Sanchez • November 10, 2024

Through a diverse selection of songs, Chorale explored the theme of home—whether as a physical place, a sense of belonging, or a spiritual exploration.

Carpe the Living Daylights Out of Every Diem

Emmbrooke Flather • October 28, 2023

I fundamentally disagree with the idea of “finding” happiness. I believe you should make your own happiness, no matter where you are.

The Lost Art of Boredom

Emmbrooke Flather • October 1, 2023

I’ve always been well acquainted with boredom. When I was younger, my boredom fueled my imagination as I turned my uncle’s feather duster into a ballerina or rooted for raindrops racing across the windshield. But as I grew older, boredom became something much more meaningful: a tool for me to find a sense of home.

Growing Up and Growing Out

Makayla Hickey • September 24, 2023

If you had asked me a year ago to define what home meant to me, I would tell you it was the winding back roads that I spent endless hours driving down with my best friends.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Feb. 26

Opinions • February 26, 2023

The combination of midterms and freezing cold walks to class have left us exhausted, and Spring Break could not be coming at a more opportune time.

I Can Make BC Bearable

Alexa Piedra • January 31, 2023

Si nos ponemos tristes, podríamos estar tristes para siempre. Translated from Spanish, this means, “If we allow ourselves to be sad, we could be sad forever.”

Spring Break: Stuck Choosing Between a Rock and a Warm Place

Cameron Walker • March 20, 2022

On a cold December afternoon, one of my roommates walked into my room, gesturing at her phone and a GroupMe titled “BAHAMAS 2022” that included roughly 200 members of our class, and said, “So, are...

Ramirez: Love Is a Spotify Playlist

Kaylie Ramirez • February 6, 2019

Arts editor Kaylie Ramirez reflects on the connection between music and love in her latest column.

The Power of Home

Shannon Lyons • October 22, 2017

"Though I had never entertained such doubts before, I couldn’t help but notice that there were stark differences between my 'home away from home' and the place that I was raised."