At seven years old, I desired nothing more than a Marilyn Monroe doll. It was a scaled-down Monroe in the evening gown she wore for Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, which was made from shocking pink...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is confronting the fact that some families cannot afford to enrich their children, and responding in a positive and inclusive way. A new electronics benefits transfer...

In the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has maintained that New York needs to reconsider the way it develops its coastlines. He has proposed that instead of rebuilding...

“Will ‘Punxsutawney Phil’ see his shadow?” So read the headline on ABC News’ (and everywhere else’s) Homepage Saturday afternoon. This is a groundhog we’re talking about. Think about that...

I have a daughter who is in her second year at BU and is terrified by the recent string of attacks in and around the campus. Whatever you are doing to prevent these attacks is obviously not working and...

Adderall is an amphetamine-based medication intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D. But the high levels of mental focus that the medicine provides has led growing numbers...

“That’s going to be $11. But I’m going to need to see some ID.” Out of all the potential situations in which I would imagine needing to be carded, a movie theatre was not one of them. I walked...

Oprah has publicly chosen The Twelve Tribe of Hattie, by debut novelist Ayana Mathis, as her latest book pick. We here at the Ol’ Free Press wondered what the schools of BU would declare as their favorite...

It’s safe to say (and The New York Times said it Wednesday) that interning has become the norm. These days, college students typically graduate with an internship or two under their belt. Not just because...

There are two things you need to know about me. One: I’m fat — not husky, not big- boned, not stocky — fat.  Two: I’m ambivalent about it. And I’ve embraced the ambivalence; I see the good and...

As the fall semester came to a close at Boston University, I found myself packing all my belongings into cardboard boxes, tearing down posters from my walls and looking over my shoulder at my empty dorm...

Universities, in a tough job market, need to do more to help their students to find a job. According to a recent article by USA Today (originally produced by education-news outlet The Hechinger Report...