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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Freaks and Greeks — Greek life needs to change

Editors February 24, 2023
Greek life as an American institution needs a profound reckoning in order to maintain relevance and support.
Junior midfielder Thalia Steenssens during a game against Duke University on Oct. 24, 2021. The Terriers lost to Lehigh University during the Patriot League Championship game on Saturday. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFF

Field hockey narrowly loses 2-1 against Lehigh in overtime of Patriot League Championship

Chloe Patel November 7, 2022
In a heartbreaking overtime finish, the Boston University field hockey team fell 2-1 to Lehigh University in the Patriot League Championship.
Senior Ally Hammel posted one assist and three shots over the weekend in the series against American University and Penn State. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Field hockey splits weekend, wins conference opener against American 2-1

Josh Rothstein September 16, 2018
The No. 21 Boston University field hockey split a pair of games over the weekend, defeating American University Saturday 2-1 but falling to No. 6 Pennsylvania State University 4-0 a day later.
Burn the Boats: Non-conference struggles sinking the East

Burn the Boats: Non-conference struggles sinking the East

Matt Dresens February 20, 2018
Entering the final weekend of Hockey East competition, Boston College is sitting pretty with a two-point advantage over second place Providence College, but inside Hockey East is about the only place BC is comfortable. It’s also why the league only has two teams inside the top 16 of the PairWise ranking.
Burn the Boats: Go West, Young Man with college hockey expansion

Burn the Boats: Go West, Young Man with college hockey expansion

Matt Dresens February 1, 2018

It’s happening at a snail’s pace right now, but the groundwork is being laid for a potential explosion that will send shockwaves through the college hockey landscape and will dwarf what took place...

Male Ph.D. candidates submit and publish papers at higher rates than their female peers. PHOTO COURTESY ORIN ZEBEST

Study points to gender bias among doctoral students

Haley Lerner November 13, 2017

A recent study announced male doctoral candidates submit and publish papers at significantly higher rates than their female peers, even within the same institution — a trend many Boston University...

Dropping the Gloves: Big Ten teams show dominance in NCAA March Madness

Dropping the Gloves: Big Ten teams show dominance in NCAA March Madness

Jessica Citronberg March 23, 2017

My bracket is in shambles, but there is still so much to enjoy about March Madness. The Big Ten conference showed up this year, and we are only in the Sweet Sixteen. No team in the conference has...

The Beantown Buzz: New College Football Playoff a resounding success

The Beantown Buzz: New College Football Playoff a resounding success

Chris Picher November 29, 2016

The University of Michigan and Ohio State University football game last Saturday was one of the best college sports games in recent memory. It was a close game throughout, went to double overtime,...

Indirect Kick: College hockey realignment is too little, too late

Indirect Kick: College hockey realignment is too little, too late

Dan Shulman April 20, 2016

College sports are slowly becoming more and more disorganized. Teams are changing conferences every year, while other schools are petitioning to join conferences that they have no business being a...

Senior forward Danny O'Regan had a goal against the U.S. U-18 team when the two squads met last year. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DFP FILE PHOTO

No. 6 men’s hockey welcomes Wisconsin, U.S. U-18 Team to Agganis Arena

Sarah Kirkpatrick October 16, 2015

With its second regular season game looming, the No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team finds itself in a place it hasn’t been since the 2009-10 season: without a win. After a solid week of practice...

Going For Two: Why the Big Ten is better than the SEC

Going For Two: Why the Big Ten is better than the SEC

David Souza September 29, 2015

Since 2006, the Southeastern Conference has dominated the college football spectrum by winning seven national championships in the past nine years. However, with the resurgence of the Big Ten Conference's...

Rice propels Fighting Illini offense in NIT

Daily Free Press Admin March 20, 2014

Despite the Boston University men’s basketball team’s ability to lead the University of Illinois for most of the game, Illini guard Rayvonte Rice guided his team to a 66-62 win in the first round of...

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