Singer/Songwriter Abby Hayes Has Great Expectations

Milo Priddle • April 30, 2026

Abby Hayes, MCAS ’28, is the latest artist to appear on Live From The Newsroom: A live performance show in which The Heights’ office is the backdrop for short sets from some of the most talented musicians on campus.

Limestone: The College Band That Can Seemingly Play Every Instrument

Milo Priddle • April 21, 2026

Limestone is the latest band to appear on Live From The Newsroom: a live performance show in which The Heights’ office is the backdrop for short sets from some of the most talented musicians on campus.

Longtime Friends, Hometown Roots: Maximum Utility Tackles the College Band Scene

Milo Priddle • March 22, 2026

Maximum Utility is rooted in the members’ high school experience in Lexington, Mass., where they began sporadically jamming together during lunch.

Perchance Is Emerging as One of BC’s Most Exciting Student Bands

Milo Priddle • February 22, 2026

Perchance the Band is one of the most popular student ensembles at Boston College, and the first group to perform on Live From The Newsroom presented by Music Go Round Boston: a live performance show in which The Heights’ office will be the backdrop for short sets from some of the most talented musicians on campus.

Timi O Is Putting Massachusetts Rap on the Map

Milo Priddle • February 15, 2026

Olutimileyin Ogunjobi, a young, emerging, Massachusetts-born artist who goes by the stage name Timi O, is making a real effort to shift that narrative—away from the mistaken assumptions and away from the numbers.

Are the Arts Alive at BC? Alumni Reflect On Whether the University Is Doing Enough

Maddie Mulligan, Maria Beatriz Saldanha, and Milo Priddle • October 30, 2025

BC has a multitude of dance, a cappella, and comedy groups, as well as a successful theatre program. Yet, there are very few notable BC graduates who have gone on to work professionally in creative fields. Most alumni end up in conventional, white-collar professions—law, business, politics. This prompts the question: Is BC doing enough for its arts scene? 

Hello…35 Years of Shovelhead

Milo Priddle • April 27, 2025

One of the oldest comedy groups at Boston College, Hello…Shovelhead! is approaching its 35th anniversary this spring. Unlike the rest of BC’s on-campus comedy groups, people flock to Shovelhead not for improv but sketch comedy.

Brett’s Bites Runs Boston and the Internet

Maria Beatriz Saldanha • April 13, 2025

For runners like Brett Chody, a former University of Southern California track athlete turned influencer, the marathon becomes more than a finish-line fixation—it’s a way to show what pushing your limits looks and feels like.

Finding Harmony: How B.E.A.T.S. Blends Music and Community

Maria Beatriz Saldanha • March 11, 2025

B.E.A.T.S. isn’t just about performing—it’s about showing up for each other. Music may be what brought them together, but it is the community that keeps them going.

No Script, No Problem: 45 Years of My Mother’s Fleabag

Milo Priddle • February 27, 2025

Despite the sometimes overwhelming pressure to be funny, nothing is more gratifying for Fleabaggers than performing. And for audience members, their first Fleabag show is rarely their last.

Sexual Chocolate: The Beat & the Brotherhood

Milo Priddle • February 17, 2025

Navigating a predominantly white institution like BC as a minority can pose difficulties—especially for incoming students. SC was founded in hopes of instilling a sense of community for students feeling lost while also giving them the chance to express themselves.

Cina He’s First Solo Art Exhibit Preserves The Traditional Art Form of Woodblock Printmaking

Sofia Torres • October 16, 2024

Cina He's 'More Than A Village' uses the intangible cultural heritage of woodblock printing to reflect climate change and the shifting socio-political environment in southern China.