GCal Culture and the Death of Spontaneity

Jaya Gautam • April 15, 2025

A couple months ago, I ran into a friend of mine at Hillside. I hadn’t seen her in a while, so I proposed dinner plans at some point that week. “I’d love to,” she responded. “But let me check my GCal …” In seconds, her computer was open, and Google Calendar (colloquially referred to as GCal) was pulled up.

Newton Campus’ Comfort is Relative

Lucia Hernandez • December 4, 2024

“Who decides what comfort is, anyway?” I find myself asking this when one of the students from Upper makes fun of my current living situation.

Are We Compromising Our Inner Child?

Pat Connell • November 5, 2024

Two summers ago, I had one of the best nights of college I can recall. My buddy Seamus and I were invited to our friend’s 21st birthday party. And—full disclosure—we were the James Michael Tylers of the cast of Friends. We knew it and our friend knew it. We were the outside crew. But, knowing where we stood, we agreed it could be fun, so why not go?

Boston College: The School for Sisyphus

Pat Connell • November 6, 2023

It’s that time of year again. No, it’s not time to go apple picking, carve a pumpkin, or even be thankful for our friends and family. In many ways, we’ve skipped past that. Instead, Boston College students went straight to spending our time talking about housing plans for next year.

Carpe the Living Daylights Out of Every Diem

Emmbrooke Flather • October 28, 2023

I fundamentally disagree with the idea of “finding” happiness. I believe you should make your own happiness, no matter where you are.

Hello, Heights!

Pat Connell • September 17, 2023

There is no harm in just simply saying hi. You actually never know if it just might make somebody’s day. So, start greeting people this semester.

The Ticking Bomb: A Warning About Friend Group Culture at BC

Veronica Redlitz • May 1, 2023

I have been disenchanted with the exclusive, territorial friend group culture that pervades student life at Boston College. It leads to broken friendships and hurt hearts—both within and outside of the friend groups we create. Let me share my story with you.

The Show Must Go On

Matthew Ablondi • April 2, 2023

I felt like I was reminiscing with a departing friend as we all sat around recounting our favorite jokes and picking which episode to watch next, knowing the show would soon exist only in my memories.

The Sophomore Condition

Mary Perez • March 19, 2023

People change. That’s a big part of what college is for: self-development and personality exploration. These are the years we decide who we want to be, and more practically, who we are going to be.

Extracting Whimsy from the Mundane: the Manic Pixie Dream Girl’s Guide to Valentine’s Day

Punnya Kalapurakkel • February 14, 2023

Although I can wholeheartedly understand the anti-Valentine’s sentiment—my forever valentine is none other than my dear mother—I cannot say that I feel the same. Valentine’s Day has always been my favorite holiday.

‘Downhill Lullaby,’ ‘Friends,’ and More in New Singles

Gio Lavoile • March 31, 2019

Sky Ferreira, Flume, and Lil Uzi Vert all released new singles this week.

Appreciating BC After Studying Abroad

Marta Seitz • February 18, 2018

"Soon enough, you’ll be tossed into the world as a new graduate with a full time job and rent payments, and you will crave those study days in O’Neill with stacks of case studies to read alongside your goofy best friends from freshman year."