By: Jacqueline Lacy

Gabriella Martay Williams, or Martay, as her fans know her, is nobody special. She lives to be forgotten, hoping to be remembered only for her message. This communiqué, emanating out through the soothing synthesizer melodies of her rap and R&B ...

By: Amanda James

Sunday night is usually an optimal time to finish the work that the rest of my weekend didn't allow time for, and it's the only time to catch up on rest before another week races away. But this past Sunday night was not a time to be at home, even if it wa...

By: Suzanne Schiavone

Full-time tuition at Boston University is $37,910, and though many students receive some type of financial aid, for most, the cost of college leaves financial strain that takes many years to pay off. ...

By: Nairika Murphy

Friday’s “Harmonies for Haiti,” an a cappella concert featuring the BosTones and the Dear Abbeys, filled BU Central to the brim with students who came to support earthquake relief with an evening of music....

By: Henry Feng

As George Washington stepped down as the first president of the United States, he advised the country with these words: “The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is . . . to have with them as little political connection as possi...

By: Heather Vandenengel

Families and individuals who were once homeless shared their stories with state legislators and homeless shelter and service providers in support of the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program Thursday afternoon at the Statehouse....

By: Susan Zalkind

A new study, in the January Psychological Science journal report, shows that the difference between the jealousy of men and women may not be inherent....

By: Rebecca Bellam

Well-planned government strategies can help societies recover from catastrophic natural disasters and prevent the consequent related problems, a speaker said at Harvard University in relating his experience with the Haiti earthquake recovery effort....

By: Julia Waterhous

A January Pew Research Center poll showed that less than 60 percent of Americans could correctly answer questions about American politics....

By: Meaghan Beatley

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved a long-anticipated plan on Tuesday to merge the Southern New England School of Law with the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, thereby creating the state’s first public law school. The school ...

By: Jenny Roche

Every day, the Boston University Shuttle is packed to and over capacity with students attempting to escape the cold by opting out of walking from class to class, but students say the BUS is increasingly unreliable....

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Even if the reader can relate to the frustrations expressed in The Daily Free Press’s budget editorial (“Budget bullet: un-bitten,” Feb. 3, p. 6), he or she is unsure of who or what to be angry at. The editorial admits “no one pers...

By: Anne Whiting

What’s in a name? Apparently everything. I ventured down to Brown University this past weekend to visit some friends, get my fix of the classic, quaint, red-brick-building collegiate experience and dabble a little in the surreal social scene of an I...

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President Barack Obama’s outlining of the nation’s budget last week was certainly a polarizing endeavor, but his administration’s corresponding outreach toward college students – current and prospective, alike – is something ...

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In a perfect world, an American who might not know the name of the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve would still be conscious the system’s function. If a citizen isn’t sure of which foreign country holds the most of our country&rsq...

By: Dejeanne Doublet

Film publicity has transformed into an industry that lacks the personal relationships and honesty it once had, said Hollywood publicist Lois Smith....

By: Courtney Federico

The Student Activities Center Sargent Gym was bustling with colors, beads, masks and dancing on Saturday at the annual Carnaval celebration, held this year to support Haiti relief....

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In light of the attention given to the reported assault at the College of Arts and Sciences last month –– or lack there of –– we here at the ol’ Free Press would like to point out a few other things Boston University should c...