The Heights

Home on the Heights: A Freshman’s Guide to On-Campus Activities

Elizabeth Maher • September 7, 2025

Welcome back, Eagles! As the temperature starts to cool and the leaves along Linden Lane begin to change colors, on-campus activities and events are only heating up. For the Boston College Class of...

The Art of Pretending

Lucia Hernandez • April 29, 2025

When I first walked into my Duchesne dorm room, it smelled like someone else’s laundry. Its prison-like walls were marked scratches that promised a story, and so did the dented door. I had inherited just half of it for a year. But I pretended like it had been mine all along.

You Know You Love BC, XOXO, Op Girl

Tabitha Parent • December 5, 2021

Read it and weep, Boston College freshmen. It’s almost the end of the semester, and if you’ve made it this far, you’re almost guaranteed to be a cool 10 pounds lighter from skipping out on meals...

Pennacchio-Harrington: Being a Part of BC, Even Apart From BC

Rita Pennacchio-Harrington • November 3, 2020

Aside from the Weeks of Welcome, classes have been a new and exciting experience across the board. Although I do believe I’ve truly missed the feeling of being in a real classroom, in general, students are very kind and eager to meet others, even over Zoom.

Pennacchio-Harrington: Advice From a Remote Freshman

Rita Pennacchio-Harrington • October 20, 2020

As I said earlier, the key to college is finding balance. And with the right planning, you can find that you have enough time to enjoy both the deep, interesting discussions in your Ecology and Evolution review on Thursdays and the joyous occasion of Facetime Fridays with a friend who lives 2,576 miles away.