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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Requiem for 21st century democracy

Antonia Lehnert February 1, 2022

It was the second half of July 2001 when the leaders of the eight most developed countries in the world had to face the sweltering Italian heat on their way to Genoa. The 27th G8 summit was to tackle international...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Selfishness as a gateway to self-love

Antonia Lehnert November 29, 2021
Though it may sound controversial, implementing some degree of egoism in our lives can be beneficial for ourselves and our community.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: If you think that your grades define you, consider this your wake-up call

Antonia Lehnert November 10, 2021
Rather than striving for excellence, as students, we should seek balance between our academic and personal life.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: College culture has normalized drugs, now schools have to deal with it

Antonia Lehnert October 21, 2021
Drugs have become an inherent part of the series of unspoken rules that make up college culture. What are the consequences?
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: We can grow from trauma, not in spite of it

Antonia Lehnert October 14, 2021
Trauma does not have to define us if we choose to use it to our advantage.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: An international student’s trip back to Ithaca

Antonia Lehnert September 23, 2021
Reflecting on Odysseus's story of homecoming got me thinking about how my life has changed when I began studying abroad.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: X equals X in algebra and real life, but it’s not always a bad thing

Antonia Lehnert September 13, 2021
It’s time for us to grow out of the illusions offered by free will and accept a certain degree of determinism.
Narek Sahakian / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Tragedy overflow in calamitous times

Antonia Lehnert September 7, 2021
It is not our place to painstakingly empathize with grief that we could never even come close to understand.
Instead of teaching normal course material on Tuesday and Wednesday, the English Department at Boston University will participate in the national #ScholarStrike to educate students about racism and violence against people of color. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

English Department professors to halt class schedules, shine light on racism

Jane Avery September 8, 2020
Boston University’s English Department will participate in the national #ScholarStrike, a movement that will pause classes Tuesday and Wednesday for instructors to teach about racism, injustice, and physical or emotional violence against people of color.
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