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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. 
Emma Hart | Graphic Artist

Four films to get you into the spring spirit

Cristina Sepe March 25, 2025
Each one has hints of spring in their own ways, but they always know how to make me excited for the seasons to change. Here are four recommendations to help you get into the spring spirit!
Ballot drop box on Boylston Street outside of the Boston Public Library. One of the questions sparking discourse on this year’s ballot is about raising the tipped hourly minimum wage. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Question 5 ballot initiative faces discourse over fair wages for tipped workers

Samantha Genzer September 13, 2024
Question 5, a ballot measure seeking to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, has sparked statewide discourse as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 5.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

House music is more than just the ‘rhythm of the night’

Lea Rivel April 26, 2024
We’ve heard the “oonts oonts” jokes about dance music, but fewer people know the roots of that “oonts oonts” sound. The genre is about far more than just a bassline and upbeat vocals to jump along to at the club with a drink in hand.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

An ode to ensaladilla rusa

Illiana Ochoa Bravo February 12, 2024
My grandmother would tell me that I needed to cook with love, or rather, cocinar con amor. According to her, if you don’t cook with love, your food will lack taste and passion. The first recipe that my grandmother taught me was the Ensaladilla Rusa, also known as the Russian Potato Salad.
People listen to the Palestinian vigil at BU Beach on Wednesday. About 200 people were present. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Students for Justice in Palestine host solidarity vigil after Israel’s retaliatory attacks

Katrina Scalise October 20, 2023
200 students attended Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine solidarity vigil at the BU Beach Wednesday night with Palestinian flags, flowers and candles, in response to Israel’s deadly retaliatory strikes on Gaza.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: My top-five MLB ballparks, so far

Brendan Galvin April 26, 2023
In this week's edition of On-Deck Circle, columnist Brendan Galvin lists his top-five favorite ballparks.
Alexi Giannoulias

Terrier basketball alum Alexi Giannoulias wins Illinois Secretary of State

Mara Mellits March 31, 2023
Former BU men's basketball player Alexi Giannoulias was elected to the position of Illinois Secretary of State earlier this year.
Ricardo “Ricky” Holguin portrays a pirate while surrounded by ducklings during the “Make Way for Ducklings” play

A quest for home: ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ concludes run at the Wheelock Family Theatre

Emily Wyrwa March 15, 2023
Based on the children’s book of the same name, the play follows a family of ducks traveling through Boston in search of the perfect home.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: NHL’s biggest trades before the deadline

Belle Fraser March 1, 2023
With superstar players on the move, many NHL teams made big splashes in a wild 2023 NHL trade deadline.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: Rangers and Blues make a splash in NHL trade season

Belle Fraser February 16, 2023
The New York Rangers made a win-now move ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline as they look to make a deep playoff run.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Heartland: Gary, Indiana — what happens when the tech boom goes bust?

Maxwell Pociask March 15, 2022
One of Gary’s many murals, on the corner of 6th avenue and Broadway, sends a message of joy and hope that things are turning around for the local community. In colorful block letters, it reads, “We are beautiful: Gary.” I, for one, agree.
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