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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Flying, fear and the front page | The Loop

Daria Romaniuk March 23, 2025
Recent media coverage of aviation has raised concerns about whether flying is still safe. Is the whole aviation system at a point of crisis or has it simply become a highly viewed field, igniting excessive news coverage? 
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The paradox of Ukrainian security: The illusion of peace and the reality of justice | The Loop

Daria Romaniuk February 25, 2025
Locking your doors is what causes a break-in, at least according to President Donald Trump’s logic. His recent claim that Ukraine should have never started a war misses a crucial point: It was not Ukraine’s decision to wage war. A sovereign nation does not wake up one day and decide to be invaded.
Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

The myth of resilience | The Loop

Hillary Hao February 13, 2025
Burnout is not a hero’s tale of necessary sacrifice. It is an alarm bell that the harm of our hard work exceeds the benefits. It is a desperate signal from the body that the scales of work and rest are unbalanced. Symptoms of burnout can include poor sleep, headaches, digestive issues, muscle pain, difficulty concentrating, irritability and a weakened immune system. If taken without context, these symptoms could be easily mistaken for a health condition.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The price of perfection: How society’s standards are crushing students | The Loop

Hillary Hao January 30, 2025
We measure our worth in grades we receive and the deadlines we meet, but never in the amount of time we take for ourselves. Our hard work comes with the price of neglecting our emotional needs.
Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

Consumerism’s ‘final boss’: Diminishing self-worth | The Loop

Hillary Hao November 6, 2024

I was scrolling through TikTok the other night, and almost automatically, I came across an advertisement for a random product. After seeing that ad, I decided to count the number of advertisements I encountered...

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Renewing the search for flight MH 370 settles a mystery ignored too long | The Loop

Hillary Hao October 7, 2024
The aircraft’s sudden disappearance left the world grappling with uncertainty and speculation.  The frustration emerged when authorities stopped the MH370 search in 2017. After that, there was only grief about the fate of the missing aircraft. But a new discovery might soon lead to the long overdue but necessary reopening of the case. 
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