Staff Editorials

BU Brainless

By The Editorial Board -

Registration is already a nerve-wracking process, and the University’s failure to properly respond to these glitches placed unnecessary additional stress on students. ...

Opinions

Business model does not fit University

By Kyle Welch -

Toxic debt will plague our generation and limit our flexibility in making future financial decisions. ...

Columns

Linguistic prejudice reflects regional and classist stereotypes

By Benjamin Goldberg -

While each dialect may have internal grammatical structures and consistencies that should be followed, there is no linguistic basis for designation of any single one of them as "correct." ...

Columns

Atheism is lack of belief, not morality

By Lauren Young -

I never felt as an atheist that my moral actions needed to be monitored by a religious daycare. My views on morality versus immorality were rooted in my natural ability to empathize ...

Columns

Response: Functional benefits of social media outweigh costs

By Esmeralda Murray -

Is refreshing your newsfeed instead of studying for midterms a waste of time? Yes. Should we stop immersing ourselves in wireless interactions? Never. ...

Columns

Sex Toys "R" Us: Add some hardware to your sexual tool kit

By Michael Rulli -

Finding what you like is always a guessing game, but once you do, you'll be happier than a kid in a toy store. ...

Columns

Elimination of History Regents requirements will harm NY students

By Rebecca Klar -

Although these tests remain a voluntary option, the loss of required status will cause fewer schools to offer these courses and fewer students to enroll. ...

Opinions

Limit social media use on mobile phones to remain present

By Ilana Lipowicz -

If you’re a chronic phone-checker, you know that as long as you’ve got your phone on your person, you cannot be fully involved in whatever situation you’re in IRL. ...

Columns

Republicans unlikely to aid environmental policy

By Madison Ball -

The prospect of a green America is looking obsolete, and this is unacceptable. ...

Columns

'Winner takes all' voting system must be reformed

By Derek Stampone -

nstead of just casting a vote for their district’s representative, each voter also indicates their preferred political party. ...