The Heights

Fairytales With a Twist: Calonita Gives Disney’s Secondary Characters Their Own Stories

Savannah Lockwood • November 17, 2024

“[In Cinderella], I always liked the Wicked Stepmother the best,” Calonita said. “And I remember my mom said, ‘Well this is Cinderella’s story. If you want to tell the Wicked Stepmother’s, you have to do that yourself.’”

‘Philanthropy Means Love’: Carbone’s New Children’s Book Reimagines the Concept of Giving

Kate Kissel • November 8, 2024

“I try to practice what I preach and be supportive of … different qualities or causes that I personally care about,” Carbone said. “And I think the best way we support those causes is by being a donor, and that can mean a dollar.”

Diplomacy and Heritage: Seigenthaler Pierce’s Role as Ireland’s First Honorary Consul in Tennessee

Elizabeth Maher • October 17, 2024

On St. Patrick's Day 1994, Amy Seigenthaler Pierce received a phone call that changed the trajectory of her life.

A Love for Community: How this BC Graduate Became a Small-Town Mayor

Phoebe Mabuchi • October 3, 2024

“I like to tell everyone, even as I'm mayor, that I generally hate politics, and I generally hate meetings, so I decided to run for mayor,” Errico said. “But I love my community, and although I might not be the person that everyone thinks has the answer, I generally thought I could do a better job and leave Telluride a better place than when I found it, and so I ran.”

Catalysts for Change, One Film at a Time

Riley Davis • September 10, 2024

"Who tells a story is so important,” Barrett said. “We need to make more room for other people to decide how stories are told and what they look like. If you don't see someone like yourself doing it, it's hard to imagine doing it yourself. I hope to be able to amplify those stories and amplify opportunities for people to do that."

Franks a Lot, Boston College!: BC 2024 Graduate Takes Over Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Veronica Pierce • July 22, 2024

“I think the idea is you’re parked out there, and kids and families come up and see it, and you take pictures with them, and they’re really happy,” Harrison said. “I think the idea is that they have Oscar Mayer hotdogs in their mind to go into the grocery store to get for dinner that night.”

“These Relationships Can’t Be Taken for Granted”: How U.S. Ambassador Bijan Sabet, BC ’91, is Navigating a Consequential Moment in U.S.-Czech Relations

Onur Toper • June 19, 2024

“All the work to strengthen our relations with the Czechs is something that is really our top priority,” Sabet said. “These relationships can't be taken for granted—it's something that we should continue to invest in and to care about and that's really my goal every single day.”

Former BC Law Dean Rougeau Serves as First Black President of Holy Cross

Spencer Steppe • February 19, 2024

“Toward the end of his tenure, we had some really difficult times,” Greenfield said. “We had moments of real racial reckoning in America, and, as a Black man, a Black leader, a Black law professor, a Black scholar … I think people were really attentive to his views.”

Return to the Roots: Lewis Brothers Serve Their Home-Borough At The Bronx Community Foundation

Annabelle Langford • February 11, 2024

“A community foundation is driven to build collaboration and solve for a multitude of needs in a community,” Desmon said. “It’s a covener.”

Carrying on the Russert Legacy: Luke Russert’s Journey from Grief to Self-Discovery

Kate Nuechterlein • January 30, 2024

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a father-son relationship as strong, as loving, as caring as that of Luke and Tim Russert,” Huffstetler said. “That [relationship] was not manufactured for TV. It was truly something else.”

From Educator to Ice Cream Entrepreneur: Annie Park Founds Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream

Peyton Zaletsky • November 13, 2023

“I now realize that what I do at Sarah’s Handmade isn't that different from my teaching background,” Park, BC ’13, said. “I'm doing more than just giving my employees an hourly wage—I am creating a community, a sense of purpose, and a sense of responsibility, and this is no different than creating a community in any environment I've been in.”

Through Henri Nöel Jewelry, Vivian Grimes Carries on Family Passion for Craftsmanship

Maddie Mulligan • November 7, 2023

“If I’m going to put my heart and soul into something, I want it to mean something,” Vivian said. “It has not only a monetary value, but such emotional value attached to it. I think that’s really special.”