The Heights

A Eulogy for the Old Rat

Josh Behrens • November 19, 2017

"It’s clear that there’s something lost when we as a school pursue shiny new additions to the Heights as ends in themselves."

Diversifying Our Sources of News

Joanna Yuelys • November 19, 2017

"My cynicism has driven me to become a more pragmatic consumer of information, and by incorporating these contrasts into my media experience I am able to process it in such a way that does not become paralyzing."

People Can Be All Kinds of Smart

Shannon Lyons • November 12, 2017

"Objective knowledge may be measurable, but true wisdom is not. I believe that every person we meet presents us with an opportunity to expand."

Recognizing the Dangers of Football

Rachel Loos • November 12, 2017

"You can’t care about football without caring about the lives and futures of the football players," writes Loos.

A Letter to My Freshman Self

Josh Behrens • November 12, 2017

"As a white male, being fully cognizant of your privilege is something you will never be able to attain. You should always be striving for it, though, conscious of the fact that you will always come up short. And that’s just the truth."

Awareness and the College Experience

Shannon Lyons • November 5, 2017

"Too often, as college students, we become fixated on 'doing.' We deceive ourselves into believing that our self-worth is achieved through constant activity and movement, forgetting that beneath all the 'doing,' we are beings."

Coming Full Circle on Campus

Joanna Yuelys • November 5, 2017

"I’m back to living on main again, but now I have found myself going back to these old spots in a way that I never did sophomore year."

Learning From Our Heroes

Lucia Madero • November 5, 2017

"Yet, whenever I remember these characters, I remember the way they all saw each other’s essence, each other’s worth. I remember their qualities and virtues."

Exploring My Love for Maps

Joanna Yuelys • October 29, 2017

"Little things growing up can have a seemingly disproportionate impact on one’s academic career later in life."

Finding Our Individual Charisma

Shannon Lyons • October 29, 2017

"For some, charisma may simply mean listening to and being fully present for another human being. For others, it means dancing in the spotlight like a Broadway performer."

Changing the Capstone Program

Thomas Keenan • October 29, 2017

"They seem, to me, the exact sort of class that ought to be taken pass/fail, so that the obsequiousness encouraged by the obsession with grades can be put aside for once, giving students the chance to speak without the normal consequences of expressing unformed thoughts."

Reflecting on “Silence is Still Violence”

Craig Ford • October 25, 2017

"Now, we’re ready for action, and that involves conversations with decision makers in a spirit of accountability."