The Heights

Panel of Students Talks Unwritten Rules of Social Media

Isabel Faherty • November 12, 2017

“Let’s just face it, we’re in a digital world and we’re not going to be going back,” Sarah Swallow, MCAS ’18, said.

Colonialism Influenced Beauty Standards, Activist Says

Isabel Fenoglio • November 9, 2017

“I used to look in the mirror everyday and hate my reflection,” Kelly said. “It’s something I still struggle with to this day.”

Students Discuss Breaking Down Social, Physical Barriers for Disabled Students

Joan Kennedy • October 27, 2016

Students discussed their experience with media representation of disabled people. They found that these representations are often of the “token person in the wheelchair,” which is a limited image of what disability looks like.

Craig Ford Talks About the Voices in His Head

Julia Sandquist • October 27, 2016

On Monday night, Craig Ford talked about gender stereotypes and the negative effects they can have on men and women’s body images.

First Openly Transgender Man in the Military Talks Activist Work

Katherine Murphy • October 27, 2016

Shane Ortega was not allowed to participate in active duty because he was transgender. He went on to help advocate for the lifting of the ban, which was passed this past July.

Jean Kilbourne Attacks Ads Exploiting The Female Body

Sophie Reardon • November 12, 2015

The filmmaker and advocate spoke Wednesday as part of Love Your Body Week.

Women’s Center, University Prepare For 15th Annual Love Your Body Week

Brigid Kelley • November 9, 2015

The Women's Center and two student leaders gear up for this year's upcoming "Love Your Body Week."

Inside Ben Flythe’s ‘Embodied Stories’

Madeleine D’Angelo • November 9, 2015

“I wanted to to convey this sense of classic beauty, especially highlighting the fact that there are so many diverse people,” Flythe explains.

Fourteen BC Women Confront Notions Of ‘The Good Body’

Summer Lin • November 17, 2014

As the culminating event of Love Your Body Week, The Women’s Center presented ‘The Good Body,’ a play written by ‘Vagina Monologues’ author Eve Ensler.

Students Discuss Culture And Identity Through Slam Poetry

Carolyn Freeman • November 13, 2014

Lily Myers's poem “Shrinking Women” went viral on YouTube and won the “Best Love Poem” award at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

Founder Of ‘I Am That Girl’ Reflects On Empowerment During Love Your Body Week

Archer Parquette • November 13, 2014

Alexis Jones is the founder of I Am That Girl—a non-profit whose goal is to promote wellness and self-love for girls across the world—and spoke to students as a part of Love Your Body Week, co-sponsored by UGBC, I Am That Girl (IATG) at BC, and Women in Business (WIB).

On Breaking The Male Stigma At BC

Alex Gaynor • November 13, 2014

If you’re a female on campus this week, you’ve probably heard about the Women’s Center’s Love Your Body Week. If you’re a male, you probably heard about the events, and then proceeded to go about your everyday business, since “women’s issues” don’t concern you.