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Gianna Horcher | Senior Graphic Artist

Savoring the spring: New eateries that I explored during the break

Ananya Swaroop March 19, 2025
I made it a mission to explore some of the best eats in the city. From scrumptious lobster rolls to fluffy pancakes, each eatery that I tried had something amazing to offer. 
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

The classic holdover: A spring break away from home

Ananya Swaroop March 4, 2025
Maybe I’ll wake up without an alarm, make a good breakfast, take a relaxing bath and tick off things from my spring break bucket list. Of course, there will be moments where I’ll wish I was home, but I’ll remind myself that I’ll be okay. And above all, I’ll take it one day at a time. 
Jersey Street is flooded with baseball fans on opening day for the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Tuesday. Despite ending the 2023 season last place in the AL East, Red Sox fans packed the stadium for the home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Opening Day at Fenway Park celebrates Red Sox history, traditions and fan culture

Chloe Cramutola April 11, 2024
Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway Park took place Tuesday, hosting the first baseball game in the stadium since late September. Fans pouring into the ballpark were greeted with the 2004 Red Sox championship team to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their World Series win.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Brunch deserves its hype

Rachel Yu November 15, 2023
Brunch is typically served from around 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., serving as the perfect meal in between the ordinary breakfast and lunch times. One of my favorite parts of going to a restaurant in this time range is looking at their brunch menus, as they combine both the breakfast and lunch options –– providing you with a larger variety of dishes to choose from.
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

The food that can’t be egg-nored

Amy Crevino November 8, 2023
We cannot forget the foods that can be served from breakfast to dinner, and from appetizers to desserts. The foods that take on countless textures and tastes, suited for any and every holiday and occasion. When thinking about these egg-cellent comfort foods, one continuously remains the most versatile: eggs.
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?
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Spending the day without my phone

Michelle Tian April 20, 2021
I decided to shut off my phone for the entire day. It was nice to reconnect to the world around me.
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Ramadan 101

Khadijah Khogeer April 14, 2021
The holiest month for Muslims began Monday evening. Here’s all you need to know about Ramadan.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Intentional Evolution: Learn to love breakfast

Samantha Elizondo March 5, 2021
Whether to reduce stress, make an Instagram-worthy smoothie bowl or simply start your morning off right, making breakfast for yourself every morning is a healthy habit.
2,600 Massachusetts students with disabilities became eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals and qualify for Pandemic-EBT benefits this month. COURTESY OF HENRY KELLNER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts expands free, reduced lunch benefits for BPS students

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2021
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.
OTTO Pizza on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston University’s West Campus. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

Boston restaurants to look forward to this Fall

Madeline Humphrey June 12, 2020
As Boston University gears up to reopen campus this Fall, many restaurants on and around campus also hope to resume regular business. We’ve compiled a few to keep in mind when planning weekend outings or relaxation time between classes.
FRILOT: BU frat parties — surviving, not thriving

FRILOT: BU frat parties — surviving, not thriving

Madison Frilot September 12, 2017

Following the first real weekend back at Boston University, countless students are undoubtedly still nursing their hangover-induced headaches leftover from a weekend of partying. There is a certain supernatural...

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