FINAL WORD: A letter from the editor

I started worrying about the content of my final word the day I was elected Editor-in-Chief. I knew my staff was going to turn out good work, but I was concerned we wouldn’t be remarkable. What if my semester ended as just another dusty blue book in the back of the office, saved for posterity [...]

INTERROBANG

If you work at Rapid Realty in New York and you want a 25 percent raise, all you have to do is tattoo the company’s logo on your body. We here at the good ol’ Free Press wondered what logo each college would endorse on their skin … forever. COM: Netflix. CFA: Is there more [...]

EDIT: Tsarnaev’s golden ticket

Dzokhar Tsarnaev’s case might have just been saved. Judy Clarke agreed to join his team of defenders to prevent him from the death penalty Wednesday. Clarke is known for representing insanely high-profile cases such as the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, and Jared Loughner, the gunman who killed six people and wounded former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in 2011. [...]

EDIT: The focus of Anne Frank’s Diary

“The Diary of Anne Frank” led us all through the first steps of Holocaust education. Who doesn’t remember the stories she wrote? Her bravery transcends generations. Her story is a staple in middle school education, providing a chilling retelling of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young girl. Any adolescent can identify with someone [...]

EDIT: Guantanamo or bust

Ever since 2007, U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Despite his efforts to lobby congress, the detention camp is still open. Obama said in a news conference Tuesday that Guantanamo Bay is “inefficient,” “costly” and a recruitment tool for extremists. He has reaffirmed his stance [...]