The Heights

When Safe Classrooms Become Dangerous For Learning

Katherine Belsito • September 27, 2015

We come to higher education to be exposed, challenged, and to grow. How can a student achieve this if they are given the opportunity to run away and hide when the going gets tough?

Two Miles Are Enough: Learning To Accept Progress

Catherine Duffy • September 27, 2015

“Passions,” these things that Boston College professors and students talk about on a regular basis, are everything and anything. But the question is: how do you make progress towards them?

The Perils Of Irony: How Sarcasm Builds Barriers To Authenticity

Emily Sadeghian • September 27, 2015

BC student reflects on the irony present within the millennial society and its far-reaching implications.

Cleaning The Clocks: The Problem With College

Christophe Bernier • September 23, 2015

Clocks have been put into the classrooms, and although it might seem like a good thing, it's actually the least of our problems.

Embracing Electronic Dance Music

Dan Gazzola • September 23, 2015

People take too hard of a stance on electronic dance music, and don't consider how prevalent it is in entertainment today, or how much more prevalent it'll be in the future.

Homogeneity At Boston College

Pamela Taylor • September 23, 2015

We are here to become "men and women" for others. But who are the others, and are we actually doing anything to help them at all?

Transfer Tales: Switching Schools Is More About Fit Than Ranking

Evan Gatti • September 21, 2015

A senior who transferred as a sophomore discusses the differences between Boston College and the University of South Carolina.

Between Privilege, My Son, And Me

Sean McGowan • September 20, 2015

Dear son, I hope you're better than I am, and I hope that you keep out of the ignorant elite mindset.

Childhood Crisis As Told By My Hair

Solina Jean-Louis • September 20, 2015

You can't control your hair—but whether your embrace it or not is in your control, and it sure says a lot about how comfortable you are with yourself.

Life After The Affordable Care Act

Alis Dicpinigaitis • September 20, 2015

The reality of the Affordable Care act being upheld is that the ever-volatile political winds in Washington remain in the favor of the Democrats and the Obama Administration.

Perpetuating Apathy: Why Millennials Are Losing Faith In Politics

Mujtaba Syed • September 20, 2015

A look at technology's effect on younger generations' political apathy.

Bad Catholics: Boston College’s Identity Problem

Alec Fraser • September 16, 2015

For a college that stresses its religious identity, Boston College students seem to have something different in mind.