Led by John Ring, class of 1920, the first "Heights" debuted as a weekly newspaper on November 19, 1919 at a mere four pages, becoming the smallest college newspaper at the time. "The Heights" received funding from the school and ran stories about student clubs, sporting events, and lectures on campus. The first board declared "The Heights" a “news organ” that would live up to the “purity and ruggedness” of its name. Notably, in 1920, an editorial ran suggesting that the mascot of BC be an eagle; the Eagle remains the mascot of Boston College.