The Heights

To Be as Still as the Shoe Shining Man: Part One

Emmbrooke Flather • September 30, 2025

Years ago, I was lucky enough to learn a lesson that takes most people an entire lifetime to discover: the most significant factor contributing to our happiness are the people we choose to surround...

Beaumier Emphasizes the Importance of Friendship and Forming Bonds at Agape Latte

Riley Del Sesto and Nic Petrosino • September 25, 2024

Casey Beaumier, S.J., does not sign off his emails with a standard pleasantry. Instead, he ends them with “Your Friend.” Beaumier said that love is not always shared equally amongst people.

The (Limiting) Language of Love

Makayla Hickey • February 18, 2024

So how can love span both mutual and unreciprocated feelings, encompass romance and platonism, and be both given and felt? By using the word in such a variety of ways, we are simultaneously overgeneralizing and severely restricting love in our language.

The Setup for a Scheme: Part 1

Emmbrooke Flather • January 24, 2024

A scheme is a secret, systematic plan developed over an extended timeframe, aiming to create joy for others. It culminates in one giant “reveal” moment.

Live, Love, Dutch Blitz!

Olivia Franceschini • December 3, 2023

When the cards fly and the game rapidly unfolds, nothing else really matters. Your brain is so absorbed with numbers and colors that you can’t possibly think about anything else.

Laundry Politics and the Great Laundry Debate of Gonzaga Hall

Elise Jarvis • February 19, 2023

On a weekend night that should’ve featured chaotic decisions, my friends and I instead gathered for a debate. Under the fluorescent lights of Gonzaga Hall, we discussed a critical subject: the politics of the laundry room.

Broken (Lollipop) Hearts and Hope

Makayla Hickey • February 12, 2023

I won’t lie and say that Valentine’s Day is something I’m looking forward to this year. I know it won’t be filled with the type of romance you read about in Jane Austen novels, but I’ve at least learned how to make it bearable.

Finding Happiness and Relief Through Relationships

Mahima Menghani • March 14, 2018

"Maintaining old friendships and gaining new ones means striking a balance between focusing on schoolwork and focusing on our well-being."

Thank You, and Goodbye

Shannon Kelly • December 4, 2017

Shannon Kelly sings bye bye to The Heights, it's the day Features died.

The Art of Friendship: A Sunday for Bio Labs and Coloring Books

Kayla Fernando • May 2, 2016

Assistant Features Editor Kayla Fernando left Blick Art Materials with more than cardstock, glue sticks, and a coloring book.

Embracing Our Friends, or Moving On

John Miotti • February 24, 2016

Parts of BC, from our poor housing system to our competitive personalities, make students doubt the strength of their friendships.

Housing and Finding Friendship

Dan Gazzola • December 6, 2015

Starting freshman year, friends are segmented by living arrangements. If we want to find the people we get along with the best, we have to actively seek them out.