This is the third installment of Civil Discourse, a column in which columnists Helen Nguyen and Aidan Quealy share their perspectives on a political story or event covered by The Heights. In this edition of Civil Discourse, Nguyen and Quealy reflect on the place of civil discourse at Boston College.

I know my nerds, geeks, and artsy kids are out there, but we’re often quiet about it. Why? I have a handful of theories.

The rose-tinted version of reality that BC feeds us is far from the truth: We have all been bait-and-switched out of the education we deserve.

What does it mean to be a Boston College student? This was the question that instructors posed to me my first week here at BC. This is the question that all new freshmen are asked when they come and...