Recently released court documents suggests that the Mass. District Court believes that BC’s investigatory model in matters of sexual assault is fundamentally unfair.
News, Off Campus, Top Story
Title IX Lawsuit Could Reshape Sexual Assault Investigations
The lawsuit comes as courts across the country work to clarify how colleges and universities should conduct sexual assault investigations.
Featured Story
The Week in Photos: 9/23 – 9/29
This week, The Heights covered BC football’s narrow loss to Wake Forest, Mary Armstrong’s art exhibition, and the grand opening of the Pine Tree Preserve. Here’s the week summed up in photos.
Volleyball, Fall, Sports
Eagles Hold off Georgia Tech After Blowing Two Set Lead
Thanks to 16 kills from Clare Naughton and 15 more from Cat Balido, the Eagles beat Georgia Tech in a five-set thriller to stay unbeaten in ACC play despite blowing a two-set lead.
Top Story, Arts, Music, On Campus, Arts Features
In The Room Where It Happens: Marsan Takes on the Pops
Natalie Marsan joined the Boston Pops onstage at the 27th Annual Pops on The Heights gala, which raised money for 427 scholarships.
Arts, Music
Rome of Sublime with Rome Talks New Album, Touring
Rome of Sublime with Rome revealed that the band no longer rehearses “Santeria,” but devotes much of its time to writing and performing new music in an interview with ‘The Heights.’
Boston, Metro
Roughly Two-Thirds of BPS Schools Meet Standards
Roughly two-thirds of Boston Public Schools improved from last year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) annual accountability report for schools across the state. The report designated the Boston Public Schools (BPS) as making “substantial progress towards targets.” BPS is within the medium range among the other districts of Massachusetts,…
Features
Green Helps Implement Sustainable Dining Hall Initiatives
“This is definitely a very positive step. We’re supporting the recycling culture and giving a new life to plastic, which is great. That is a huge win in my mind.”
Features
Shane Leonard Steps off the Field and Into the Studio
“[In] high school, I never took any art classes,” he said. “And even here, I haven’t taken any art classes. But I’ve always been interested in it.”
Metro, Boston
Woman Saves Man and Dog from Drowning at Reservoir
Katie Kellner was running the path around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir on Monday morning before she threw off her shoes and swam into the middle of the pond. In the middle of her run, Kellner saw a dog jump into the water chasing a swan. Its walker—a man who had been walking two other dogs…
