By: Devon Sanford
Studying abroad isn’t all wine and sightseeing, but the frustrating moments are still part of what makes the experience so rewarding.
Column
Where Have All The Bubblers Gone?
By: Corinne Duffy
Hide and seek is over, and it’s time for the drinking fountains–sorry, bubblers–on campus to show themselves.
Column
Marathon Training Becomes Game Of Mind Over Matter
By: Kendra Kumor
Mind over matter has never meant so much now that marathon training is in full swing.
Opinions, Column
Some Music To Consider
By: Victoria Mariconti
You listen to it occasionally when you study. You’ve probably been subjected to it in a too-warm concert hall full of the “elderly” (the 45-plus population). It is classical music.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
Introduction To Cynicism
Yes, you’re correct-UGBC election season is one of the most trying times to be a Boston College student. UGBC is supposed to come to us, the students, but if it doesn’t, let’s go to it. If you think that we’re better off by ignoring UGBC or isolating it as an unrepresentative voice of the students, you’re wrong.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: Thankful For Campus School Decision
We are thankful to the senior administration of Boston College who not only listened but heard the voices of the parents, faculty, and volunteers of the Campus School as well as BC alumni who spoke on our children’s behalf.
Opinions, Editorials
UGBC Campaigning Needs Better Oversight
By: The Heights Editorial Board
This year saw significant changes in elections structure-the actual campaign period was limited to 10 days, there was no primary vote, and the Elections Committee introduced new sanctioning guidelines. The changes did not entirely eliminate campaigning issues, though.
Opinions, Editorials
BC Must Reevaluate Its Core Revision Process
By: The Heights Editorial Board
Last spring, Boston College brought in an outside consulting firm to help develop a plan for a new core curriculum. Last year’s Core Renewal Committee developed a new plan, heavily focused on interdisciplinary courses, that was meant to be piloted beginning in the fall of 2013. The new core structure was not implemented, however, and it now appears that the University has returned to the drawing board.
Opinions, Column
New Age Advertising
By: Stephen Sikora
If you’re a sports fan, you’ve likely noticed a recent trend that started on ESPN and has since been utilized and tweaked by multiple sports networks. During a typical sports broadcast, every few minutes a small rectangle featuring an advertiser’s logo will first appear on the left of ESPN’s bottom line and will subsequently make its way over to the right corner, where it stays anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or two.
