In October of 2010, a Radford University student passed away from acute ethanol poisoning in what was deemed a result of hazing. This is just one in many cases of hazing that has occured at universities...

Could one solar powered catamaran resolve environmentalists’ fear of the international shipping industry? Traveling the world by sea was once a luxury, and now it seems like a thing of the past. However,...

If anybody has been religiously reading my Free Press articles starting from my dark days as a lowly “Blog Contributor” to present day as big shot “Music Editor,” then you could probably tell...

A private organization will invest a grant in an interstellar space travel business plan. Is it a smart move? To infinity and beyond? Not quite yet. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently...

Last weekend, perhaps the most significant dream of my brief life became a reality. At approximately 8:07 PM on Saturday evening, Jeff Mangum took the stage at the New England Conservatory with the same...

Where would bands like The Killers, Radiohead and The Decemberists be if Morrissey and The Smiths had not first paved way for alternative and indie rock? And if the tortured genius was as influential as...

“If y’all turkeys want beef, cool I’m not into bacon/your careers are going slow like midgets racin’.” This tounge-lashing of New York MC Half Past 7 was delivered by Roxbury’s own Sir Locksley...

While many students spend the first day in a new class reviewing a syllabus, students in PO 309, taught by political science professors Douglas Kriner and Neta Crawford, spent it watching footage of the...

What do you get when you combine one of the most respected musicians of the 21st century with one of the most ridiculed? How about when you throw in Austria’s proudest export and a rising indie band? Well,...

Keeping with its constantly changing atmosphere, Boston University administators stayed busy implementing a number of changes over the summer in academics, residences and student life. From program offerings...

Many students will return to school today and wonder if their minds are prepared to undertake the challenges of a new semester. Luckily, MIT neuroscientists may have detected a key component of memory...

Everyone from new kids on campus to returning students to bona fide Bostonians should look out for these upcoming concerts in order to explore the city and enjoy some of this year’s most critically-acclaimed...