The Heights

A Columnist’s Last Goodbye

Archer Parquette • December 3, 2017

Goodbyes are always hard, and one never really gets used to saying them.

"For me, it came in all of those things, and in the people who walked home with me from Heights production, in a blizzard, after a 12-hour work session, with snow stinging our faces and catching in our eyelashes, and stars winking at us from above."

Opting out of SWUG Culture and Focusing on Senior Success

Madeleine Loosbrock • September 19, 2016

SWUGhood is a choice, but the plummeting self-esteem of female students is something that needs work to change. And that work begins with opting out of the washed-up mentality.

Student Pens Open Letter to Admin After Denied a Chance to Walk at Graduation

Kiara Lum • July 25, 2016

Kiara, a rising senior, wanted to walk at this past year's graduation so that her mother, who is suffering from Ovarian cancer, would have the chance to see her graduate. Her request was denied.

Searching for Conclusions

MG Wilson • May 4, 2016

"Graduation is a time of indecision because one world is ending—the “BC bubble” is being popped—and another world is revealing itself."

Before the Last Year at BC, a Reflection on Roads Not Taken

Madeleine Loosbrock • April 24, 2016

It’s a personal choice, and different for each individual, but I am confident at this point in the semester in my decision to stay at BC. I think about the new relationships I’ve formed. I think about the fear, sadness, anxiety, and pain that I’ve learned to overcome on my own.

The Final Countdown: 100 Days to Say Goodbye to Boston College

Emily Sadeghian • January 31, 2016

Emily Sadeghian reflects on her final 100 days of senior year.

What Is It Good For?

Samantha Costanzo • November 23, 2014

We work ourselves into a stressed-out frenzy in college, but what does that really get us in the end?