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Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

Matt Gaetz Doesn’t Understand the Young Voter | EDITORIAL

Editors September 29, 2022
Matt Gaetz streamed on twitch to 6 people. What does this mean for the future of political engagement?
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Performative or not, the Met Gala’s fashion activism isn’t something to dismiss

Sujena Soumyanath September 19, 2021
Performative or not, activism’s entrance into the mainstream means the people on top have no choice but to pay attention
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gender Justice: Republicans’ hatred for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has gone too far

Meredith Varner February 12, 2021
AOC serves as a role model, showing us how to stand up for what we believe in and not let sad and pathetic bullies bring us down.
GameStop. Some Boston University students invested in GameStop in January after reading about the stock’s potential value on Reddit. COURTESY OF COREY COYLE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Students reflect on investments in GameStop, Dogecoin stock trends

Katarzyna Jezak February 4, 2021
When the internet went wild for recent stock investments in companies such as GameStop, AMC Entertainment and BlackBerry, Boston University students, of course, were involved in the mix.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

American Protest: Stop blaming progressives for your issues, Democrats

Meredith Varner November 19, 2020
Creating a government full of average citizens who understand their constituents on a deeper level is the key to fixing this country.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: The people have spoken, and they want progressivism

Gabriella Aponte November 13, 2020
The people have spoken and they want progressivism. It’s time the Democratic Party starts listening.
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey won his senatorial race against Kevin O’Connor on Nov. 3. LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey reelected in landslide victory

Chris Larabee November 4, 2020
The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. Markey had defeated Rep. Joe Kennedy in the Sept. 1 Massachusetts primary. 
Burt Glass, marketing and communications director at Boston University’s College of Communication, moderated a Virtual Speaker Series panel Wednesday entitled “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?” hosted by COM. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM professors, political scientists say political ads can persuade low-interest voters

Mita Kataria October 16, 2020
With a presidency and 35 Senate seats to decide on in less than a month, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to appeal to their voters. Boston University’s College of Communication hosted a panel Wednesday entitled, “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?”
Polling station in Concord, New Hampshire. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, voting may look different this year for high-risk voters in Massachusetts if a bill allowing the use of mail-in ballots passes in the state’s Senate. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

A look at current Mass. politics amid pandemic and partisan turmoil

Jane Avery June 11, 2020
From the pandemic to the 2020 Presidential Election, Massachusetts politics is in for a change this fall. Here's the political breakdown for the state.
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