Through the early years of the ’30s and ’40s, "The Heights" remained focused on campus issues. During World War II, "The Heights" began to include editorials of greater international focus, including pieces about the draft and the war, though Boston College remained the focal point. Among other issues, "The Heights" wrote heavily about the need for an active student council; "The Heights" first petitioned in 1947, predating the current undergraduate government (UGBC) by a number of years. Before the ’50s, the buildings in the Quad had no official names. What is now Gasson was simply “the tower building,” and what are now Lyons, Devlin, and Fulton were also nameless. "The Heights" suggested naming the buildings after influential figures in the university's history.