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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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A student draws on a T-shirt at Aerie’s “Shape of You” event on New Balance Field Sunday afternoon. PHOTO COURTESY SAVANNAH MACDONALD

Aerie brand ambassadors promote breast cancer awareness, body positivity

Hannah Edelman October 24, 2017

When Boston University students gathered on New Balance Field in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Sunday afternoon, it wasn’t just for the kickball fundraiser. Past the admissions table...

As a brand ambassador, Savannah Macdonald promotes Aerie brand at campus events and through social media. PHOTO COURTESY SAMANTHA ALTNAUER

Student brand ambassadors capitalize on social interaction

Jenni Todd September 13, 2017

On campuses across the country, some college students are transforming their social networks, digital and analog, into powerful marketing tools. They’re called brand ambassadors, and large companies...

PHOTO COURTESY BLOOMSBERRIES/FLICKR

EDITORIAL: Fashion industry should reflect real women’s bodies

Editors February 2, 2017

From a young age, girls are bombarded with images of the ideal body and beauty standards. Celebrity role models and childhood toys contribute to the belief —  Barbie is just one toy that has been scrutinized...

EDITORIAL: Essena O'Neill's Instagram movement a step in the right direction

EDITORIAL: Essena O’Neill’s Instagram movement a step in the right direction

Editors November 3, 2015

It’s strange to step back and think about why we really use social media. Initially, social media was a way to connect with friends and family who we may or may not see every day, or to catch a glimpse...

CARIKER: Let's Stop Making Teenage Girls The Butt of The Joke

CARIKER: Let’s Stop Making Teenage Girls The Butt of The Joke

Mariel Cariker January 21, 2015

Over the last year, I've seen a fair amount of posts on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram making jokes about “basic” teenage girls. According to these posts, the average basic girl wears...

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