Students Deserve To Know How CAB Spends Their Money

The Heights Editorial Board • April 28, 2026

Students partially foot UGBC’s bill through the $694 student activity fee automatically included in BC’s cost of attendance. The same is true for another BC club whose goal is to serve students: CAB. The difference is that CAB’s finances are largely a mystery to the students who help bankroll it. CAB should make its budget public.

Befriending Regret on the Common App Homepage

Lex Malik • April 26, 2026

In January, my column about Boston College’s political apathy gained unexpected attention. Amid messages of warm support and thoughtful disagreement, one commenter’s compassionate advice stuck with me: “Head down Comm Ave to [Boston University], they’d be more into your left-wing rubbish.” 

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of 4/27

April 26, 2026

Check out this week's highlights and lowlights of life at Boston College!

The Eastern Edit: Life Changed…?

Addie Kinnaly • April 26, 2026

It’s hard to believe my time in Prague is ending in just under a month. I often walk by the hotel I stayed at when I first got to the Czech Republic, with high expectations and an itch for travel. Now, it almost inevitably forces me to reflect on my time abroad and what I’ve taken from it.

China’s Proxy Conflict: How the War in Iran Plays Into Washington’s Second Frontier

Jose Garcia • April 26, 2026

For much of the post-WWII period, the United States’ naval power has not been displayed as prominently as it has during its recent involvement in Iran, and China has been patiently taking notes. 

Cheering for The Chainsmokers

Jack Dunn • April 26, 2026

Editorial Cartoonist Jack Dunn expresses his excitement for the 2026 Modstock performer, The Chainsmokers.

Escaping Connection

Amelia Glover • April 26, 2026

Many viewers use social media and virtual connections to avoid difficult realities, just as I do at night or as my mother does to connect with me. It’s easy to dismiss these habits as a personal failure of attention. It’s harder to understand how these systems are built to keep us scrolling and why we willingly participate.

What Streaming Has Taken From Us: A Defense of Cable TV

Addison Walsh • April 26, 2026

Streaming services have rapidly transformed the entertainment landscape over the last decade. The days of viewing habits built around cable network schedules and film studio release dates are almost entirely gone. You can watch nearly any show or movie from anywhere at any time, no longer constrained by the tastes and commercial judgment of mainstream audiences.

Great Expectations

Makayla Hickey • April 19, 2026

Last Sunday, hundreds of prospective students and their families flooded campus, ready to make a decision that would change the next four years of their lives. On that very same Sunday, my friends and I checked one more item off our senior year bucket list: senior pictures. The reality that my four years were coming to an unseemingly quick close hit me instantly.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of 4/20

April 19, 2026

Check out this week's highlights and lowlights of life at Boston College!

Shot O’Clock On Marathon Monday

Jack Dunn • April 19, 2026

Editorial Cartoonist John Dunn forecasts an early wake up for Boston College students for the Marathon this Monday.

Civil Discourse on Civil Discourse: A Meta-Analysis of BC’s Political Culture

Helen Nguyen and Aidan Quealy • April 19, 2026

This is the third installment of Civil Discourse, a column in which columnists Helen Nguyen and Aidan Quealy share their perspectives on a political story or event covered by The Heights. In this edition of Civil Discourse, Nguyen and Quealy reflect on the place of civil discourse at Boston College.