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Students Discuss Self-Censorship on Campus at Dialogue Event
Willy Connors and Toni Idowu October 22, 2025
 Peter Coquillette, CSOM ’26, and Skyler Safriet, MCAS ’26 hosted a Braver Angels dialogue Monday, bringing students together to discuss self-censorship on campus.
“The Holy Grail Of Partying”: The Evolution and Enduring Spirit of the Mods
Mei Dasgupta October 22, 2025
ince their “temporary” installment in 1970, the maroon, pre-fab townhouses on Lower Campus have stood as both an architectural oddity and a cultural landmark at BC. But over the decades, the Mods’ wild reputation has collided with shifting student priorities and stricter University oversight.
“They Will Kill You”: BC Republicans Speaker Urges Audience To Be Willing To Die for Conservative Beliefs
Nikita Osadchiy and Nicole Murphy October 22, 2025
Nick Solheim, CEO of American Moment—a right-wing youth organization—delivered a speech to the Boston College Republicans Monday night, laced with inflammatory rhetoric and urging students to prepare to die in defense of their conservative values.
UGBC Sets Time Limit on Public Comments, Plans To Release Statement on ICE Presence Near Campus
Reetu Agnihotri October 22, 2025
The UGBC Senate passed an amendment to its constitution imposing a time limit on public comments at Senate meetings, one of many changes to the constitution passed during the meeting.
(Sarah Fleming / Heights Editor)
“They Will Kill You”: BC Republicans Speaker Urges Audience To Be Willing To Die for Conservative Beliefs
Nikita Osadchiy and Nicole Murphy October 22, 2025
Nick Solheim, CEO of American Moment—a right-wing youth organization—delivered a speech to the Boston College Republicans Monday night, laced with inflammatory rhetoric and urging students to prepare to die in defense of their conservative values.
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Students Discuss Self-Censorship on Campus at Dialogue Event
Willy Connors and Toni Idowu October 22, 2025
 Peter Coquillette, CSOM ’26, and Skyler Safriet, MCAS ’26 hosted a Braver Angels dialogue Monday, bringing students together to discuss self-censorship on campus.
(Sarah Fleming / Heights Editor)
“They Will Kill You”: BC Republicans Speaker Urges Audience To Be Willing To Die for Conservative Beliefs
Nikita Osadchiy and Nicole Murphy October 22, 2025
Nick Solheim, CEO of American Moment—a right-wing youth organization—delivered a speech to the Boston College Republicans Monday night, laced with inflammatory rhetoric and urging students to prepare to die in defense of their conservative values.
(Ellie El-Fishawy / Heights Editor)
UGBC Sets Time Limit on Public Comments, Plans To Release Statement on ICE Presence Near Campus
Reetu Agnihotri October 22, 2025
The UGBC Senate passed an amendment to its constitution imposing a time limit on public comments at Senate meetings, one of many changes to the constitution passed during the meeting.
 (Annika Engelbrecht / Heights Editor)
FACES Leads Student Pushback Against ICE Presence Near Campus
Nikita Osadchiy October 19, 2025

FACES, an anti-racism student organization at Boston College, issued a statement on Oct. 10 condemning the presence of an Immigration and Customs...

(Sarah Fleming / Heights Editor)
Physics Professors Secure $1 Million Grant To Study New Class of Quantum Materials
Geo Elasmar and Patrick Dunn October 19, 2025
The NSF awarded BC physics researchers Qiong Ma and Fazel Tafti a $1 million grant to study a new class of quantum materials with the potential to power next-generation electronics.
(Sydney Amero / Heights Staff)
Lessons from Survivor: Parvati Shallow Talks Trust, Vulnerability, and Choosing Yourself
Annika Engelbrecht and Angelina Li October 19, 2025
What does the reality TV show Survivor have in common with college life? For Parvati Shallow, winner of Survivor: Micronesia and a four-time contestant, the answer is relationships.
(Jashodhara Jindal / Heights Editor)
Hollywood’s Halloween Treats
Anthony McPhelim October 21, 2025
Halloween movies have a way of wrapping us in nostalgia while scaring us just enough as to keep the lights on when heading to bed. They turn a nervous tingle into a holiday tradition.
(Jashodhara Jindal / Heights Editor)
The Weight of Silence: On Yael Van Der Wouden’s The Safekeep
Kevin McIlvain October 20, 2025
Some novels arrive not with a crash, but with a slow, deliberate unspooling—the quiet revelation of what has always been there, just under the surface. The Safekeep, Yael van der Wouden’s debut novel, is one of those books. 
(Parker Leaf / Heights Senior Staff)
Of Monsters and Men Makes a Promising Comeback With ‘All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade’
Lillian Kelly October 19, 2025
Icelandic folk-rock group Of Monsters and Men released their first major album in six years, All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, on Friday. The product is grand, contemplative, and achingly vulnerable.
(Jashodhara Jindal / Heights Editor)
TV Is Dead, and Streaming Killed It
Jack Weynand October 19, 2025
Right before our eyes, streaming has convinced us as viewers to become complicit with a type of TV that’s inconvenient, time-consuming, and non-traditional. We deserve better, and as recently as five years ago, we had it.
(Jashodhara Jindal / Heights Editor)
Bronstein’s ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Presents a Disturbing Portrayal of Motherhood
Nikita Leal October 19, 2025
Mary Bronstein’s newest film, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, is an insight into the stresses of motherhood. The film follows Linda (Rose Byrne), a mother and therapist who tries to balance her crumbling life.
(Jashodhara Jindal / Heights Editor)
The Age of Movement: Dance’s Cultural Takeover
Clara Araujo October 19, 2025
Every era has its medium. And in 2025, movement seems to speak the loudest. Over the past year, a well-placed dance sequence has become the most coveted form of expression, and dancers are the most sought-after talent. 
From left to right: Carly Bell, Kate Taylor, Mary Kate O'Neill (Jenny Krasic / Heights Staff)
Lacrosse Alumni, 2026 Roster Discuss Life Post-BC Lacrosse
Matthew Ferrara, Heights Staff • October 19, 2025
Eight former Boston College lacrosse players and close to 30 players on the 2026 roster gathered in Conte Forum on Friday to discuss the transition between Division I lacrosse and the workforce.
BC ended last year with a 19-3 record. (Jenny Krasic / Heights Editor)
BC Ties Brown, Beats UConn in Fall Ball Matchups
Emily Roberge October 19, 2025
Boston College lacrosse took center stage on Newton Campus in its fall ball matchups between Connecticut and Brown on Sunday afternoon, taking its first game 16-6 and tying 10-10 with Brown.
BC extended its win streak versus the Wildcats to 14 games. (Jenny Krasic / Heights Staff)
BC Breaks Winless Streak With 8–2 Win in MS Awareness Game
Grace Sheehan and Ryan Wolff October 19, 2025
Boston College defeated New Hampshire 8–2 with an explosion of offensive power on Sunday afternoon, extending its win streak versus the Wildcats to 14 game.s
Lao started baking when she had children with food allergies. (Anika Chang Garcia / Heights Staff)
Newton Kneads Sourdough Bakes Love Into Every Allergy-Friendly Loaf
Anika Chang Garcia October 19, 2025
Tramy Lao is a full-time real estate agent and mother who opened the Newtonville-based small business in March, the culmination of a decade spent baking as a hobby. 
As a born and raised Newtonian, Schlesinger is confident that he understands the needs of his community. (Photo Courtesy of Ben Schlesigner)
Ward 5 School Committee Candidate Ben Schlesinger Pitches Pragmatic, Kids-First Leadership
Riley Del Sesto October 19, 2025
As a corporate executive, Ward 5 Newton School Committee candidate Ben Schlesinger said his experience will lend itself well to dealing with the school committee’s budgeting responsibilities.
The City of Newton seized the woods from BC in 2019 through eminent domain. (Genevieve Morrison / Heights Editor)
Who Owns Webster Woods? Newton, BC, and the State All Say “Me”
Genevieve Morrison October 16, 2025
A Middlesex Superior Court justice ruled in July that the parcel never rightfully belonged to BC nor The City of Newton, but that it is, and has always been, property of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.