Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Slippery When Wet members Giuliana Balboni, Maxwell Anthony and Sarah Gibertoni perform a sketch. Comedy clubs at Boston University offer students laughs during the academic year. COURTESY OF CADEE STEFANI

Definitely a laughing matter: comedy clubs at BU

Anna Albrecht June 1, 2024
The transition to college can be stressful. Moving out, moving in, starting classes, making new friends — it’s an experience that is hard to find the humor in. However, Boston University offers its own solution: a myriad of student-led comedy clubs where there is a place for everyone. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Exhausted and drained — But so, so grateful

Michelle Tian May 3, 2022
Future me, I hope you’re proud. Because I sure am.
Chloe Hannum / DFP Staff

A guide to spring fever

Thalia Lauzon April 26, 2022
I’ve now made it a goal to actually go out with my roommates and enjoy the revival of spring.
Chloe Hannum / DFP Staff

Calling all banana lovers! Here are five easy banana desserts for dorm living

Audrey Tumbarello April 11, 2022
If you love dining hall bananas, and are tired of eating them straight out of the peel — this article is for you.
Jacklyn Tsung / DFP Staff

The master tier list of my typical school day

Melina Nguyen April 5, 2022
Here is my compiled list of activities I do in the order I look forward to completing them.
Jacklyn Tsung / DFP Staff

To be or not to be: Acting as a techie

Melina Nguyen February 28, 2022
My experience on my first time acting in a play.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

The music that shapes Boston University

Frances Beedon February 27, 2022
I went around campus and asked students, "What song are you listening to?"
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Finding a home away from home

Sam Thomas February 25, 2022
BU went from a place of confusion to a place I look forward to returning to after breaks.
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Keeping your calendar free

Samantha Elizondo February 18, 2022
You deserve to be free. After all, isn’t that part of the whole college experience?
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

To sleep or not to sleep

Lynn Chu February 10, 2022
My sleeping habits have not changed since I got to college and with it, comes a strange feeling of guilt.
Positives of COVID-19

Positively positive

Frances Beedon February 7, 2022
Although we didn’t get the typical freshman year experience, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
moving away from home, new chapter

The beginning of a new chapter

Samantha Elizondo January 28, 2022
A reflection on the good that moving away from home can bring – and how it makes you grow.
Load More Stories
Activate Search
Campus Life