By: Tiffany Ashtoncourt
Committed at the most clandestine hours of the night with only the individual and his or her computer as witnesses, you know those who have done it and you’re probably one of them, too-let’s talk about procrastination. Procrastination is a little difficult to talk about, not only because of how personally it affects people, but also because of how much of a paradox it is.
By: Ben Olcott
Discourse, and this is my Clark Kentish definition, is the set of and interplay between words and tones in specific contexts. Discourses provide texture to fundamental social structures for better or for worse.
By: Jaclyn Susskind
By the end of this month, Attorney General Eric Holder will make his final decision whether to seek the death penealty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, responsible for the April bombing in Boston. And so, the question of justice is brought in. Would the death penalty provide the people of Boston and America a sense of fair play?
BC is known for its hills, but not many students can appreciate this unique aspect of campus.
By: Andrea D’Avila
Dear befuddled college kids: if you haven’t quite found the path to enlightenment yet, this letter is for you.
By: Stephen Sikora
You might not know it, but Boston College used to be a pretty good basketball school.
By: Kristy Barnes
With just one Sunday to go, it is time to start planning parties, practicing your Hail Mary spiral, and digging out that old favorite jersey. That’s right, folks, Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner!
By: The Heights Editorial Board
There was only one team of candidates running for the positions of UGBC president and executive vice president when the registration period closed last Thursday, according to an email that the Elections Committee (EC) sent out to the entire student body on Monday. The EC has confirmed that at least one other team has registered since the application process reopened, which is a good sign, as an uncontested election would not have
By: Victoria Mariconti
Faced with the prospect of an ambitious and exciting junior spring, I have recently devoted a fair amount of time to reflecting on why I do what I do, why I have made the choices that have charted the course for my semester. My reflections have consistently retreated to recalled excerpts from Blaise Pascal’s Pensees.
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The Student Involvement Fair has the potential to initiate organizational involvement that will flourish into something great. We encourage all students to attend in order to learn more about joining the many different organizations of BC that are happy to have new members.
