The Heights

★★★★★ The story of genre-defying band Twenty One Pilots’ new album, Breach, really begins 10 years ago, with the 2015 release of their first chart-topping album, Blurryface. Since then, the band has been building not just a discography, but a world, spanning a decade of albums, music videos, and lore.  Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph plays Clancy, the protagonist of Twenty One … [Read more...] about Twenty One Pilots Closes a Chapter in ‘Breach’

There are several American institutions who have forever ruined their reputation by folding to the Trump Administration. This past July, Columbia University, for example, agreed to pay a $200 million settlement to the federal government to reinstate their federal research funding. Additionally, they agreed to overhaul their DEI initiatives and Middle Eastern studies … [Read more...] about The Sin of Silence

Fitz and the Tantrums will headline the annual Stokes Set concert, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) announced in an Instagram video posted on Friday morning. The concert will be held on Stokes Lawn on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m. The Los Angeles band is known for “Out of My League,” which has garnered nearly 1 billion streams on Spotify. They also have a series of other … [Read more...] about Fitz and the Tantrums To Headline 2025 Stokes Set

Arkansas’ kill to go up 8–4 in the fourth set put Boston College volleyball in unfamiliar territory.  Up until Tuesday night’s matchup, the Eagles had yet to lose a single set in their 5–0 start. But now, their backs were up against the wall, down 2–1 and already facing a four-point deficit.  BC (6–0) wouldn’t back down yet, though, rattling off a 21–7 run to win the fourth set … [Read more...] about BC Picks Up Five-Set Win Over Arkansas, Continues Undefeated Season

As Alessandra Veveiros was preparing to move back to campus, she was also planning the Office of Sustainability’s fall semester activities—until a week before move-in, when she learned that Boston College would be downsizing the Office of Sustainability and cutting her internship. “I got an email just being like, ‘Hey, can you get on a call?’ so I got on the call, and I went … [Read more...] about “A Corporate University”: Former Program Director, Interns React to Office of Sustainability Cuts

The Newton Public Schools Teaching and Learning Department is launching a new, tiered model for middle school parent-teacher conferences this school year, it announced at a Newton School Committee meeting on Monday. “This proposal here is a tiered response to a conference schedule that, at the core, does increase what all families receive from us mid-year,” said Maria Kolbe, … [Read more...] about Newton Public Schools Launches New, Tiered Approach to Parent-Teacher Conferences

The stage was shrouded in darkness following the end of atmospheric filler music, when a series of notes rang out from an invisible piano. The audience looked on expectantly and, just a few seconds later, the lights came on. But almost nothing was revealed. Bob Dylan, hooded and largely hidden behind his grand piano, had arrived.  In addition to Dylan’s black outfit, which … [Read more...] about Bob Dylan In Fine Form for Massachusetts Performance

Boston College volleyball has now won four straight games. Not just that—the Eagles have delivered four straight shutout victories to begin their season.   BC (4–0) kept its undefeated streak going with a win over Little Rock (2–4) on Sunday night, sweeping the Trojans 3–0.  The Eagles were dominant, registering 12 kills in the first set, then 13 in both the second and the … [Read more...] about BC Sweeps Little Rock, Stays Undefeated to Start Season

Students spotted a marked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle on Boston College’s Lower Campus in the afternoon hours of Saturday, though no operations occurred on campus. “BC Police confirmed that a marked ICE vehicle was seen off campus on Fr. Herlihy Way and St. Thomas More Road,” University Spokesman Jack Dunn wrote in a statement to The Heights. “The vehicle … [Read more...] about Marked ICE Vehicle Spotted on BC’s Campus Amid Heightened Immigration Operations