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BC Must Stop Mistaking Comfort for Compassion

Magali De La Sancha • November 4, 2025

At Boston College, silence has become the safest language to speak. A few weeks ago, I recorded a video of a man shouting a racial slur at Black students outside St. Mary’s. I hesitated before sharing it. I did not hesitate because I doubted what I saw, but because I was afraid of what might happen to me if I reported it.

A Message To Prospective Students: Boston College Is Still Homophobic

Scott Baker • April 11, 2021

With the approaching May 1 deadline for high school seniors to decide whether or not to accept an offer of admission to Boston College, some students may find themselves wondering what navigating college...

Solnit Speaks on the Violence Behind Voicelessness

Celia Carbone and Nestoras Apodiakos • October 28, 2018

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit spoke on the silencing of women and altering of reality in the context of today’s political climate on Wednesday evening.

In Pictures: Students Hold Die-In on Quad on Anniversary of Silence is Still Violence

News • October 18, 2018

The Heights photo editors captured student protesters staging a “die-in” on the Quad on Thursday afternoon to challenge “the various forms of oppression upheld through a culture [of] institutional passivity” at BC.

UPDATE: Students Hold Die-In on Quad on Anniversary of Silence is Still Violence

Owen Fahy • October 18, 2018

Student protesters staged a “die-in” on the Quad on Thursday afternoon to challenge “the various forms of oppression upheld through a culture [of] institutional passivity” at BC, according to a release from Black Eagles Matter.

BC Continues to Emphasize Diversifying Faculty

Jack Miller and Owen Fahy • September 17, 2018

Almost a year after the “Silence is Still Violence” march, Boston College is staring down several obstacles that stand in the way of a more diverse and representative faculty, but according to figures, BC has one of the most diverse faculties of its peer schools.

Scorsese’s Passion Project Punishes Prayers With Persecution

Jacob Schick • January 18, 2017

Faced with brutal persecution, a Jesuit priest grapples with faith while his prayers go unanswered in Scorsese's latest passion project, Silence.