The Heights

Women’s History Month As A Crossroad For Justice

Ana Pirosca • March 15, 2021

March is a highly anticipated month in my family. The first of March marks the beginning of Women’s History Month and Mărțișor (Mer-tsee-shore) in Romania (and Moldova!). On March 1, people receive...

Couples Discuss Being Black and in Love

Danny Flynn • February 26, 2019

Two Boston-based black couples delayed their Valentine’s Day plans to speak at an event celebrating and explaining what it means to be black and in love.

Sarah Kay Keynotes Women’s Summit

Isabella Cavazzoni, Maddie Deye, Katelyn Zilke, and Jhon de la Cruz • February 6, 2019

Kay, a spoken word poet, headlined the annual event, which also featured workshops led by various female figures who are a part of the BC community.

Women’s Center, Students Discuss Political Representation

Samantha Karl • December 2, 2018

The Women's Center hosted a discussion on Tuesday titled “How much does political representation really matter in the U.S.?” through a program called DISH, which is a monthly meeting held in the Women’s Center on topics related to intersectional feminism.

The Whale in the Room

Michael Razis • September 4, 2017

"It seems that our conversation about masculine fragility on campus is hasty, and it really ought not to be."

Christina Hoff Sommers Wants to ‘Make Feminism Great Again’

Sophia Fox • April 20, 2017

Sommers began her talk by jokingly declaring the room a “safe space” and describing herself as a “white, Jewish, cisgender, neurotypical woman with a non-gender conforming dog.”

Students Discuss Struggles With Intersectional Identities

Abigail Druhot • April 6, 2017

“For me, I’m black and queer, but I have to choose one,” Taraun Frontis, CSOM ’19, said.

Care Week Kicks Off With Discussion on Identity

Mary Kate DiNorcia • March 27, 2017

Rachel DiBella, the assistant director of the Women’s Center, said that people should not have to compartmentalize the diversity of identities that they have.