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 | | Its charter was among the first documents to stipulate that the institution "from its inception shall be open to youths of any faith," a policy since expanded to include those "of no religious faith at all." |
 | | Boston College is called The Heights, a reference to both its lofty aspirations — the college motto is "Ever to Excel" — and its location on Chestnut Hill, or "University Heights" as the area was initially designated. |
 | | The name has lent itself to a number of campus organizations — including the principal student newspaper, The Heights — and to those affiliated with the university: BC students were universally called "Heightsmen" until 1925 when Mary C. Mellyn became the first "Heightswoman" to receive a BC degree. |
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