The Heights

Sennott Talks Legacy of Afghanistan, U.S. War on Terror

Shruthi Sriram and Aditya Rao • October 3, 2021

Students and professors alike settled into the plush armchairs of the Connolly House on Wednesday evening for the journalism program’s first in-person event since the start of the pandemic.

Twenty Years Later, Newtonians Remember Those Lost on Sept. 11

Julia Remick and Maggie Leahy • September 12, 2021

Twenty years ago, eight Newtonians lost their lives in the tragic events of Sept. 11. Twenty years later, Newtonians gathered in front of the fire department headquarters and around the Sept. 11 memorial. Together they remembered the lives lost on that day.

20 Years Later: Boston College Remembers Alumni Who Died on 9/11

Victor Stefanescu, Amy Palmer, Erin Shannon, Emma Dawson, Grace Beneke, and Ethan Raye • September 10, 2021

Continuing to Recognize Sept. 11

John Miotti • November 19, 2015

A moment of recognition for the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 was rejected last week at the University of Minnesota, and the implications of the decision deserves analysis.

How Soon Is Too Soon? ‘SNL’ Pushing The Limits of Comedy

Grace Godvin • November 6, 2014

Chris Rock jokes about the Boston Marathon Bombing on SNL, which makes us wonder: will it always be "too soon"?

Remembering To ‘Never Forget’ 9/11

Michelle Tomassi • September 10, 2014

Sept. 11 may have "happened" in 2001, but it also "happens" every year, too, since we were reminded since that tragic day to “never forget.”