HPV Doesn’t Care if You’re Catholic: Reproductive Autonomy, Health, and Access

Elizabeth Pozniakova • March 9, 2025

No woman has ever benefited from knowing less about her body. Alarmingly, being under-informed can have serious consequences for women biologically. An unsophisticated, high-school-level education on female anatomy and physiology can affect her studies and even her success.

SSH Offers Reasonable Compromise for Contraceptive Distribution

The Heights Editorial Board • March 19, 2018

"Moreover, it is a pragmatic solution to students’ interest in receiving contraceptives and the University’s Jesuit Catholic values."

SSH’s Potential Condom Distribution Service Proposes Pragmatic Alternative

The Heights Editorial Board • March 1, 2018

"Since students have clearly expressed their desire for accessible contraceptive resources, partnering with this separate condom distribution service is a good alternative."

LTE: In Response To “Survey Indicates Need for Sexual Health Referendum”

Letters • February 18, 2018

"I am sure these students believe their cause is just. However, the reality is that if they ever got their way, it would cause more damage to this university then they could possibly realize."

Survey Indicates Need for Sexual Health Referendum

The Heights Editorial Board • February 4, 2018

"These numbers, although not completely representative of the student population, reveal that an alarming number of students do not practice safe sexual activity."

How the BC Women’s Center Creates a Safe Space for All

Layla Aboukhater • April 10, 2016

The Women's Center has come a long way from its founding in the bathroom next to Eagle's Nest.

A Motion for Administrative Change on Sexual Education

Leigh Channell • April 4, 2016

The undergraduate government's Student Assembly held a meeting, spearheaded by Collin Pratt, MCAS ’17, and John Daniell, MCAS ’17, as an attempt to open a dialogue concerning UGBC and the official Boston College administration’s stance on conversations about sex on campus.

Sexual Health Proposal is Strong Step Toward Change

The Heights Editorial Board • April 4, 2016

"After years of struggling to bring these issues to light, the proposal is a positive step for the future of UGBC’s executive council."