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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Ron White’s Netflix special, “Ron White: If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up” premiered Tuesday. COURTESY OF RICK DIAMOND/ NETFLIX

REVIEW: Ron White’s Netflix special drowns in alcohol and crass jokes

Emma Kopelowicz October 18, 2018
The stand-up comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White's original special, "If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up," was released on Netflix Tuesday. The Texas native’s signature routine is a cocktail of bawdy anecdotes, biting cynicism and a certain brand of brashness that can only be described as the kind of dirty, offensive humor your drunk uncle annually delivers at the Thanksgiving table.
Nicholas Mirzoeff, professor of media, culture and communication at New York University, delivered a lecture on visual commons of the #BlackLivesMatter movement at the Harvard Art Museums Thursday. PHOTO COURTESY NICHOLAS MIRZOEFF

#BlackLivesMatter lecture urges universal freedom

Yasmin Younis November 18, 2015

Racial conversations have historically been present in the United States since the founding of our country, yet they have recently garnered more traction as a result of social media. Specifically, the...

Panelists speak about the portrayal of race in Disney animated films Thursday at the Stone Gallery in Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panel examines racial messages, impact in Disney movies

Katherine Merwin March 6, 2015

Students gathered Thursday night for a presentation that examined racial elements in classic Disney movies and assessed how these messages affect viewers. The presentation, titled Animated Lives Matter:...

Boston University School of Theology alumnus Don Messer speaks about taking students to the marches in Selma, Alabama in 1965 at “Selma at 50, Ferguson Today” on Tuesday. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panel discusses Selma 50th anniversary, Ferguson

Stephanie Pagones March 4, 2015

A panel of theologians convened Tuesday in Boston University’s School of Theology to reflect on the history of the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama on its 50th anniversary in conjunction with...

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