By: The Heights Editorial Board
Peter Folan, BC ’97, was tapped by Catholic Memorial School last week to serve as its fourth president. While Folan’s departure marks a loss for FYE and the University, it is also a prestigious opportunity for which Folan deserves recognition.
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It’s approaching two years since I graduated from Boston College, a fact with which I have finally come to terms. You will always carry your memories of BC, but BC will march forward without even noticing that you are gone. However, there is one exception. BC will always remember you as a source of money.
By: The Heights Editorial Board
This year saw the rollout of the Gold Pass, an electronic ticket for access to all BC sporting events at a single price. While successful in its inaugural year, the Gold Pass still has some problems that the athletics department should work to resolve.
Matthew Alonsozana’s Feb. 5 op-ed betrays its supposed intent for “a more sustainable BC.” We in BC Fossil Free (BCFF) have the same goal, but we understand that such actions will do little to address the deepening climate crisis jeopardizing our future. As we correct some of Alonsozana’s mischaracterizations, we hope you will come to understand why young people on campus have been pushing for divestment and, more generally, fighting for climate justice.
By: Ben Olcott
The classics major, one of the last, is staring into the black depths of UIS. People say it’s ancient, UIS, but he knows that word. The word itself, the construction of it, he knows, too.
By: Tiffany Ashtoncourt
Time is one of the few things that every sentient creature on Earth experiences equally, in the sense that every minute and day is the same for all and more can’t be bought. In addition, it is the only state of being that we experience that is totally ours to do with as we wish, for time is what the events of our life are made of.
By: Jaclyn Susskind
As the 2014 Winter Olympics have now come to a close, we have the privilege of reflecting on this year’s games. The biggest question I have come to ask myself is, was Sochi the right choice?
By: Adriana Mariella
We are not saviors. We all suffer in some way, and in that mutual suffering is the unfathomable kinship of mankind.
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.
