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Femitwist: What’s your biggest fear?

Femitwist: What’s your biggest fear?

Michal Shvimer October 17, 2018

In the polarizing period of the Kavanaugh confirmation and the trials that preceded it, the nation found itself torn between two answers for the same question: who is the real victim of the #MeToo Movement?...

Meredith Varner

American Protest: The importance of #WhyIDidntReport

Meredith Varner September 26, 2018

This past year has been a whirlwind of hashtags, marches, chants and most importantly, sexual assault reports that have been kept hidden from the world by the victims themselves for years, and sometimes...

Max vs. Media: Guilty, but for how long?

Max vs. Media: Guilty, but for how long?

Max Berman April 29, 2018
A jury of his peers found Bill Cosby guilty on three counts: aggravated indecent assault, drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. While each crime carries a maximum of 10 years, Cosby could be sent to prison for 22 to 36 months for each, according to revised guidelines.
EDITORIAL: It shouldn’t take years to stand by victims of sexual assault

EDITORIAL: It shouldn’t take years to stand by victims of sexual assault

Editors April 29, 2018
Colleges typically hand out honorary degrees to people whose work and contributions to society they find meaningful and even inspirational. At last year’s commencement, Boston University gave a degree to Red Sox player and Boston icon David Ortiz, affectionately known as “Big Papi,” to honor his impressive baseball career and contributions to charity. These degrees also place value on people who boast an esteemed moral character that colleges would like to recognize.
Max vs. Media: A ‘guide’ for how the media should treat its fellow sexual harassers

Max vs. Media: A ‘guide’ for how the media should treat its fellow sexual harassers

Max Berman October 29, 2017

Over the past couple of years, a plethora of sexual harassment scandals have surfaced. First it was the fall of Bill Cosby, then Roger Ailes, then Bill O’Reilly, then Harvey Weinstein and now Mark Halperin....

Boston University Police Department reports a sharp increase in reported campus rapes. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUPD reports spike in rapes on campus

Sophia Brown October 20, 2017

The number of yearly reported rape cases on Boston University’s campus nearly tripled over the past three years — from five in 2014 to nine in 2015 to 13 in 2016. Despite this rise, experts say...

DELLECHIAIE: Killing O'Reilly's career

DELLECHIAIE: Killing O’Reilly’s career

Dan Dellechiaie April 20, 2017

On Wednesday, Bill O'Reilly, BU alumnus and host of “The O'Reilly Factor” on Fox News, was fired from Fox News after numerous allegations of sexual harassment. Although there is some doubt whether...

EDITORIAL: National Museum of African American History and Culture must juggle tragedy with triumph

EDITORIAL: National Museum of African American History and Culture must juggle tragedy with triumph

Editors March 30, 2016

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to open in Washington D.C. this September, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The museum will be “a beacon that reminds us of what...

Kanye West released his new album, “The Life of Pablo,” exclusively on subscription-based music streaming service Tidal. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

REVIEW: Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo” provokes with purpose

Morgan O’Hanlon February 18, 2016

Kanye West played puppeteer with the music industry, the media and his fans with the release of his seventh solo album, “The Life of Pablo.” At first glance, it seems to be a distracted jumble...

Fordham University, Marquette University and Brown University have rescinded Bill Cosby's honorary degree this week, but Boston University has yet to follow suit. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DFP FILE PHOTO

BU rescinds Cosby’s honorary degree

Weihua Li December 14, 2015

Boston University announced in an email earlier today that the Board of Trustees voted to rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree awarded to Bill Cosby in May 2014. In the email sent to...

Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Judy Huth, makes a statement on Bill Cosby’s deposition Saturday at the Omni Parker House. PHOTO BY MINA CORPUZ/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Legal action against Bill Cosby proceeds in Massachusetts

Mina Corpuz October 13, 2015

With countless women making allegations of sexual assault against him dating back to the 1970s, actor and comedian Bill Cosby is facing three lawsuits related to some of these claims. On Saturday, attorney...

EDITORIAL: Labeled identities bring about responsibility of acceptance

EDITORIAL: Labeled identities bring about responsibility of acceptance

Editors October 7, 2015

The New York Times writer Wesley Morris penned a piece published Tuesday entitled, “The Year We Obsessed Over Identity.” He begs the question, “who do we think we are?” Questioning the labels that...

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