Newsrooms are notoriously underfunded, and student newsrooms are no exception. Exorbitant printing costs and decreasing revenue from print ads make it more and more difficult for independent college newspapers to stay that way — independent. Papers are increasingly forced to choose between re-affiliating with their universities or folding altogether.
On March 28, black students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School called a press conference. Compared to the CNN town hall, “March for Our Lives” rally and President Trump’s roundtable, it wasn’t covered all that extensively. Some local media outlets broadcasted the meeting, but the big news organizations — namely, CNN, MSNBC, Fox — covered it in piecemeal, when everything was already said and done.
In the two weeks since the Parkland school shooting, teenage victims from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have stood up and said enough is enough. Senior high school student Emma Gonzalez has made...
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....
This weekend I went to the movies with my friends. We saw “Blade Runner 2049.” At first I was skeptical of the movie. I wasn’t a huge fan of the original “Blade Runner,” but I did enjoy the novel...
I always find it nice when someone reads my work.
My articles present a skeptic’s view on the world of politics. I don’t believe dogmatism creates a productive dialogue, but I will acknowledge that...
Chelsea Handler took time from her “national holiday” to talk politics, feminism and the new season of her show, “Chelsea,” on April 20.
“I haven’t started celebrating [4/20] yet because...
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...
Call me crazy, but I think it’s possible for men to both respect their wives while also maintaining productive working relationships with women. Vice president Mike Pence, however, might disagree. Recently,...
Supported by large donations from high-profile donors, The Daily Free Press, Boston University’s independent student newspaper, raised more than $70,000 in about two days to allow the paper to continue...
