In an age where technology cannot be avoided and social anxiety is at an all-time high, the once-taboo idea of forming relationships with people online...
Professors are sometimes guilty of overusing icebreakers in the initial days of a new semester to get to know their classes. But icebreakers don’t always...
The Boston City Council election this fall is quickly ramping up to be one of the most competitive in recent years with a total of 24 candidates running...
Last semester, I confronted a white friend about her unintentionally racist comments. In our conversation, I talked about one of the biggest problems with...
In the early 2010s, an Egyptian man named Khaled Said was tortured to death after being held in police custody. The photo of his death quickly went viral...
*Content Warning: This article discusses themes of violence, trauma, and sexual assault.
The first time I heard a musical artist sing openly about sexual...
Being born and raised in South Florida, I was always taught to prepare for the unexpected—the bad driver on the road and even the pop-up thunderstorm....
I knew I wanted to go to college in America as early as middle school. In China, I went to an international school, and I spent my junior year of high...
The officer at my local gurdwara, a Sikh house of worship, always sat alertly in his SUV. He puzzled over families entering the building, which houses...
In a world filled with instant gratification, personally tailored advertisements, and one-click shopping, it can be easy to overlook how our purchases...
During high school, my school district in southern Delaware removed The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth from their summer reading list...
Richard West is an Emerson professor in the Department of Communication and the former President of both the National Communication Association and Eastern...
Facebook Memories personally attacked me earlier this month by reminding me of an important anniversary—the last time I changed my relationship status...
