Boston College has communicated inefficiently with students, staff, and faculty regarding coronavirus. Administrators have been slow to announce updates, as rumors have circulated on campus and student anxiety has grown. The day before the University announced it was requiring students to move out of residence halls and moving all classes online, it rejected rumors that…
BC Should Divest From Fossil Fuels
The Heights calls on Boston College to divest from fossil fuel companies. Divestment is an opportunity for BC to be an ethical leader among Jesuit and top-40 institutions, and investing in fossil fuels betrays BC’s Jesuit, Catholic roots and ethics. The University has maintained that its investments are not designed to promote social or political…
Elections Committee Should Increase Transparency and Clarify Sanctioning Guidelines
The Elections Committee’s sanctions changed the outcome of the 2020 Undergraduate Government of Boston College election. The EC handed down seemingly inconsistent punishments for campaign violations, but it has refused to publicly share how it decides sanctions, who comprises the EC, or even how many members it has.The EC has denied multiple requests from The…
‘The Heights’ Endorses John Gehman and Leonardo Escobar for UGBC President and Vice President
The Heights endorses candidates John Gehman, MCAS ’21, and Leonardo Escobar, MCAS ’22, for the 2020 Undergraduate Government of Boston College president and vice president. The endorsement is based on each group’s policy proposals and the 45-minute meetings The Heights had with each of the four teams running. Out of the four teams, Gehman and…
Newton Ordinance on Single-Use Bags Helps BC Students to be More Climate-Conscious
A City of Newton ordinance requiring businesses over 3500 sq. ft. to provide paper bags instead of plastic bags to customers went into effect Jan. 8. The ordinance also requires that businesses charge customers at least 10 cents per bag. In July, all Newton businesses regardless of size will be required to comply with the…
BC Republicans’ Choice to Invite Klavan Unproductive, Needlessly Divisive
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Andrew Klavan, a writer and conservative talk show host, gave a lecture at Boston College entitled “The Art of Being Free.” The event, sponsored by Boston College Republicans, was heavily protested due to Klavan’s history of Islamophobic, sexist, and racist comments. As the sponsoring organization, it was irresponsible for BC Republicans…
Best of the Decade: Ten Songs that Defined the 2010s
From Vampire Weekend’s melancholic “Hannah Hunt” to Tame Impala’s “dorky, white disco funk” anthem “The Less I Know The Better,” these are the songs that remain in the collegiate consciousness in the wake of the 2010s.
NCAA Proposal to Pay College Athletes Crafted to Buy NCAA Time, Not to Implement Significant Change
The NCAA’s top decision-makers voted unanimously on Tuesday that the association would start to consider modifying its rule that currently exempts student-athletes from profiting on the commercial use of their identity. The NCAA is starting the process of providing student-athletes “the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a…
To Compete with Top-Ranking Institutions, BC Should Take Koch Foundation’s Funding
The Boston College political science department is in ongoing deliberations about potentially establishing a new program that would focus on U.S. foreign policy research. The proposed program is one of many that have been supported by the Charles Koch Foundation at universities in the last few years, most recently at the University of Notre Dame,…
Harvard Student Organizations Wrongly Accused ‘The Crimson’ of Endangering Students
After the Harvard Crimson reached out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a comment on an article about an “Abolish ICE” rally, Act on a Dream, a Harvard student organization for immigration rights, started a petition denouncing the newspaper. Other organizations, including Harvard College Democrats and Harvard Democrats for Warren, have signed the petition…