The world runs on stigma, which is why highlighting shame is often an effective marketing approach when trying to get a people to not do something. A recent advertisement campaign in New York is focused...

“Welcome, to the United States.” The television blared to life as I stood in line half asleep. For anyone who has had the pleasure of going through passport control in America, you have enjoyed the...

We are writing as long time hockey season ticket holders (over 10 years each) and BU alumni to comment on the recent, exceptionally poor turnout at home games. In particular, turnout by current students...

I once had a relationship that existed exclusively in notes. It was during my seventh grade French class, in which I’d exchange tiny epistles made up of ripped-off notebook paper with the boy who sat...

When I was seventeen, a local journalist asked to interview me after I had been selected to attend a prestigious leadership program. During the interview, the journalist asked me questions regarding my...

Let’s start from the supposition that the world is topsy-turvy, that things are all wrong: The Catholic community has no Pope, Venezuela no longer has Hugo Chávez, Kanye West was only ranked No. 7 on...

This week, The New York Times reported that Washington State University started selling its own brand of meat. So we here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering what each school at BU would brand...   CGS:...

Abortion will forever be a touchy subject, and the verdict on its legality seems ever-changing. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Arkansas has circumvented a U.S. Supreme Court decision and...

Monday night I went out for ice cream with my roommate — he’s a fat guy too. As we were walking out the door I noticed a stark difference in how the two of us were dressed. He was wearing what can...

All of us have trouble focusing. Especially these days, when the demands for productivity are soaring while the outlets to avoid these demands seem to only increase in multitude. We feel like we should...

Last week, tobacco-control advocates gathered in Cambridge for a conference about the increased governance of tobacco. According to The New York Times, the goal on hand is to find a way to reduce smoking...

Grade point average is generally considered the best measurement on which to define a college applicant’s character and intelligence. Character because it shows that he or she works hard, purportedly,...