The Heights

Herrd: BC’s Savior or Demise?

Olivia Hahn • September 3, 2024

Whether you want to know how dinner at Lower tastes, what the updates of the hockey game are, or the latest piping hot tea from the Boston College student body, Herrd is your one-stop-shop to figure it all out.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Nov. 19

Opinions • November 19, 2023

From our beautiful campus to our treasured friends, we all have something or someone to be grateful for this holiday season. Smile, sleep, eat good food, hold your loved ones close, and enjoy this quick break before we move into finals season.

Bias-Related Incidents Prompt Herrd to Hire More Student Ambassadors

Natalie Arndt and Isabel Sullivan • November 13, 2022

Bias-related incidents on the anonymous social media app Herrd prompted UGBC and University administrators to meet with the platform’s co-founders, according to Jonah Kotzen, the policy coordinator of the Council for Students with Disabilities (CSD).

Student Assembly Passes a Bill to Create a Working Group Addressing Bias-Motivated Speech on Herrd

Will Martino • September 30, 2022

The Student Assembly (SA) unanimously passed a bill intended to combat bias-motivated speech on the anonymous social media app Herrd in its meeting on Tuesday.

Student Association Condemns Anonymous Posts Attacking South Asians

Erin Shannon • February 14, 2022

Boston College’s South Asian Student Association (SASA) released a statement on Wednesday condemning a string of anonymous posts that surfaced last weekend attacking and racially stereotyping South Asians.

Coughing on Campus: The BC Plague

Cameron Walker • October 3, 2021

I remember the night that everything went wrong. Just like every other night, I was sitting in my twin XL bed mindlessly scrolling through social media, responding to emails, and of course, checking Herrd....