The mental health conversation is the loudest it’s ever been and everyone has something to say. The internet has revolutionized how openly we talk about mental health, but this revolution was not without its consequences.
Column, Opinions
Phone Usage: A Gateway to Mindlessness?
While it may be entertaining to watch content and multitask, our phone makes us increasingly comfortable with splitting our attention. From walking to eating to brushing our teeth, our phones have wormed their way into every small activity to the point where we cannot be fully present throughout an entire day.
Opinions, Column
The Trap of the TikTok “Day in the Life”
Like many others, I have found myself enthralled with TikTok “day in the life” videos. And it’s not a good habit.
Top Story, On Campus, News
Posts Featuring CJBC, Divestment Removed During EcoPledge Takeover of BC’s Instagram Story
When EcoPledge Co-President Maureen Kelly took over the Boston College Instagram story at the Earth Day fair on Friday afternoon, no one gave her any restrictions about what content to post, she said. But when Kelly posted a video of Climate Justice at BC (CJBC) explaining its mission and advocating for BC to divest from fossil fuels, it was taken down immediately, she said.
Opinions, Column
Romanticizing Life: Just a Trend?
In a world where working yourself to exhaustion is respected as part of “the grind,” it is important to create moments of peace.
Opinions, Column
Saving Instagram, One Swipe at a Time
You’ve probably read a dozen articles like this before: “Instagram linked to depression,” “Social media leads to decline in self-esteem,” “Snapchat crushes your soul”—each and every one being more dire than the last. And they usually end with “DELETE SOCIAL MEDIA NOW!” What they fail to recognize is how unrealistic those expectations are, especially as a college student.
Opinions, Op-Ed
Our Free Speech Problem
As Olivia Strong reported in a Heights article last semester, Boston College fared extremely poorly in the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) ranking of free speech on campus—151th out of the 159 colleges included in the survey. Our ranking in this widely disseminated study is embarrassing. Far more disturbing, though, is what the…
Opinions, Column
The Best Advice I Never Took
A few weeks before moving into college, one of my best friends’ mom gave me a piece of advice that I still kick myself for ignoring: “You should delete social media for a few months, just until you get adjusted to college. Knowing what everyone else is doing can really hurt.” My friend’s mom, a…
Features
Recent BC Graduate Helps Students Handle Their Handles
“Instead of asking someone for their Snapchat or Instagram, or whatever platform they have, you can get your information with one clean phrase, ‘What’s your Duffeltag?’ [and smooth] out the awkwardness of connecting with people.”
News, Top Story, Athletics
Jarmond Gathers Input from Students at P.A.C.E. Discussion
At the first P.A.C.E. event, Martin Jarmond listened to numerous ideas from students and also touched on the status of the Greater Heights campaign that he launched earlier this year.
