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Jodi Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

REVIEW: ‘Hello Beautiful’ | Required Reading

Hazel Nystrom April 7, 2025
 If you have sisters like I do, this book will absolutely make you cry. If you don’t have sisters, you’ll probably still cry, too.“Hello Beautiful” is emotional, and your heart will break alongside the Padavano sisters. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

An Ode to My Uber Driver

Amanda Brecher October 31, 2023
I make it a point to ask my Uber drivers how their day is going, maybe even strike up a conversation about where they’re from or what they do. Those who are receptive to it turn it into a peaceful conversation — something to pass the time on the drive. Sometimes it doesn’t go anywhere, and you just have to respect that, but most of the time you can tell they appreciate your empathy and will engage just as far as you’re willing.
The imaginary show in the bubble

The imaginary show in the bubble

Camille Bugayong October 31, 2023
Stepping into the mental health treatment facility is a lot like stepping into a bubble. Here, we are patients, but to me, we become characters.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

There is no real way to “look gay”

Lea Rivel October 26, 2023
Media has often shown society that the way to show that you’re a queer woman (whether that be lesbian, bisexual, pansexual or any other label), is to dress more masculine, carry yourself a certain way or overtly wear rainbow colors. Because of this, people often have a narrow perspective of how we look and dress.
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

My home is Dunkin’ | Things I’ve Learned From Strangers

Lili Culhane October 25, 2023
The pieces of Dunkin’ that out-of-towners might think help it maintain its popularity are often misinformed hypotheses. It is not the intense sugar-rush that their syrups provide, nor is it the way they keep us on our toes as we gamble whether the first sip will be sweet, sweet paradise or like licking the butt of a cigarette. What is the home that your local Dunkin’ makes for you?
Fair Admission: Episode 9 - What’s Next?

Fair Admission: Episode 9 – What’s Next?

Edward Sturm April 22, 2021

In the final episode of Fair Admission, we ask: what’s next for college admissions? With a full view of the inequities on the path to college, it’s time to hear the answers of experts as they...

“And The Neon Gods.” Boston University senior Jonas Hayes wrote the feature film after his freshman year and is now preparing to film. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

College students write original Western thriller

Ashley Soebroto February 5, 2021
Boston University students and their peers are currently preparing to shoot their own film, “And The Neon Gods," a Western thriller.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest in decades, hit Massachusetts just after 9 a.m. on Sunday. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Experts record unusually strong earthquake for New England

Charlotte Howard November 10, 2020
The 3.6 magnitude earthquake was centered near New Bedford and had a depth of 10 kilometers. It was felt across parts of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island, N.Y.
Rosa Rodriguez-Williams is the first senior director of belonging and inclusion at the Museum of Fine Arts. COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

MFA introduces inaugural director for belonging and inclusion

James Paleologopoulos September 9, 2020
Rosa Rodriguez-Williams will take on the role as senior director of belonging and inclusion at the Museum of Fine Arts Wednesday. 
From left to right: Penn Loh, Wilton Tejeda, Adam Strom and Mr. Body Homicile speak at a talk on gentrification Wednesday evening hosted by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MFA City Talks series questions immigrant experience in Boston

Becca Campbell November 15, 2018
The Museum of Fine Arts welcomed an eager group of visitors Wednesday night, who were combatting the cold. The group gathered at the museum for a conversation, part of the “City Talks” series, that featured stories about migration and the theme of belonging.

MAHDI: Belonging

Daily Free Press Admin February 24, 2014

Dr. Ruth Hill Useem was the first person to coin the phrase “third culture kid.” Before the concept was the subject of amusing BuzzFeed articles and a trendy label for the offspring of an increasingly...

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