The Heights

‘Neglected, Unprotected, and Disrespected’: Students Honor Black Women with Candlelit Vigil

Scott Baker and Amy Palmer • October 13, 2020

Kathryn Destin is familiar with two different kinds of pictures at Boston College. The first is overtly racist—anti-Black slurs plastered in sharpie in a residence hall and a racist snapchat that spread across campus. The second cuts in a subtler way: social media posts of beautiful white women, which remind her she doesn’t look like the typical BC student.

Boston College to Resume Late Night Dining on Tuesday

Ada Anderson • October 10, 2020

BC is reintroducing late night on Tuesday after beginning the year without the popular service as it adapted to COVID-19 pandemic.

UGBC Representatives Criticize BC’s Lack of Communication

Grace Hewitt • October 10, 2020

Student representatives of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College criticized the lack of communication between the University and the student government’s leaders during a virtual UGBC meeting on Oct. 6.

BC Reports Three New COVID-19 Cases Since Tuesday

Scott Baker • October 9, 2020

BC represented at least 16 percent of COVID-19 cases associated with higher education in Massachusetts in the state's weekly update.

Sick Tok: BC Student Isolation Experience Goes Viral

Madeleine Romance • October 7, 2020

When Sean Hanley tested positive for COVID-19, he recorded his experience in BC isolation housing on TikTok. To his surprise, he went viral.

BC Adds Four Cases to Last Week’s COVID-19 Report, Positivity Rate Remains Semester Low

Scott Baker • October 7, 2020

Merkert Hall Evacuated After Chemical Leak

Colleen Martin • October 5, 2020

Students and faculty evacuated Merkert Hall early Monday afternoon due to a hydrogen sulfide leak in a cylinder, according to the Boston Fire Department.

BC Settles Lawsuit With Student-Athlete Suspended For Alleged Sexual Assault

Megan Kelly • October 5, 2020

The University settled the case with the Boston College student-athlete who sued BC over his suspension for an alleged sexual assault in June of 2019, according to court documents filed on Sept. 23.

Nursing Students Adapt to COVID-19 Pandemic

Emma Dawson • October 5, 2020

On Sept. 23, Connell School of Nursing Dean Susan Gennaro received a letter from a recent patient at Newton-Wellesley Hospital who appreciated the difference that interacting with a Boston College nursing student had made during his stay.

Schiller Institute On Schedule for December 2021 Opening

Hannah Murphy • October 5, 2020

The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society is on schedule for it’s December 2021 opening, said Mary Nardone, associate vice president for Capital Projects Management.

Not Just a Statistic: the Impact of Low Diversity at BC

Alexa Sarci • October 5, 2020

When students gathered outside Lower two weeks ago to join the national protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor, students of color reflected on their own experiences with racism on Boston College’s campus.

Rate of New COVID-19 Cases Falls in Week Five

Scott Baker • October 5, 2020

Last week, Boston College reported its lowest undergraduate positivity rate for COVID-19 since classes began, as of its Friday update of the COVID-19 dashboard.