The Heights

Last Firsts

Pat Connell • September 10, 2024

I find myself starting my final school year and its two remaining semesters. I intend to fully embrace the thirty weeks or 210 days I have left.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Sept. 8

Opinions • September 8, 2024

The past two weeks have been a flurry of activity with clubs eagerly recruiting new members and reuniting for another semester on the Heights.

Whether you want to know how dinner at Lower tastes, what the updates of the hockey game are, or the latest piping hot tea from the Boston College student body, Herrd is your one-stop-shop to figure it all out.

Reflections on a Jesuit Education

Katie Spillane • September 3, 2024

I have now spent the past six years of my life in a Jesuit learning environment and as most know that comes with a lot of reflection. In fact, I probably spent at least a third of my high school career reflecting.

The Power of a Luxurious Lexicon

Pat Connell • September 3, 2024

Actions speak louder than words. There is no debate. A hug means more than a, “I’m here with you,” and a salute means more than a, “I respectfully acknowledge you.” With this firm belief, a lot of people ask me why I even bother to be an English major.

BC Needs A Leader To Initiate a New Era—That Shouldn’t Have To Be a Jesuit

The Heights Editorial Board • June 10, 2024

The Heights’ prescription for the upcoming presidential search is twofold: broaden the search beyond the Jesuit order and select a candidate who values transparency.

Letter to the Editor: A Response to the Anti-Israel Activities at BC

Letters • April 28, 2024

It is fitting that this letter addressing the current atmosphere on campus should be written during the holiday of Passover. This is a time when Jews around the world celebrate Freedom as exemplified by the Exodus from Egypt, where we were slaves.

Letter to the Editor: Boston College Jews Call for a Ceasefire and Release of Hostages

Letters • April 28, 2024

Jewish people around the world are observing eight nights of Passover, the holiday that remembers our enslavement in Egypt and celebrates our freedom. This year, it has been difficult to not contemplate the six-month war in Gaza and the lives of Palestinians and Jews lost in it.

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Thoughtful Protest and of Dr. Ira Kirschner

Letters • April 28, 2024

The last six months have been emotionally difficult for us as Jews, as people with personal connections to Israel and the Middle East in the aftermath of Oct. 7, and as engaged members of American politics.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Apr. 28

Opinions • April 28, 2024

The final day of classes is exciting in its own right, but adding a muddy volleyball game and a concert to the mix only boosts anticipation.

Whatever You Live Will Be Life

Olivia Franceschini • April 28, 2024

In the spring of 2020, a few months before I was an official Boston College student in the Class of 2024, I was a disenchanted high school senior with no idea of what the future might hold. I was perpetually tired, perennially anxious, and in desperate need of direction.

Conversation Partners: Oh, La La!

Scanlon Mellowes • April 28, 2024

Contrary to most students, I love icebreakers. Admittedly, I am competitive in group discussion settings. I try to have the most creative response to the prompt.