The Heights

In Pictures: Students Hold Die-In on Quad on Anniversary of Silence is Still Violence

News • October 18, 2018

The Heights photo editors captured student protesters staging a “die-in” on the Quad on Thursday afternoon to challenge “the various forms of oppression upheld through a culture [of] institutional passivity” at BC.

Greater Heights Sets BC Athletics Apart From Competitors

Jack Goldman • October 15, 2018

On Sept. 28, Athletic Director Martin Jarmond announced a $150 million capital campaign solely centered around fundraising for Boston College Athletics. It is the largest athletics capital campaign by an ACC school, and it is designed to better develop student athletes.

BC Law Professors Voice Concerns About Kavanaugh Confirmation

Jack Goldman • October 15, 2018

On Oct. 5, 24 professors from Boston College Law School signed a letter alongside 2,400 other law professors from across the country, that asked senators not to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court based on what they said was a lack of a proper judicial temperament.

Pride Week Brings Reflections on Representation, Identity

Maddie Deye • October 14, 2018

Boston College’s Pride Week was filled with events to celebrate and uplift the LGBTQ+ community at BC. The week featured an opening event and community dinner, information on protecting trans rights, a queer intersectionality panel, and more.

Jesuit College Student Government Leaders Create Alliance

Abby Hunt and Jack Goldman • October 11, 2018

Student government presidents at the United States’ 28 Jesuit colleges and universities, as well as St. John’s College in Belize and Campion College in Canada, announced the creation of the Jesuit Student Government Alliance (JSGA) on Oct. 5.

Psychology Department Launches Neuroscience Major

Samantha Karl • October 11, 2018

The Boston College psychology department announced a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience, the first degrees for which will be awarded to the Class of 2020 and may be declared as early as Sept. 1, 2019 by the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Panelists Talk Sports Media Landscape After #MeToo Movement

Nate Hiriak • September 30, 2018

“We all know women that have had some really terrible, awful experiences, but for whatever reason those experiences in sports have not come to light in the way that they have in business and entertainment and news,” Trenni Kusnierek, an NBC sportscaster and analyst, said.

Shea Center Looking to Attract Students From All Disciplines with Schiller on the Horizon

Jack Goldman • September 24, 2018

The Shea Center for Entrepreneurship is planned as one of the cornerstones of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, but the reason why isn’t necessarily obvious. Shea has had to fight back against a perception that it’s a center created only for Carroll School of Management students, according to Jere Doyle, executive director of the Shea Center and BC ’87.

Canavan Lays Out Goals for UGBC Environmental Committee

Samantha Karl • September 20, 2018

As Kate Canavan, newly appointed chair of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College’s environmental committee, is concentrating on leading her group to an increased presence on campus.

2018 Career Fair Sees Record Attendance

John Dunn • September 20, 2018

The annual Boston College Career Fair, which featured 151 employers spanning a broad array of industries, attracted a record 2,100 students to Conte Forum on Sept. 13.

Evans Airs Concerns About Ride-Sharing Services

Jack Goldman • September 19, 2018

Boston College Chief of Police Bill Evans thinks that ride-sharing poses some of the most troubling dangers that students face day-to-day.

With Newton Ballot Question, Voters Could Opt-Out of Marijuana Establishments

Colleen Martin • September 15, 2018

The Newton City Council voted on Sept. 7 to allow a question on the November ballot that would allow voters to “opt-out” of having recreational marijuana establishments in Newton. The vote to put the question on the ballot was proposed after a group of Newton residents organized to protest the addition of recreational marijuana establishments to the community.