By: Caroline Kirkwood
City Year gives recent grads the chance to volunteer in low-income schools for one year before they begin their careers.
News, Column
A Hub of Kinship
By: Adriana Mariella
Boston has long been known as an Irish city. But, however much we identify it as such, we know that Boston is not really the homogenous place it’s marketed as-it’s home to an ever-changing, ethnically diverse population of non-Irish, but nonetheless true and proud Bostonians.
News, Column
A Delicate Balance Between Ship And Port, Beauty And Suffering
By: Alex Gaynor
In our lives, we are frequently given the choice to make our world small or extremely vast, and each mindset comes with its own set of blessings and challenges.
Opinions, Column
The Reasons For Service
By: Patrick Angiolillo
With everyone returning to campus from Spring Break, I have already gotten word of the many service trips BC students went on during the break. Volunteering today has, however, become just a part of what many people do to get into college, to put on a resume, or to stand out as an applicant to a program or for an award. This attitude is deeply problematic.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: BC Students Protest At The White House
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I’m not saying I’m not jealous of your tan, but Henry David T would be proud of what went down last week (and Boston College should be, too). Over Spring Break, hundreds of college students were arrested for engaging in civil disobedience by cuffing themselves to the White House fence, as thousands of others cheered them on.
Opinions, Column
Reflections On Appa
By: Emma Vitale
I thought I was strong, that I could avoid it, that it wouldn’t affect me the way it has affected people in the past. But it hit me the moment I embarked on the 12-hour bus ride down to Virginia and has grown deeper every day-I’ve got the Appa high.
Editorials, Opinions
Selection Of Quigley As Provost Will Benefit BC
By: The Heights Editorial Board
David Quigley, dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, will serve as Boston College’s new provost and dean of faculties beginning on June 1, the University announced Tuesday. Quigley, who has been in his current role since 2009, has demonstrated successful leadership of A&S and is a highly qualified choice for the important position of University provost.
Opinions, Editorials
Feminist Coming Out Day Sparks Conversation
By: The Heights Editorial Board
Buttons bearing the provocative message “This is what a feminist looks like” once again appeared all over campus on Monday, marking Boston College’s second annual Feminist Coming Out Day. This year’s Feminist Coming Out Day built upon last year’s by offering a handout with the button, but more can be done in future years to engage a greater portion of the student body.
Opinions, Column
Another Way To Spend Spring Break
By: Jovani Hernandez
Boston College students are expected to be “men and women for others,” but through how many students are St. Ignatius of Loyola’s beliefs actually manifested?
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: Divestment At A Catholic University
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A word of praise for the students who make up the Boston College Fossil Free organization. Sixteen members of BCFF devoted their Spring Break to lobbying in Washington for a more serious approach to this fundamental threat, six of them strenuously enough to get arrested for upsetting politicians.
