The Heights

Degrees of Separation

Meadow Vrtis • February 5, 2023

My social world, as my perfectionistic brain views it, is laid out in perfectly concentric circles. There’s my friends, their friends, their friends’ friends, and so on, with only a few connecting lines in between.

UGBC Passes Coronavirus Resolution

Jack Miller • February 7, 2020

UGBC passed a resolution on Tuesday. advocating for a University response to possible risks of an on-campus coronavirus outbreak.

UGBC Passes Resolution to Invite Senatorial Candidates

Madeleine Romance • February 3, 2020

UGBC passed a resolution on Tuesday to invite Senator Ed Markey and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III, to speak on campus.

UGBC Passes Resolution in Response to Racist Vandalism

Jack Goldman and Jack Miller • December 11, 2018

The Undergraduate Government of Boston College scheduled an emergency meeting Monday night, where it passed a resolution in response to a racist hate crime committed early Sunday morning by Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21.

LTE: In Response to “Impeachment Talks Were Overreaction”

Letters • February 22, 2018

"I hope this letter lends readers a more holistic context as to why, after this election, many on this campus are left more than a little unsettled, and quite frankly, angry."

Student Assembly Passes Resolution on Extending Meeting Time

Samantha Karl • February 21, 2018

This resolution would amend current UGBC standing rules by allowing senators to motion to extend meetings by however long they deem necessary to conclude a discussion on an issue at hand.

Impeachment Talk Was Overreaction

The Heights Editorial Board • February 19, 2018

"While DiPietro should have found a more constructive and civil way of communicating his point, diversity of opinion is a very important facet of a deliberative body with symbolic power among the undergraduate population."

UGBC Passes Resolution on Regular Committee Updates, Rejects Absent Co-Sponsorship Vote

Samantha Karl • December 6, 2017

Overall, the "Resolution Concerning Regular Committee Updates" was largely supported during the questioning and debate period.

Student Assembly Rejects Resolution on Threats, Personal Attacks

Samantha Karl and Sam Browning • November 20, 2017

After a tied vote on the “Resolution Concerning a UGBC Stance Against Threats and Personal Attacks,” Tt King, UGBC executive vice president and MCAS ’18, voted “no” to break the tie.

UGBC Introduces Resolution in Response to Racial Incidents

Samantha Karl and Sam Browning • October 18, 2017

Vice President of Student Affairs Barb Jones and Dean of Students Thomas Mogan attended the meeting to listen to the presentation, contribute to the conversation, and answer questions.