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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: Breaking down the Rui Hachimura trade

Luke Scotchie January 26, 2023
The Washington Wizards sent Rui Hachimura to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round draft picks.
Planters’ NUTmobile. The NUTmobile visited Boston University last week to recruit student brand ambassadors to drive the vehicle. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Planters’ 26-foot-long NUTmobile visits BU, recruits students

Ashley Soebroto February 10, 2021
Securing that first job out of college can be a tough nut to crack. Planters' 26-foot-long "NUTmobile" visited Boston University last week, seeking BU applicants to drive the nutty vehicle across the country after graduation.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Side profiles and beauty trends

Bini Ollivier-Yamin February 1, 2021
Our definition of beauty is subjective, and it can grow and change to include a diverse range of features, traits and ethnicities. The first step is to get rid of the seemingly harmless trends that perpetuate Eurocentric beauty — they’re clogging up my “For You page.”
OP-ED: American democracy isn't on the brink of collapse — it doesn't exist

OP-ED: American democracy isn’t on the brink of collapse — it doesn’t exist

Editors January 16, 2021
While some may claim our society is a democracy, we in fact spend most of our time adhering to policies of unelected leaders.
The City of Boston has hired Black-owned communications companies Proverb and Colette Phillips Communications for a racially inclusive tourism campaign aimed at welcoming people of color to the City. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bostonians skeptical about City’s upcoming campaign to promote tourist diversity

Rin Velasco November 9, 2020
The campaign will feature minority-owned businesses and organizations, as well as advertise Boston’s arts and entertainment sectors to help the local economy recover from the pandemic. 

AFLC claims MBTA ad rejection violates 1st Amendment

Daily Free Press Admin November 18, 2013

The American Freedom Law Center claimed in a motion filed Tuesday that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority violated the First Amendment after the transit company rejected a controversial pro-Israel...

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