How a fridge full of leftovers became an internet sensation By Clara Kye Photo by Emma Almaraz After a long day of classes, you come home starving—too tired to walk to the dining hall and too broke to order food from Uber Eats. You open your nearly empty fridge and see a bag of baby carrots, leftover guacamole from your Chipotle bowl from yesterday, and a few saltine crackers. You grab these scattered ingredients, carefully place them onto a paper plate and voila: you get you

A guide to the different floors of BU’s beloved library. By Keira Shannon by Zoe Fu As midterms are beginning to come to an end, finals season looms, and the days get shorter, Mugar Library transforms into BU’s unofficial winter headquarters. Every student has a favorite floor, and if you’ve spent any late nights here, you know each level has its own personality. Finding your “spot” at Mugar feels almost like claiming territory, and it’s part of the college experience. The Ba

Everything builds on what came before  By Khushi Mirpuri  Graohic by Catarina Koehler We all know that rejection hits like a wall. Whether it’s not getting picked for a leadership role or missing out on an internship you worked so hard for, rejection hurts. But what if hearing the word “No”  isn’t the end? What if it’s actually the universe pushing you toward something even better? This is the idea behind the phrase:  “Rejection is redirection”. It’s easy to block ourselves f

By Gabriel Martins I see the ocean and fall in love. Closing my eyes, I can feel her spray kiss my nose, like perfume. White foam, silence that comes only after the rumbles of rocks. The lap, lap, lap of the planet, coming, and retreating. You know, those who drown in it don’t die from the lack of air, but from salt which tears apart their lungs. The fact that its mass, connecting life on every corner of the world, is made of something we need to survive; yet, its essence kil

Beli, a restaurant-focused social media app, allows the Boston University community to connect with each other through their stomachs By Yasmine Chang Graphic by Melissa Lemieux Boston University sits in the heart of one of the most major cities in the United States. Its history, along with its diverse neighborhoods, creates a culture as unique as the people who live in it. Recently, Beli — a social media app where users can rank restaurants they’ve been to — has become a pop

When Fear Starts Dressing Us   By Rhea El-Madhoun El-Yafi Graphic by Catarina Koehler Forget Vogue; the stock market has always been fashion’s most accurate trend forecaster. When times get tough, hemlines fall, palettes mute and luxury goes quiet.  Welcome to the return of recession chic, where conservatism isn’t just a political stance, it’s a look.  In the 1920s, economist George Taylor came up with the “hemline index,” which is the idea that skirt lengths rise when the ec

Talking to strangers is scary—until it’s the best thing you’ve ever done. By Anya Yasenovets   by Samuel McGoff As a kid, my parents told me not to talk to strangers, but I never agreed with them. Meeting new people has always been my favorite part of travelling—locals can teach you more about the culture and lifestyle of a country than any museum or tourist attraction ever will. Whether it’s a group of girls at a local venue, a middle-aged motel owner or a fellow solo travel

Intimate showcases are reshaping the NYFW experience. by Kailey Correa Graphic by Josie Zevin In an era when fashion week often feels like a never-ending schedule of flashing cameras and chaos, a quiet shift is taking shape on the margins of New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Across the city, it seems to me that designers are swapping the tents and grand venues for living rooms, galleries, and repurposed warehouses—spaces where intimacy replaces spectacle and connection replaces c

The role of biopics in preserving a legacy By Sarah Delehanty Graphic by Ian Nugent With the upcoming release of “Bruce Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” conversations about biopic films have resurfaced. Many ridicule Hollywood executives for their supposed lack of originality and claim that biopics are overdone and underwhelming. According to members of the X community, “the world has enough musician biopics” ( @1andonly_ace ) and people should “go read a book about the

“Pumpkin spice latte, please. I want it freezing though.” By Yoni Adorsky  Graphic by Rhiannon Li Every year, sometime around mid to late August, grocery stores, coffee shops and food brands shift their focus to one flavor: pumpkin . Even before summer is over, people all over the country become fixated on pumpkin spice lattes, cinnamon rolls and apple pie. Nothing else seems to matter, and people will throw their money at baristas to get their fall-spiced fix.  But who does