The Heights

Farmer and Himes Discuss Friendship, Health Care

Kaitlin Meeks • March 1, 2018

“I knew I had wanted to go into medicine, [but] I had no idea why—Haiti made me know why,” said Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health.

ALC Proposes to Expand MLE Floors to Newton

Celia Carbone • March 1, 2018

ALC is seeking to achieve approval of the program from ResLife to materialize its vision of offering MLE on both residential campuses.

Concerns Persist Over Federal Research Cuts

Cole Dady • March 1, 2018

Trump’s proposed plan entails a slew of cuts for federal agencies that fund research at Boston College, and this trend isn’t an anomaly.

Students for Sexual Health Strategizes Next Move

Abby Hunt • March 1, 2018

“After reviewing the university statement on the referendum and holding preliminary discussions with university administrators, we are dismayed to confirm that the University has no intention of allowing the Students For Sexual Health to distribute contraceptives on campus, despite the overwhelming student need and demand for these resources,” Connor Kratz, MCAS '19, said.

Noyes Says UGBC Should Improve Outreach to Conservative Students

Samantha Karl • March 1, 2018

“We need to start using conservative students as the basis for some of our activism, not all of it, but enough to assure such students that we do in fact represent them as the Undergraduate Government of Boston College,” said James Noyes, CSOM ’19.

Former UN Secretary General Offers Praise of Global Citizenship

Charlie Power • February 27, 2018

“Despite the challenges we currently face, if we join together in strong partnerships, and move forward as global citizens, we can achieve our goals and create a brighter future," said Ban Ki-moon, the Former Secretary General of the United Nations.

7 Break-Ins Reported at Students’ Off-Campus Residences This Year

Colleen Martin • February 26, 2018

Of the seven break-ins, all were reported to have no signs of forced entry, and four involved the theft of a laptop.

BC Among Top 20 Fulbright-Producing Research Institutions

Anthony Rein • February 26, 2018

“The fact that Boston College is once again among the top Fulbright producing research universities is a testament first and foremost to the quality of our students, to their inventiveness, breadth of interests, and hard work," said Paul Christensen, director of the student fulbright program at BC.

BAIC Hosts Black History Month Closing Assembly

Jack Goldman • February 26, 2018

“In my opinion, we must respectfully juggle the fact that racism must color the way we see how amazing these activists are treated, very differently from the thoughtful leaders of the Black LIves Matter movement,” said professor C. Shawn McGuffey. “We must do both of these.”