Smartphone lovers rejoice. The White House has taken it upon itself to declare its support of a petition advocating consumer freedom to unlock smartphones and tablets, according to BostInno on Tuesday. About...

… And J.D. Salinger, too, actually.  Though I’m a little late to the party, on both accounts. In case you missed it, Girls is a sitcom that premiered on HBO a little less than a year ago. Written...

I think the term “apocalyptic” was best to describe what Americans thought their country would be like when spending cuts came into play March 1. I could imagine families stocking up on non-perishable...

Online classes exist for a number of reasons: Nontraditional students (e.g. students who work full-time but need to complete a degree on the side), students who have trouble concentrating and thriving...

“Long hours and low pay go hand in hand in the creative class,” wrote The New York Times cheerily Friday. Apparently today’s young generation of aspiring professionals — especially those trying...

Last week, Kristen Martin accused Israel Peace Week of trying to “distort the human rights violations committed by Israel daily.” First of all, get your facts straight. The first event this year was...

My father decided to make the drive from his north New Jersey home to visit me Saturday evening. We went out for a drink, and he reminisced about my college career from his own perspective — the series...

This week, the FreeP discovered the notorious 9-year-old rapper Lil’ Poopy. That being such a great name, we wondered what rap names all the schools of BU would adopt...   COM: Lil’ H@$#tag SHA:...

Consumers in three U.S. states are suing Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), the brewery responsible for our beloved Budweiser, for allegedly overstating the alcohol content in Budweiser, according to Bloomberg...

In the words of Usher Raymond IV, “these are my confessions.” Yes dear readers, I do in fact, have a confession to make: In an earlier column I told you that I could sympathize with the forgotten...

Today Catholics wonder, “Who will lead Christ’s Church?” Cardinals assemble in Rome to elect Benedict XVI’s successor. Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square to await word of a new pope. The...

From a philosophical standpoint, social media is a fascinating phenomenon — and I say that knowing how pretentious it sounds. Social media is a great way to stroke our already overindulged egos, but...