Laura Perrault, MCAS ’21, discusses her goals as the new chair of the Intersectional Experience Chair for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College.
Metro, Politics, Featured Story, Newton
Results From Newton Elections Reported
The unofficial results from the Newton Nov. 5 elections were released beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday the City of Newton website. The polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m.
Photos, Featured Story, The Week in Photos
The Week in Photos: 10/28 – 11/3
This week, The Heights covered Robert Dear’s lecture, BC soccer and hockey games, multiple dance shows, and a handful of new professors. Here’s the week summed up in photos.
News, Featured Story
Environmental Studies Adds New Concentrations
Boston College’s environmental studies program has introduced four new concentrations this year: environmental health, environmental justice and policy, environmental entrepreneurship, and biodiversity conservation. The concentrations were created in an effort to respond to popular student interests and expand academic flexibility within the program, according to the program’s director, professor Tara Pisani Gareau. Since the environmental…
Photos, Gallery, Featured Story
The Week in Photos: 10/21 – 10/27
This week, The Heights covered TV reality star Connor Saeli’s talk, BC women’s hockey games, and Halloween-themed a capella concerts. Here’s the week summed up in photos.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
BC Belfast Project Case Ends in Acquittal
Ivor Bell, a former Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader, was aquitted last week of the 1972 kidnapping and murder of Jean McConville, for which he was accused at least in part due to tapes recorded as part of a research project at Boston College. In a statement to The Heights, former IRA member Anthony McIntyre…
News, Featured Story, Administration
BC Law Aims to Reform Legal System in Uzbekistan
Boston College Law School began a partnership with Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL), the largest law school in Uzbekistan, in 2017 as part of the University’s plan for increased global engagement. Despite recent shakeups at the top of TSUL’s administration, BC Law is poised to continue its collaboration with the school. BC Law began…
News, On Campus, Featured Story
New Writing Center for Undergraduates Opens
The Boston College English department opened a new writing center for undergraduate students on Oct. 1. The center, which is located in room 418 of Stokes Hall South, houses 10 peer mentors, who offer appointments for students hoping to improve the strength and quality of their general writing skills. The main coordinators of the writing…
News, On Campus, Featured Story
ABLED@BC Brings Faculty With Disabilities Together
Boston College recently established a new affinity group for faculty and staff members with disabilities, Awareness Benefiting Leadership and Employees about Disabilities, or ABLED@BC. Affinity groups at BC serve as a way for staff and faculty members to promote education and awareness for a common interest in order to sustain an environment that celebrates inclusion. …
Metro, Politics, Featured Story
Vape Ban to Stand, Requires Changes
A Suffolk Superior Court Judge ruled that the four-month vape ban in Massachusetts can stand, but it requires that the executive branch issue an emergency order by Oct. 28 and that a public hearing be held.
