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

As awareness of gender identity and its many forms becomes more mainstream, gender-neutral names are becoming more common, a trend that could potentially save millions of lives.

Reyanne Mustafa and her parter, Kristian Krugman, turn unused food into protein bars, helping to alleviate hunger and change others’ perceptions of what food waste looks (and tastes) like.

As an intern for the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national park that spans North Carolina and Virginia, the rising junior helps visitors appreciate the rich history of Appalachia.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Spurred by suppressions of conservative thought on colleges across the country, state lawmakers nationwide are enacting legislation to protect a right that has founds its traditional protector and prosecutor reversed.

The DuVernay test, named after the African-American director, assesses films’ racial representation in the same way the Bechdel test did for gender inclusivity.

The College of Holy Cross is just the latest institution to consider changing its mascot to reflect the times, but moves like these are rarely the social justice victory they hope to be.

Arena’s second stint as the USMNT coach matches an old wolf with a team of young pups. Will he be able to rescue the U.S. from obscurity?

After more than nine seasons, the series has become an institution in the LGBT+ community. If it’s ever going to be mainstream, though, a few things need to change.

There are plenty of ways to celebrate antebellum society that don’t involve commemorating the Confederacy.

Kamala Khan, a teenager growing up in Jersey City, uses the ordinariness of her life to subvert many of the stereotypes surrounding Islam in America.

Pop culture is full of problematic media, but finding pleasure in hip hop, ‘The Bachelor’ or ‘The Lord of the Rings’ doesn’t mean you can’t be critical.

The entertainment expo offered trailers and teasers galore, but, as usual, the biggest news was what Disney barely mentioned.

The BU student, who split her childhood between Romania and France, is developing software to keep child refugees safe by allowing them to communicate with humanitarian workers.

The UMass student, who has a last name built for politics, built himself a coalition of supporters through grassroots campaigns and encouraging students to vote.

Russia, Trump and the moral vacuum of the modern GOP.

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

In recent years, the network has produced numerous critically acclaimed, socially important dramas and comedies.

You belong on campus. Misogynists don’t.

The ‘New York Times’ copy editors’ walkout reveals the great paradox of modern journalism—there is more to cover but fewer resources.

For a generation infamous for breaking from tradition, they seem particularly interested in their genetic heritage.

The series, which follows a band of wayward female wrestlers, seamlessly blends stereotype subversion into its ’80s training montages.

Technology has made the nonconsensual leaking of others’ explicit media into an epidemic, but the tech industry has some tricks up its sleeve.

Theresa May and the British state are torn between appearing resolute in their demands and striking a deal that doesn’t hurt English citizens.

All she had to do was stay…on streaming services.

Once tasked with regulating industry and protecting the well-being of America’s natural world, the EPA has become a haven for anti-science and anti-environmentalism attitudes. Why? Because of Scott Pruitt.

Political rhetoric has turned gun ownership into an untouchable issue that relies on paranoia and fearmongering. In reality, the conversation is simple.

In their effort to ‘de-monetize’ videos with inappropriate content, the video site has arbitrarily punished the creators of wrestling commentary, leaving the entire industry reeling.

Outside of the contiguous United States, patriotism looks a little different.

The Santa Clara University student, who will be traveling to Bolivia this summer to work with a female co-op producing sustainable clothing, weaves social justice into her sustainable clothing line.

The show “Uthando Nes’thembu,” which follows Musa Mseleku and his four wives, offers a glimpse into a society where polyamory is more normalized than in America.

“Black Panther,” a film with a 90 percent African-American cast, needs to be successful to reiterate an important point to Hollywood—that audiences want representation.

Art has long been considered a means for artists to create new realities, but cultural sensitivity has challenged that license.

The YouTube star has admitted to preying on young, female fans, so why is he getting away with it?

The film, which is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and sourced from Baldwin’s writing, poses questions that were as relevant at the time of their writing as they are today.

Though she was indicted for involuntary manslaughter, Carter’s real crime was her subversion of society’s archaic notions of suicide, which treat suffering as morally preferable to relief.

At a time when campus shootings seem to happen every day, how will the Campus Carry Bill affect safety at Georgia colleges?

Hasan Minhaj, Sasheer Zamata and Trevor Noah are pushing viewers out of their comfort zones and making social justice center stage.

The Republican response to Obama’s Dodd-Frank Act, called the Financial Choice Act, undoes many of the safeguards put in place to prevent another recession.

Now that the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is on the block, students like me have been forced to scramble for new plans to repay our loans.

Though much ink has been spilt decrying the social and political concerns of the structure, its ecological ramifications are jaw-dropping.

If you think topics like auto lending and Puerto Rico’s debt crisis can’t be funny, think again.

For the sixth year running, the company has released a handful of products dedicated to affirming their belief that people, like athletes, are defined by their actions, not their beliefs or sexual orientations.

The real danger posed by terrorism is psychological, which means that the media is responsible for its potency.

Coach bought the designer to broaden its appeal to millennials, but the demographic has proved fickle in the past.

Counter to Trump’s logic, his decision will harm the world economically, environmentally and diplomatically.

Instead of listing all the things Trump does wrong, let’s talk about what motivates him to do so.

The long-awaited health care plan isn’t just another piece of shoddy legislation—it’s downright dangerous.

On the bright side, the president’s tour of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Italy and Belgium could have been worse.

For decades, stigma has discouraged women from reporting sexual assault. But have even deeper taboos suppressed men from reporting theirs?

From diplomatic insight to fart jokes, the Catholic community had plenty to say about the meeting of world leaders.

The modern response to protests is to critique their participants, not their message, and these ad hominem attacks hurt both parties.

Britain has raised its threat level to ‘critical,’ and France has been in a ‘state of emergency’ for five years. Such precautions have ominous ramifications.

Not only does the search engine skew your results, but you may already be paying for a better alternative.

Despite the fact that voters across the aisle have expressed disdain for the Clintons, the DNC and the media seem to agree that doubling down is the answer.

Created largely in response to counter alt-right violence, the ARA and other groups only escalate the fraught political atmosphere.

By using the courts to combat Trump’s agenda, the DNC risks defanging the presidency that they hope to win back in four years.

After reports of the program’s cessation conflicted with the White House’s statement, the country is left wondering why women’s education is negotiable at all.

Six things you need to know about Emmanuel Macron and the future of France.

Government has a system of checks and balances, so should the media.

Do you know the difference between news and clickbait?

Diversity of perspective is a critical part of college, but not when it comes to empirical knowledge.

He recently deemed the organization no longer ‘obsolete,’ signaling a shift toward a more globalist policy.

You should be using Facebook and Twitter to spread information, not verdicts.

After saying goodbye to both Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes, the network stands poised to usher in a new era of conservative cable.

Most millennials have never known a world without perpetual war, weekly shootings and extremist attacks.

Trump’s recent missile strike may have more to do with Pyongyang than Aleppo.

The conflict in the Middle East is a lot closer to home than you think.

Because it can’t be all bad.

The plan, dubbed the Excelsior Scholarship, is ambitious but imperfect. Here are its biggest drawbacks.

What would you do if your loved ones were drafted?

The petty bickering might be frustrating, but it was designed to be.

After visiting with a few other foreign-exchange students, I couldn’t help but notice how similar the country is to another communist nation.

Supporting scientific innovation, especially the kind that saves lives and makes money, wasn’t a partisan issue before President Trump.

Why Americans hate Russians and Russians hate Americans, in a nutshell.

If you only read the title of this article, please don’t share it.

If you think admitting your privilege is self-effacing, then you’re in for a pleasant surprise.

With sweeping cuts to the arts, education and sciences, and increased defense and fossil-fuel funding, Trump appears to be on the warpath.

Allen’s inflammatory remarks on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ prove that he still is a tool man.

Climate change might be just what the world needs.

Catcalling, like other, more serious versions of misogyny, is a habit that men need to change, not women.

Though Trump claims the news media is his enemy, much of his political platform would be nonexistent without their fearmongering.