The Heights

The Show Must Go On

Matthew Ablondi • April 2, 2023

I felt like I was reminiscing with a departing friend as we all sat around recounting our favorite jokes and picking which episode to watch next, knowing the show would soon exist only in my memories.

Embracing Your Inner Deipnosophist: Finding New Meaning at the Dinner Table

Pat Connell • April 2, 2023

When we act as deipnosophists, we understand the importance of talking during a meal. We take what is already great about food—both the comforting and symbolic aspects—and make it better by adding meaning to the otherwise casual, surface-level conversation.

An Ode to Shenanigans

Olivia Franceschini • April 2, 2023

Be completely honest with yourself for a minute, when was the last time you participated in a shenanigan? A little tomfoolery? Horseplay? I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s been a while since you let yourself have fun.

A Love Letter to Freshman Year

Makayla Hickey • April 2, 2023

Although I can hardly believe it, I—like nearly 2,500 other Boston College students—am nearing the end of my freshman year.

You Might Be the A-Hole

Alexa Piedra • April 2, 2023

Oftentimes, the people that wrong us—those “liars, cheaters, and backstabbers”—were once cherished people in our eyes.

The Culture War’s Trojan Horse

Joseph Baldwin • March 30, 2023

The frontlines of the American “Culture War” continue to grow, as school districts across the country sweep books off the shelves amid pressure from parents, the state, or school boards.

Less Is More: The Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns

Pat Connell • March 27, 2023

It’s a principle we can apply to anything, including studying. Just because it is an economics principle doesn’t mean it is exclusive to economics. Eventually, there comes a point where we lose focus—where there is nothing more we can possibly do.

The Most Interesting Man in the World

Alli Hargrove • March 26, 2023

As we go through the long job search ahead of us, I think it is imperative that we find careers that don’t feel like jobs.

Creativity: Bottomless Well or a Needy Garden

Punnya Kalapurakkel • March 26, 2023

It’s a rather odd confession to make, but I must say I’ve reached the point in my semester where I am starting to regret that my creativity is not boundless.

Romanticizing Life: Just a Trend?

Elise Jarvis • March 26, 2023

In a world where working yourself to exhaustion is respected as part of “the grind,” it is important to create moments of peace.

“The Pill” at BC: An Important Warning on Side Effects

Olivia Franceschini • March 26, 2023

Let’s talk about safe sex and everything that goes with it. Although there are student organizations on Boston College’s campus doing a great deal of work to support healthy conversations about safe sex, BC refuses to acknowledge their work or provide support of its own through University Health Services (UHS).

This Is Your Brain on Chess

Matthew Ablondi • March 19, 2023

I never wanted to be a chess guy—someone who obsesses over midgame strategies, remembers the names to all the openings, and talks about high-profile matches with friends.