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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Magnolia and memories: Reflecting on America’s only lynching memorial

Maha Uddin March 27, 2025
After experiencing the museum, Montgomery felt different. My class was silent. Nobody cared to crack any jokes. The air even started to smell different — like rotting garbage, reminiscent of the Southern Magnolia that Billie Holiday sung about decades prior. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet-to-Helmet: NFL draft preview

Jason Asvestopoulos April 24, 2024
This week's edition of Helmet-to-Helmet covers the upcoming NFL Draft and gives a ten-pick mock draft, including a trade and four quarterbacks.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet-to Helmet: Where things went right, and who got robbed at the NFL Honors

Jason Asvestopoulos February 15, 2024
The NFL season has now fully wrapped up, and the Kansas City Chiefs have established their dynasty by winning their third championship in five years. The San Francisco 49ers are once again left with a bitter feeling after losing the Super Bowl, but at least one of their players was recognized for his outstanding season. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: Previewing the 2023 NFL Draft

Brett Abrams April 24, 2023
The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday with the first of seven rounds. By the end of the night, 31 of the best college football players will have accomplished their lifelong dream of making it to the pros.
Whole Foods closed

Whole Foods closes Brookline chain early

Casey Choung May 3, 2022
Whole Foods Market on Beacon Street shut its door May 2 as part of a series of nationwide closures.
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Heartland: American individualism is blocking Bessemer’s unionization drives

Maxwell Pociask April 11, 2022
It's the mindset of American individualism that makes anti-union propaganda so effective in this country.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Heartland: Gary, Indiana — what happens when the tech boom goes bust?

Maxwell Pociask March 15, 2022
One of Gary’s many murals, on the corner of 6th avenue and Broadway, sends a message of joy and hope that things are turning around for the local community. In colorful block letters, it reads, “We are beautiful: Gary.” I, for one, agree.
Lucas Zhang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: In defense of the Deep South

Caroline McCord February 27, 2022
When people on the left give up on the South or decry it is an embarrassment, it is not the rich white conservatives who suffer. It’s everyone else. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Daylight saving time forever

Lincoln Son Currie November 17, 2021
Though there are more pressing issues facing the nation, changing to permanent daylight saving time would boost the economy, fight childhood obesity and aid public safety.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: How the death penalty punishes us all

Caroline McCord November 12, 2021
It is no ones right to take away another persons right to live, let alone disregard their religious rights.
john lewis mural at food for free in cambridge

Vandalized John Lewis mural finds new home at Cambridge nonprofit

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 15, 2021
A mural of civil rights icon John Lewis found a new home at Food for Free’s volunteer packing center in East Cambridge after being defaced in November.
Catherine Coleman Flowers at the stone social impact forum

Stone Social Impact Forum emphasizes importance of environmental justice

Rachel Do February 22, 2021
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate held the second Stone Social Impact Forum last Thursday, with an emphasis on environmental justice.
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