Dozens of police officers and firefighters responded Wednesday night to a report that a car had driven onto the ice at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, but the incident was later determined to be a false alarm.
News, On Campus
UGBC Senate Set To Launch Free Laundry Detergent Initiative for Freshmen, Senator Shares
A UGBC Senate initiative to provide free laundry detergent in freshman residence hall laundry rooms is nearly ready to launch, said Danny Wise, student life committee chair, at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.
Top Story, News
BC Breaks Ground on New Catholic Religious Archives Building
Boston College has begun construction on the Catholic Religious Archives (CRA), a two-story, 44,000-square-foot facility on Brighton Campus that will preserve records and other archival materials from Catholic religious orders.
News, Top Story
Joe Popolo Jr.: BC Alum, Republican Power Broker, and Nominee for Ambassador to the Netherlands
Joe Popolo Jr., BC ’89, was tapped by former President Donald Trump to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands. The Heights analyzed Federal Election Commission filings, explored past and present business endeavors, and interviewed Popolo to contextualize a career that has positioned him to serve his nation in the Netherlands.
News, Top Story
“It Was Kind of Apocalyptic”: BC Students Lose Homes and Communities in California Wildfires
As wildfires ravaged the Pacific Palisades, Gigi Glass, MCAS ’27, watched in disbelief from her deck as smoke billowed over her neighborhood. By the time the flames subsided, her family’s home was reduced to ashes, she said. “When they started, I was at my house,” Glass said. “We could see the smoke from our roof…
News, Top Story
Trump Taps BC Alum To Serve as Ambassador to the Netherlands
Joe Popolo Jr., BC ’89, will serve as the next ambassador to the Netherlands, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday night in a Truth Social post.
News, On Campus, Top Story
BC International Students Uneasy Over Potential Trump Immigration Policies
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House on Jan. 20, the prospect of impending changes to immigration policies is raising concern among some international students at Boston College.
News, On Campus, Academics, Administration
“Ken Kersch Can’t Be Replaced”: Remembering a Respected Political Science Professor
Ken Kersch, an award-winning political science professor, made a lasting impact through his teaching and scholarship, according to Gerald Easter. “The Political Science Department was most fortunate to have a teacher and scholar of such high caliber,” Easter, chair of the Boston College political science department, wrote in a statement to The Heights. “Ken was…
Academics, Top Story, News
BC Declaration Urges UN To Curb Global Plastics Pollution
At a Boston College conference that highlighted plastic pollution as a social justice crisis, participants presented a declaration to the United Nations advocating for a Global Plastics Treaty.
News, On Campus
Vyas Discusses Reconsidering Race in Clinical Algorithms
Vyas discussed how racial studies have been used to justify the inequitable treatment of minority groups in medicine at a Park Street Corporation Speaker Series lecture on Thursday.
