The Heights

Bill Proposing Student Assembly Speaker Sent Back to Committee

Lydia Boer • December 12, 2021

In a Dec. 8 Student Assembly (SA) meeting, the SA voted not to add an act passed by the Community Relations Committee to the meeting’s agenda. The proposed act would have amended the UGBC Constitution and Standing Rules to introduce a speaker of the SA.

University Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots for Spring Semester, Globe Reports

Erin Shannon • December 8, 2021

Boston College will require students, faculty, and staff on campus for the spring semester to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, according to The Boston Globe.

McMullen Receives Art Donation Worth Over $20 Million

Erin Shannon • December 8, 2021

Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art received one of the largest donations in BC’s history—an art collection worth upward of $20 million from Peter Lynch, according to a University release published on Tuesday.

BC Reports 54 New Undergraduate Cases of COVID-19

Erin Shannon • December 6, 2021

Boston College reported 54 undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 9,238 tests since Sunday, a positivity rate of .58 percent, according to its BC Forward website. As of Monday, there are 56 undergraduates in isolation, with 25 in insolation housing and 31 recovering at home.

McDargh Shares Stories of Hope for World AIDS Day

Natalie Arndt and Amy Palmer • December 5, 2021

AIDS is not just an epidemic of tragedy but an epidemic of compassion, according to John McDargh, an associate professor of theology at Boston College.

BC Delegation Reflects on Experience at COP26

Julia Kiersznowski • December 5, 2021

A group of Boston College faculty and students returned to campus with a host of new knowledge and perspectives about environmental policy after the University was invited for the first time to COP-26 in Glasgow, Ireland.

Sarr Talks Whiteness and Racism in the United States

Sofia Laboy • December 5, 2021

In light of recent court cases, Akua Sarr discussed the role whiteness plays in racism in the United States, asking students to consider their relationship with whiteness in their personal lives and the media.

Tree Lighting Brings Holiday Spirit to BC Campus

Olivia Strong • December 5, 2021

Christmas has officially arrived on the Heights. In a night full of hot cocoa, carols, giveaways, and photo opportunities, Boston College’s annual Christmas tree lighting brought the holiday spirit to campus.

O’Connor Talks Benefits of the Four-Day Work Week

Thomas Coder • December 2, 2021

Instead of protecting what has been established a century ago, businesses need to look to the future of time spent working, according to Joe O’Connor.

REACT Hosts Founder of Dressember

Sofia Laboy • November 22, 2021

Blythe Hill, founder of the anti-human trafficking organization Dressember, challenged herself to wear a dress every day in December of 2009. What started as a personal goal would later become a global anti-human trafficking movement.

BC Law School Receives $10 Million from Trustee Marianne Short

Julia Landwehr • November 15, 2021

The Boston College Law School received a $10 million donation from Marianne Short, BC Law ’76, according to an Oct. 28 press release.

Organization of Latin American Affairs Hosts Latinas in Business Panel

Sofia Laboy • November 11, 2021

Five prominent Latina businesswomen shared inspiring personal stories about how they successfully navigate the intersection of career, gender, and culture at the Latinas in Business Panel and Networking Event, hosted by Boston College’s Organization of Latin American Affairs.