Columns

It's not easy being healthy at BU

By Rachel Wasserman -

While I lived on campus, I found it slightly off-putting that a fruit salad cost me $5 on my meal plan, but a hamburger or a slice of pizza cost around $1 ...

Columns

Slut shaming should be no more

By Anita Raychawdhuri -

Men are allowed — encouraged, in fact — to have multiple sexual partners and explore their sexuality. Women, on the other hand, are expected to be better behaved. ...

Columns

Bad relationships take many shapes

By Jake Lewis -

Your significant other shouldn’t have to change if he or she was upfront and honest with you from the get-go. ...

Columns

Government shutdown's end delivers tough lessons

By Ezra Shapiro -

It’s not too late for America to save itself from ceding world leadership to another country. ...

Columns

Don't rush to join a frat just yet

By Matt Bloom -

Fraternities become the disguise that students use to recreate themselves into what they presume is a better and more socially acceptable person in order to escape the loneliness of being a new ...

Staff Editorials

Food for Thought

By The Editorial Board -

We are not asking for more options for vegan students. We are asking for more vegan options for all students. ...

Letters

Letter to the editor: How about some holiday equality?

By Guest Author -

This Monday was Columbus Day and Veterans Day is shortly around the corner, though you might not have noticed. ...

Columns

The US should ease its stance on Iranian sanctions

By Jake Ethé -

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, former President Mohammad Khatami and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei walk into a soda parlor. “I’ll have a Coke,” says Rouhani. ...

Columns

Be wise and use social media responsibly

By Stephanie DeRosa -

Together as a nation we shape up, strip down and perfect the selfie. It’s an epidemic. ...

Columns

Smoking rules should be more strictly enforced

By Rebecca Klar -

Let's be real: for us non-smokers, it's just a huge inconvenience ... something has to be done. ...