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Our nation devalues essential immigrant labor | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung April 19, 2024
America is currently at war with itself trying to claim that the labor undocumented workers provide shouldn’t be validated, despite its heavy reliance on that very labor becoming completely exposed just four years ago.
March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg and WBUR Senior Political Reporter Anthony Brooks. Hogg, a Highland Park survivor, recently spoke at CitySpace. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg speaks at WBUR CitySpace

Haiyi Bi March 30, 2023
Hogg spoke with senior political reporter Anthony Brooks at WBUR CitySpace on Monday night.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Extending the student loan freeze only delays the inevitable

Editors April 8, 2022
But this postponement amounts to a temporary band-aid on a much larger crisis. The looming student debt apocalypse still remains no matter how many times Biden kicks it further down the road.
The Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre. The 25th season of Boston University’s Fringe Festival premiered Oct.15, hosted by the Theatre for the first time since its December 2017 opening. CLARE ONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Fringe Festival is back for its 25th year, performing at Booth Theatre

Zoe Johnson October 20, 2021
“The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace" was performed this past weekend, and "Proving Up" will show next weekend as a part of the festival.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Sincerely, Ally: Why is there a stigma of living with your parents?

Alexia Nizhny September 23, 2021
If my path towards success may not follow American tradition, I may as well do so in my childhood bedroom.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room with a View: Behind the scenes of consumerism in Hollywood

Antonia Lehnert March 15, 2021
“Eyes Wide Shut” and “Fight Club” show us that if we continue to consume material items in incredible quantities, sooner or later we will be the ones indefinitely consumed by them.
Citizens Bank location in Boston

City expands Bank on Boston program with free checking accounts

Madison Mercado March 8, 2021
The City’s Bank On Boston initiative partnered with USALLIANCE Financial to provide a basic free checking account for unbanked and underbanked city residents.
Fair Admission: Episode 1 - Fairness

Fair Admission: Episode 1 – Fairness

Edward Sturm March 4, 2021

In pursuit of a working definition of fair college admissions, the American ideal of meritocracy is called into question. Host Edward Sturm explores what fairness is (and is not) when we talk about...

Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: What is the future of the Democratic Party?

Gabriella Aponte October 29, 2020
The future of the Democratic Party is one with two defined factions: the moderate, incrementalistic faction that fights to maintain the status quo, and the progressive, democratic socialists who fight to change the system.
“Re-Birth” photographer Sheila Pree Bright’s multi-photograph installation hangs on a wall of Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. NICOLE BARTUCH / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Photographer captures BU student voices in campus installation

Nicole Bartuch October 26, 2020

Four black-and-white portraits hang side by side on the wall of Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University, overlaid by a transparent projection of a slideshow of similar photos. The themes of freedom,...

Alexia Nizhny

Sincerely, Ally: We must be transparent in our conversations about money

Alexia Nizhny October 5, 2020
Overcoming the discomfort of discussing finances is necessary and beneficial in recognizing our privileges.
Alexia Nizhny

Sincerely, Ally: American culture prioritizes productivity over mental stability, but there are ways to combat it

Alexia Nizhny September 11, 2020
Learning how to balance work and play is necessary for productivity. Pushing yourself to work harder has positive outcomes, but research shows that too much pressure lowers work quality.
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