Opinions
Black Lives Matter.
The Heights is appalled and saddened by the killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the countless other instance...
Opinions
Boston College Was Inefficient in Communicating With Students, Faculty, and Staff Regarding Closing
Boston College has communicated inefficiently with students, staff, and faculty regarding coronavirus. Administrators have been slow to announce updat...
Opinions
BC Should Divest From Fossil Fuels
The Heights calls on Boston College to divest from fossil fuel companies. Divestment is an opportunity for BC to be an ethical leader among Jesuit and...
Opinions
Elections Committee Should Increase Transparency and Clarify Sanctioning Guidelines
The Elections Committee’s sanctions changed the outcome of the 2020 Undergraduate Government of Boston College election. The EC handed down seemingly ...
Editorials
‘The Heights’ Endorses John Gehman and Leonardo Escobar for UGBC President and Vice President
The Heights endorses candidates John Gehman, MCAS ’21, and Leonardo Escobar, MCAS ’22, for the 2020 Undergraduate Government of Boston College preside...
Opinions
Newton Ordinance on Single-Use Bags Helps BC Students to be More Climate-Conscious
A City of Newton ordinance requiring businesses over 3500 sq. ft. to provide paper bags instead of plastic bags to customers went into effect Jan. 8. ...
Opinions
BC Republicans’ Choice to Invite Klavan Unproductive, Needlessly Divisive
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Andrew Klavan, a writer and conservative talk show host, gave a lecture at Boston College entitled “The Art of Being Free.” The ev...
Opinions
NCAA Proposal to Pay College Athletes Crafted to Buy NCAA Time, Not to Implement Significant Change
The NCAA’s top decision-makers voted unanimously on Tuesday that the association would start to consider modifying its rule that currently exempts stu...
Opinions
To Compete with Top-Ranking Institutions, BC Should Take Koch Foundation’s Funding
The Boston College political science department is in ongoing deliberations about potentially establishing a new program that would focus on U.S. fore...
