The Heights

“The Pill” at BC: An Important Warning on Side Effects

Olivia Franceschini • March 26, 2023

Let’s talk about safe sex and everything that goes with it. Although there are student organizations on Boston College’s campus doing a great deal of work to support healthy conversations about safe sex, BC refuses to acknowledge their work or provide support of its own through University Health Services (UHS).

Ramirez: For Two Years, The Proof was in the Print

Kaylie Ramirez • November 19, 2019

Arts Editor Kaylie Ramirez reflects on the tracks that defined her four years at BC—from the upbeat clamor of Modest Mouse's "Float On" to the melancholic whisper of The Smiths' "I Know It's Over."

iEdit: Arts Editor Kaylie Ramirez Queues Up Chaos

Jacob Schick • October 27, 2019

In a reprisal of a 2000s staple of 'The Heights,' A1 editor Jacob Schick examines the musical sensibility of arts editor Kaylie Ramirez.

At University Convocation, Leahy Commits to “Similar Response” to Renewed Abuse Allegations in the Church

Jack Miller • August 31, 2018

University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. spoke to Boston College’s faculty and staff Wednesday as part of University Convocation. In his speech, Leahy shared his thoughts on the University's...

The Vagina Monologues and the Importance of an Open Conversation

Karen Choi • February 14, 2016

I realized that these sorts of open conversations are the ones that are necessary for discussing sensitive issues regarding sexuality at BC.