By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

A student at the infamously secular Sarah Lawrence College, J.J. Warren, a gay man and aspiring Methodist pastor, is attempting to reconcile his sexuality to his faith and his faith to the world.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Racial issues can’t be solved if people don’t understand them.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Reversing DACA means exposing 800,000 young people to deportation, and the president himself may not fully understand the extent of his act

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Boost Linguistics, co-founded by Ethan Bresnahan, seeks to optimize human communication to prevent misinterpretation.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

One side wants to murder everyone; the other wants to stop them.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

The lesser-known mystery series is one of the best in the genre it claims.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

The rift between comedians and their audiences is nothing new, but the internet is.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

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

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

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

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

With a serious writer at the helm, and a superb actress as the lead, the future of “Doctor Who” has never looked so exciting.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

The far right’s favorite insult is a reflection of what scares them most.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Loving your animals is best thing you can do for them, but saving them from being slaughtered is a close second.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Satvik Sethi, a sophomore at SUNY Binghamton, is working to create a community of friends for those suffering with mental illness.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Young adult books have been a disappointing echo chamber since ‘The Hunger Games,’ mostly because authors are underestimating their readers.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

If meme culture reflects the emotional zeitgeist of the internet, then the rise in self-lacerating, nihilistic content could be a funny symptom of a serious problem.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Eyes won’t shut? Open your ears to Drew Ackerman’s ‘Sleep with Me.’

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

If you liked ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ you’ll find many of the same themes, with a few crucial twists, in her 2003 novel.

By Otis Roffman, Beloit College

Peter Capaldi’s incarnation of the famous character is special precisely because he is unlike any of his predecessors.