The Heights

Finding Yourself Outside the Flow

Vaughn Feighan • October 28, 2018

Going with the flow is ultimately detrimental to our personal well being because “the flow” is a stream of thoughts/actions/norms/values that ensnare us all.

Living in a Post-Truth World

Kate Colombo • October 28, 2018

How can something this seemingly moderate lead to the vitriolic aggression between the two parties that we see today?

Expecting the Best Gets You Success

Shannon Lyons • October 28, 2018

Too often we forget that we can ignore our own logic and empirical insights—we can resist the urge to assume that our past mistakes will inevitably recur in the future.

Calling an Inactive Demographic to Action

Robert Walmsley • October 28, 2018

In my experience asking those my age why they choose not to exercise their right, most avoid straight-up claiming they couldn’t care less.

Learning to Say What You Mean

Anna Long • October 28, 2018

It’s a matter that comes to fruition in our language, but exists in every part of our life.

One Comma, Two Comma, Red Comma, Beluga Comma: TU/TD

TU/TD • October 21, 2018

Their bulbous heads, unusually pigmented skin, and (notice the Oxford comma) overall happy demeanors contribute to their undeniable uniqueness and beauty compared to other sea creatures.

Die-In Proves Necessary Action to Continue Movement For Diversity

The Heights Editorial Board • October 21, 2018

Last year’s march occurred with the intention that the University would do something in response.

LTE: In Response to “Students Hold Die-In on Quad on Anniversary of Silence is Still Violence

Letters • October 21, 2018

While Boston College students have expressed a need for more comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for decades, the events of last fall made it painfully clear that the University still has a long road ahead.

Guest Column: A Letter to the Dean Calling for a Reconsideration of BC’s Alcohol Policy

Grace Christenson • October 21, 2018

If I’m going to get the same punishment for not drinking as I would for drinking, then why don’t I just drink like everyone else?

On the Militarization of the Police

Sabel Flynn • October 21, 2018

The parallels between the slave patrol and modern policing are frightening and include mass incarceration and an extensive history of police brutality.

Nicomachean and Nicotine Ethics: Considering the Morality of the JUUL

Luis Fialho • October 21, 2018

Would our theology professors have anything to say about using refilled pods? Would our philosophy professors even care?

Recognizing Generational Criticisms

Benjamin Errichetti • October 21, 2018

It seemed as though the generational divide was entirely arbitrary, or at the very least some sort of misunderstanding.