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Vol. CIV, No. 5 © 2022, The Heights, Inc. www.bcheights.com Established 1919
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
OPINIONS
ARTS
Columnist Alexa Piedra reflects on the pressure to change in college and how to stay true to yourself.
Music Guild launches Tiny Dorm Series, showcasing student musicians performing in their dorms.
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Budd To Speak at BC Law Commencement By Alexis Thomas Heights Staff
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African Student Organization Hosts Annual Fashion Show See A9
Magazine
Aspiring lawyers of the Boston College Law School Class of 2022 will have their final academic year capped with a commencement speech on May 27 from Kimberly S. Budd, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). “She is very impressive,” Alexandra Levay, BC Law ’22, said. “She has a very diverse experience, especially in law firms and public interest work. For law students, her story is inspirational for how we want to build our careers.” Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker nominated Budd to the Massachusetts SJC as an associate justice in 2016. In 2020, Baker nominated
Budd to be the court’s chief justice, and once confirmed, Budd became the first African American woman to serve in the position. Osman Yasin, BC Law ’22, said Budd’s experience as a woman on the court is also a source of inspiration among law students. “People talk about how women, especially in law, can never become partners or get too far,” Yasin said. “Unfortunately, [women] aren’t valued as much compared to their potential male colleagues.” According to Diane Ring, interim dean at BC Law, the law school looks for the brightest minds of the legal field when choosing a commencement speaker.
See Budd, A3
Sports
Love On The Heights Arranges Blind Dates By Georgina Lee Heights Staff
Finding love on the Heights can be a difficult task for many students at Boston College. When Valentine’s Day rolls around, many BC students may avoid the multitude of couples’ dedication posts on social media, wishing they had a special someone of their own to celebrate with. This year, the headache of wanting to find the perfect match may come with a remedy—thanks to BC’s Love On The Heights. Inspired by his parents’ blind-date love story, current Wake Forest University senior Ted Middleton sought to create Theia, an organization that would promote a positive dating culture on college campuses by organizing personalized and low-pressure double dates, according to its website. Middleton and three other classmates launched Dating Deacons, Theia’s first affiliate, at Wake Forest
University in January 2020. Theia is now the parent company that has sparked the quest to find love through blind double dates at a total of nine college campuses across the country. Its most recent affiliate? BC. Looking to expand the Theia organization, Middleton was put in contact with Antonio Imbriano, CSOM ’23, through a mutual friend. When asked if he’d be interested in working with Theia and introducing blind double dates to BC, Imbriano quickly agreed. Imbriano said that Love On The Heights uses a combination of both an algorithm and a human matchmaker to pair people together. “Dating culture here is the worst, the absolute worst, and the idea is just to introduce a casual way to increase that dating community,” Imbriano said.
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Eagles Defeat Syracuse in Regular Season Finale Senior Cameron Swartz surpasses 1,000 career points See A12