It is common sense that “To Promote Dialogue, Student Organizations Should Not Invite Prejudiced Speakers,” as The Heights’ Editorial Board wrote on May 3. Unfortunately, Boston College, including The Heights, needs to have a better understanding of what is appropriate and what is not. The Heights claims that Kristan Hawkins gave a “civil” “Lies Feminists…
Reconciling Feminism Within Catholicism
It is a distinct point of pride in my family that we are as Irish Catholic (and French Canadian!) as our names suggest: McCoy, O’Neil, Fealy, Ouellet. My mother frequently amused us with stories about how her parents attended separate Catholic parishes. Just a few blocks apart, one was Irish, the other was French, and…
Halsey Fights with Feminism Through ‘Nightmare’
Halsey joined the discourse about women’s rights and feminism over the weekend with the release of her latest single, “Nightmare.”
An Open Letter to Kristan Hawkins
“We’re saying she has rights, and that she can use them as she pleases.”
Sarah Kay Keynotes Women’s Summit
Kay, a spoken word poet, headlined the annual event, which also featured workshops led by various female figures who are a part of the BC community.
Schlozman Shakes Up Political Science Dept. Since ’74
Schlozman published an article about sexual harassment on college campuses in 1991.
Markey Urges Students to Stay Active After March for Our Lives
Markey explained that part of the reason the March for Our Lives was so powerful was that it focused entirely on the next generation of leaders.
Encouraging Empowerment On and Off Campus
“But the more marches I attend and upsetting accusations I read in the news, my part in this change grows increasingly elusive.”
Expanding Our Political Perspectives
“Although our first instincts are to argue, dismiss, or ignore the solutions to political problems lie in listening, and asking questions with the goal of gaining a fuller understanding.”
Christina Hoff Sommers Wants to ‘Make Feminism Great Again’
Sommers began her talk by jokingly declaring the room a “safe space” and describing herself as a “white, Jewish, cisgender, neurotypical woman with a non-gender conforming dog.”