‘We Can Become Winners in Our Own Right’: Bishop of Hong Kong Embraces Inclusivity as Class of 2024 Commencement Speaker

Annika Engelbrecht • May 22, 2024

Bishop of Hong Kong, Stephen Chow, S.J., urged the Class of 2024 to seek out inclusivity and meaningful dialogue amid an increasingly fractured world during his commencement address on Monday morning.

Whatever You Live Will Be Life

Olivia Franceschini • April 28, 2024

In the spring of 2020, a few months before I was an official Boston College student in the Class of 2024, I was a disenchanted high school senior with no idea of what the future might hold. I was perpetually tired, perennially anxious, and in desperate need of direction.

Class of 2024 Feedback Form Solicits Student Input for Proposed Senior Events

Lucy Freeman • September 25, 2023

Boston College seniors received an email on Sunday morning titled “Class of 2024 Let’s Celebrate You,” prompting them to provide feedback on proposed additional senior class events.

A Love Letter to Walsh Hall

Cameron Walker • January 26, 2022

In the quiet of my suburban home over break, I had the opportunity to do lots of thinking. There is nothing like a month at home with few scheduled obligations and inconsistent responsibilities to bring...

Boston College Should Better Incorporate the Class of 2024, Implement Programming

The Heights Editorial Board • September 26, 2021

Boston College should make a concerted effort to better incorporate the Class of 2024 into the BC community. So far, BC has largely neglected the Class of 2024, whose college experience thus far has been...

MLE Residents Report Pattern of Harassment in Xavier Hall

Haley Hockin, Julia Kiersznowski, and Megan Kelly • February 5, 2021

Destiny Gonzalez returned to her dorm in Xavier Hall around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday night to a commotion on the third floor.

Bruce Springsteen to Speak at Freshman Convocation

Madeleine Romance • May 7, 2020

Bruce Springsteen, author of the memoir Born to Run, will address the Class of 2024 at the First Year Academic Convocation on Sept. 10 in Conte Forum.

With Enrollment Deadline Approaching, Students Commit to BC Without Visiting Campus

Abby Hunt • April 28, 2020

By the time high school senior Alex Park found out he had been accepted into Boston College, it was too late for him to visit campus.

BC Accepts 24 Percent of Class of 2024 Applicants

Colleen Martin • March 24, 2020

Of the 29,400 students who applied this academic year, 24 percent were admitted—a 3-point drop from the 27 percent acceptance rate BC has held for the past two years.