The Heights

Despite Record Low Turnout for Primary Elections, Student Involvement High

Heidi Dong • September 15, 2016

This Thursday’s primaries saw an unusually low voter turnout, at less than 9 percent, but students today can play a role that has not been there in the past—social media and the array of new responsibilities that come with it.

‘What Was The Most Interesting Thing You Saw This Week?’

The Heights • September 9, 2015

In this week’s edition of ‘Voices From The Dustbowl,’ we asked students what caught their eye the most this past week.

Finding Our ‘Definitions’ At Boston College

Ariana Igneri • November 24, 2014

While we're at BC, what we do tends to define who we are, making it difficult to think of ourselves independent of our involvement, particularly when our commitments end.

Why Superfans Don’t Show Up

John Wiley • October 29, 2014

It requires remarkably little to show your support at Boston College—and for how simple it is, we can be exceptionally bad at it.

Why I Quit Overcommitting At BC

Ariana Igneri • October 5, 2014

The more things we dedicate ourselves to—whether it be to a club, a sport, or a program—the less we’re actually dedicated to any single one of them.