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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Could the United States succumb to a fascist regime in the near future? | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf February 28, 2023
The Republican constituency continues to shrink due to demographic shifts and the rejection of MAGA Movement ideals ​​— but true conservative champions have still shown no qualms about democracy being collateral damage in their party's pursuit of greatness. 
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Busting Starbucks | Bad Business

Nathan Metcalf September 22, 2022
Starbucks is the epitome of an idyllic coffee shop. A place where you can sip an expertly crafted caffeinated beverage, grind out some work on your laptop or just relax with a good book. However, to an increasing number of others, which hopefully will soon include you, it is known as one of the most aggressive union busting major players in the service industry today. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Will the sun rise tomorrow or will we be in a full-scale nuclear war?

Antonia Lehnert March 14, 2022
Since people are so eager to share what they’ve learned over these past couple of rather unprecedented years, my greatest takeaway is that uncertainty is the only master of our lives.
Boston University’s Pep Band. BU Pep Band, one of the five ensembles in the student section at hockey games, returned to TD Garden Feb. 14 for the men’s Beanpot Championship for the first time since the pandemic started. MOHAN GE/DFP STAFF

BU Pep Band performs at Beanpot Championship for first time in two years

Ruihan Yang February 23, 2022
Pep Band is back at the Beanpot! The last time they performed was a month before the world went on lockdown.
Boston University annual report 2021

BU ends 2021 fiscal year on high note, but employees still struck by cost-cutting measures

Seamus Webster February 18, 2022
BU froze retirement contributions and salary increases, as its total assets grew to $8.3 billion.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: After one year of Biden, missed opportunities and failures overshadow inauguration anniversary

Editors January 21, 2022
It’s hard to imagine that this is the situation Biden had believed he’d be in at this point, and it definitely isn’t the one that he had sold to American voters. 
person sneezes into a tissue

Springtime allergies, why can’t you leave me alone?

Melina Nguyen April 29, 2021
Spring is long-awaited by many, except for the poor population who suffer from seasonal allergies.
taylor swift performing on her speak now tour

An impossible task: ranking Taylor Swift’s albums

Sam Thomas April 21, 2021
After too much thought, I present my updated ranking of Swift’s studio albums.
the best burger in new york episode of how i met your mother

‘The Best Burger in New York’

Katherine Wright April 14, 2021
Not an actual NYC burger, but rather a “How I Met Your Mother” episode of the same title.
moon song by phoebe bridgers on spotify

Review: ‘Moon Song’ by Phoebe Bridgers

Sam Thomas March 24, 2021
“Moon Song” is perfect to blast on those late nights where it just feels like love is dead.
Boston-based artist Alexis Higgins was featured in VSCO’s 2020 Year in Review. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

VSCO year-in-review features young Bostonian, celebrates artists’ resilience

Emma Vacirca February 11, 2021
The original art of Boston-based 22-year-old artist Alexis Higgins was part of VSCO's first-ever Year in Review in 2020.
Crisis Communications Officer Mike Fernandez and Boston University faculty members discussed the importance of reaching stakeholders when problems arise in a Wednesday panel. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Panelists, PRLab students say crisis communication is always an essential tool

Caroline Bowden January 29, 2021
In 2020, a year marked by disaster, executives and communications professionals were thrown into economic, social and health frenzies — forced to adapt their policies and messaging to fit the fast-changing social climate. Four experts in business and public relations participated in a virtual conversation Wednesday to discuss tools businesses can use to communicate successfully during disasters.
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