Sophomore Samantha Washington Aims for a Historic Third Pageant Title

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln student has already made state history as a two-time national pageant qualifier, in addition to being the first black title holder for both competitions.

The 6 Top Contenders for the Song of the Summer

Even if you think that they’re overplayed, these songs deserve major props.

The PC Problem with UCLA’s ‘Ableist’ Sign Debate

In attacking their school’s exercise initiative, the editors of UCLA’s student newspaper unintentionally demonstrate the problems of oversensitivity.

Finally, There’s Going to Be an Emmy for Outstanding Music Supervision

Given how critical music is to media, the real question is what took so long?

The 4 Best Snack Subscription Boxes for Students

Monthly treats that your inner foodie will thank you for.

3 Remote Jobs Perfect for College Students

If you want to try your hand at remote work, consider tutoring, editing or transcribing for a simple, lucrative part-time job.

‘Daughters of Destiny’ Will Make You Really Appreciate Your Education

The Netflix docuseries follows five Indian girls, born into the ‘untouchable’ cast, who have been admitted into a special school aimed at breaking the cycle of discrimination.

The Top 5 Serial Killer Movies, Ranked

Whether real or fiction, some of the greatest Hollywood productions have been centered around protagonists with…questionable hobbies.

5 Classic Gaming Sites from Your Childhood That Still Exist

Warning: This article may cause you to spend hours trying to hack into your old Neopet account.

4 Signs That You’re Really Over Your Ex

Because the best feeling is saying ‘I’m over them’ and actually meaning it.

The 6 Things You Need in Your Backpack at All Times

Which also means you can’t forget your backpack!

Nickelodeon Splats Back onto TV with Some Old Favorites

Last month at Comic-Con, the cable channel revealed the first footage of the soon-to-be-revived ‘Hey Arnold’ and ‘Rocko’s Modern Life,’ and ’90s kids couldn’t be happier.

Artist Kellie Gillespie Uses Sculpture to Explore Mental Health

By using mundane objects to construct something stunningly intricate, the Sonoma State student’s twelve-foot-tall sculpture, ‘Connected,’ reflects the beauty of multiplicity.

4 Books That Seriously Need Screen Adaptations

Whether for their elegant universes or unforgettable characters, each of these books would be perfect as a television series or feature film.

Are Interactive Shows the Next Big Trend in TV?

Netflix has already begun experimenting with the choose-your-own adventure format for children’s media, but no one is sure how warmly the concept will be received by adult audiences.

The 5 Best Plants to Keep in Your Dorm Room

From air-freshening bamboo palms to multipurpose aloe vera, these are the most low-maintenance, student-friendly plants you can get.

What to Expect from Your Study Abroad Host Family

Going abroad is fun, but remember to plan for the unexpected, especially when it comes to staying in a stranger’s home.

How and Why You Should Create Your Own Internship

Be the wind to your own professional sails.

With ‘The Standups,’ Netflix Continues Its Comedic Dominance

If you’re sick of long-winded comedy specials, give Netflix’s episodic stand-up show a try.

4 Bands That Are Trailblazing a Funkier Type of Trip Hop

Gramatik, Exmag, GriZ and The Floozies all prove, in their own distinct ways, that hip-hop beats and electronic sensibilities belong together.

Meet FSU Student and Serendipitously Named Muralist Sarah Painter

Originally an Architecture major at USF, Painter transferred schools and majors to improve her craft, a decision that has resulted in citywide commissions and a growing rapport in north Florida.

What You Should Know About the Upcoming Total Eclipse

A guide to this summer’s rare celestial event, including what it is, when it is, how to safely view it and where to go for the full eclipse experience.

MIT’s Computer Scientist and Poet Laureate Sharon Lin

Although Lin’s pursuits may be divergent, the freshman has already managed to make a name for herself with both her writing and her coding.

Does Fasting Work?

The hot new health fad, which calls for abstaining from food for long periods and then gorging yourself briefly, is almost brutal in its simplicity.

The 4 Types of Friends You’ll Need in College

Because there’s no way you do it alone.

3 Apps for the Productive Student

These apps will help you stay on top of your game all semester long.

Stephanie Houten Is Mobilizing Artists to Promote Sustainability

The MassArt student and founder of the Green Arts Network brings Boston-area artists together to spur conservation-oriented change.

4 Contemporary Novels That Will Test Your Moral Code

If you’re looking for a list of superficial beach reads, you’ve come to the wrong article.

Why You Need to Be Watching ‘Sugar Pine 7’

The hilarious YouTube series, created by former SourceFed host Steven Suptic, is a sharply modern blend of irony, eccentricity and d.i.y. videography.

Meet Amanda Gorman, America’s Inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate

At nineteen years old, the Harvard student has turned her childhood, intersectionality and politics into a wealth of stunning feminist poetry.

5 Graphic Novels Perfect for Newcomers to the Genre

Traditional books not working out for you? Check out these engaging graphic novels—no prior experience required.

4 Gateway Hobbies for Professional Wrestling

If you think poorly of pro wrestling but enjoy any of these popular forms of entertainment, you might want to rethink your position on the ring.

Vlogging Is Killing the Reality TV Stars

Is today’s generation replacing ‘The Real World’ with real-world video bloggers?

This St. Catherine’s Student Is Making School Transfers Simple

As a recently relocated student herself, Abbey Millerbernd started the Transfer Student Organization to help new students deal with the social limbo of transferring.

Children’s Movies Have Changed (and Improved) Since We Were Kids

Although today’s children may never experience the same kind of movies we did, they’re being introduced to something far more important—the real world.

Why I Chose Not to Rush a Sorority

Don’t let FOMO decide your fate.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Three Years Later

When Peter Frates, the former Boston College baseball player who popularized the challenge, filmed himself being doused in ice water, he had no idea the impact the video would have.

Why Netflix Needs to Bring Back ‘Scrubs’

The hysterical series was more preoccupied with the drama of transitioning to adulthood than with medicine, which is exactly why fans loved it.

The Pros and Cons of Living in Alaska

Alaska’s only real city is the chillest summer spot, but come winter, you may find yourself frozen in more ways than one.

When Country Goes Mainstream

Can country music really ‘cross over,’ or is the latest cultural backflip from ‘Cosmo’ just a newfangled version of appropriation?

Lana Del Rey’s Determined, Methodical Evolution

In her new album, ‘Lust for Life,’ Del Rey takes another step toward becoming the person she wants to sound like.

Why the ‘World of Dance’ Succeeded

Led by judges who know what they’re doing, motivations that feel less gimmicky than most and the captivating physicality of its contestants, the NBC series soared in its first season.

Winthrop’s Jennie Montgomery Combines Education and Entrepreneurship

The rising senior is currently developing her company, College Bound, as well as preparing to present a TEDx Youth talk next month.

Stanford’s Autumn Greco Slays in Both Heels and a Lab Coat

As a rising sophomore and Wilhelmina model, Greco shows the world that fashion and science not only go together, they work beautifully.

The Magic Behind the Cult B-Movie ‘The Room’

The ‘Citizen Kane’ of bad movies, which is the subject of an upcoming James Franco homage, has elevated its mysterious creator to ironic heights.

Six(ish) Movies with Insanely Misleading Marketing

Go into these movies having watched the trailers and you’ll find yourself quite confused.

Four Years After ‘Blackfish,’ SeaWorld Is Still Flailing

The recent death of Kyara is just the latest reminder that though orcas die at an alarming rate in captivity, SeaWorld has refused to free its remaining twenty-two whales.

What Is Sarahah and Why Is Everyone Using It?

Despite its popularity, the new anonymous messenger app seems to be little more than a new medium for cyberbullying.

Student Loans Giving You Anxiety? Try ‘Animal Crossing’

Who knew Nintendo’s quirky life simulation game could help you deal with impeding student debt?

MIT’s Izzy Lloyd Aims to Make Mental Health a Group Effort

After the suicides of two freshmen, Lloyd founded the Tell Me About Your Day movement to create a support system on campus.

UCLA’s Aaron Yih Is Revamping the College-Visit Experience

Yih’s first business venture gives prospective students a fresh perspective of campuses across the country.

In Defense of the Miss America Pageant

Though the competition is often maligned for promoting stereotypes, the organization has made positive changes in recent years and remains the largest provider of scholarships for women in the U.S.

9 Things You’ll Only Understand if You’re Obsessed with Books

If you’ve stayed up until sunrise with a book in your hands, you can probably relate.

With ‘Reverberations,’ Sage Marshall Reimagines Criticism

The Wesleyan University English major and his friend, Linne Halpern, hope to democratize review-writing with their online magazine.

What It’s Like Going to College with Your Identical Twin

No, you’re not seeing double.

The Science Behind Going Viral

A recent NYU study of Donald’s Trump’s tweets has revealed the key trait in almost all viral content.

Why Remote Jobs Are Perfect for Students

Go from being a couch potato to a couch professional, all while making money and enjoying a flexible schedule.

‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Marks a Historic Step

The movie adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel will bring substantial Asian-American representation to the big screen for the first time in two decades.

Why Every Millennial Should Watch ‘One Tree Hill’

The show’s plot may be a stretch at times, but it does a better job than most at depicting the vicissitudes of high school and college life.

Through Educational Theater, Cynthia Davis Finds Her Path

The UMBC student discovered her passion for theater while performing educational plays for kids, where she teaches lessons about race and tolerance in ways that children can understand.

Why Exactly Fad Diets Are So Dangerous

No quick fix will ever replace a healthy lifestyle, and any diet that promises otherwise is a bad idea.

This Morehouse Sophomore Created a Job-Finding App for Students

Courtlynd ‘Justice’ Mallory is the creator of Werk, an intuitive website and app that allows students to find and apply for work according to their major.

Misery Loves Comedy

Sacramento City College student Parker Newman is making a name for himself in the stand-up community for his dark, sharp humor and endless stream of self-deprecation.

‘Casting JonBenét’ Turns Obsession into Theater

The film, though ostensibly a documentary, is moored in the slipperiness of fact and the agency of intuition.

These 5 Student-Athletes Started Their Own Sports Agency

By creating a system in which athletes manage other athletes, the Cornell students hope to end the trend of professional athletes severely mismanaging their money.

5 Reasons Why Airbnb Is Perfect for Broke College Students

With the booking app’s help, you can finally travel and live like everyone else on your Instagram.

Let Buzzfeed Make Your Life Choices for You

It may be unconventional, but letting a series of internet algorithms determine your path in life sure takes a lot of pressure of off you.

4 Things You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Do Alone in College

Finding friends in college is important, but finding time to be alone is essential.

5 Lessons About Success in HBO’s ‘The Defiant Ones’

The docuseries offers an inside look at two careers that shaped the music industry forever.

4 Inexpensive Summer Date Ideas

There’s no shame in being on a budget when it comes to dating. Here are some fun things to do with your significant other while the summer’s still kicking.

How to Fit Meditation into Your Hectic Schedule

When life is crazy, use these six tips to try slowing it down rather than speeding it up.

‘Castlevania’ Lays the Blueprint for Video Game Adaptations

After decades of failed attempts to adapt a video game into a decent movie, the four-part Netflix series may have finally cracked the code.

Poet Katixa Espinoza Is an Eloquent Voice for the Latinx Community

In her writing, the Pratt student confronts the intangibility of discrimination by focusing on its specifics: language, deportation, stereotyping, self-doubt and trauma, among others.

This Penn State Student Started ‘Kelsey’s Dream’ in Her Sister’s Memory

After Kylie Kuhns lost her sister to leukemia, a fundraiser she created to finance a summer camp eventually turned into a non-profit that helps other cancer victims.

Too Big to Fail

Take it from someone who goes to one of the largest universities in the world—big schools might be intimidating, but they’re so worth it.

French and Indian Critics Are Justifiably Unhappy About ‘Dunkirk’

While Christopher Nolan’s WWII production is getting rave reviews in the English-speaking world, some groups feel that the film glosses over their historical contributions.

In Its Portrayal of ‘Nerd Culture,’ ‘Silicon Valley’ Trounces ‘Big Bang Theory’

The two shows ostensibly focus on exploring the same quirky demographic, but the HBO program appears wildly more realistic for two key reasons.

Cisgender People Would Benefit from Gender Neutral Bathrooms, Too

The transgender community is fighting for gender neutral public bathrooms, but they aren’t the only ones inconvenienced by the lack of them.

The West Coast’s 7 Best Theme Parks

If you live in the PNW and are looking for roller coasters, water parks or themed attractions, here’s where to go.

The Top 20 Superhero Movies Since 2008

From ‘Suicide Squad’ to ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ here are the definitive rankings of the last decade’s superhero movies.

6 Things Not to Say When Your Friend Gets Engaged

Yes, that means keeping your skepticism, concern or unwarranted advice to yourself. We’re all adults here.

The Science Behind Your Music Taste

Turns out, your musical preferences are almost entirely dictated by whether you’re an ’empathizer’ or a ‘systemizer.’

The 7 Inevitable Stages of Summer

From making ambitious plans you’ll never keep to counting down the days till school returns, your summers are a lot less unpredictable than you think.

10 Life Skills to Master Before Graduation

Once you can do everything on this list, you’re officially an adult.

The Most Demeaning Kind of Porn

Inspiration porn, which objectifies disabled individuals by pitying or praising them, remains one of society’s most cringe-worthy mainstays.

The Timely Wisdom of ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem’

As the seminal collection from Joan Didion turns fifty, here are four of its best, most perfectly preserved lessons about youth and growing up.

Web Comic ‘OMG Check, Please!’ Is Getting Published

Ngozi Ukazu’s web comic about sexuality, hockey and copious amounts of pie will find itself on bookstore shelves next year.

‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Revels in the Morally Grey

Though disguised as an action-packed summer blockbuster, the final installment of the simian trilogy is a cerebral exploration of what binds a society together.

What Kind of Vegan Are You?

Like everything else, veganism exists on a spectrum. Where do you land?

Noname, a Rising Chicago Rapper, Does Gender Her Way

Where other female rappers have broken into the male-dominated world of hip-hop by out-manning their competition, Noname flips the script, delivering soft, dense lines of poetry.

The Not Gay Closet

Citrus College student and comedian Caleb Kline is making the transgender community more accessible, one joke at a time.

A Smashing Success

A look into the burgeoning world of eSports through two of the college competitors who are helping shape its future.

Texas Tech’s Robbie Meyer Takes the Study Breaks Questionnaire

On this month’s ‘Meet the President,’ the Red Raider talks taking criticism with a grain of salt, except when it comes to his guacamole.

A Victory Nine Years in the Making

Messiah College student Carissa Gehman talks about what it takes to win a national title in the newly emerging sport of field hockey.

The Ebb and Flow of Oceanline

The indie rock group, helmed by two Music Productions majors, has battled against the realities of distance to produce their signature emotive sound.

The Cradle of Design

Meme Cisse, a fourth-year student at the College of New Jersey, combined her West African roots with a ’90s sensibility for her Black Student Union’s annual fashion show.

Activist Tom Erb Is Lobbying to End Climate Change

The Pomona College student spends his free time campaigning for a carbon tax, the single most promising step in the process of combatting climate change.

A Sense of Place

Photographer and Kappa Kappa Gamma sister Sarah Schecker, a rising junior in NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, captures the unseen side of the world by looking beyond the simple shots.

Bringing Order to Chaos

Vinesh Kannan, a Computer Science major at the Illinois Institute of Technology, is the co-founder of Omnipointment, a start-up designed to make group work a little less terrible.

Where Bollywood and Hollywood Collide

USC student, filmmaker and New Dehli native Aman Adlakha reflects on screening his short film, ‘The Spaceman,’ at Cannes and the crossroads of Indian cinema.