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Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

Why I want to be a filmmaker, even when it feels impossible

Isabella Laikin March 27, 2025
My pursuit of filmmaking isn't about accolades or recognition — it’s about the opportunity to tell stories that resonate deeply, challenge perceptions and contribute to a broader cultural conversation.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Governments banning cryptocurrency demonstrates it can become a powerful financial revolution

Jaeyoung Choi March 31, 2021
A governmental ban only tells me cryptocurrency is a powerful threat and an imminent future.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 helps break down our individual apathy toward social issues

Divya Sood March 11, 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating on many fronts, it has hopefully compelled people to be more mindful about their individual choices and impacts. This newfound urgency and self-agency can help us make inroads in solving other pressing issues.
WILSHERE: Advice to my freshman self

WILSHERE: Advice to my freshman self

Meredith Wilshere June 6, 2017

There are many things I would tell my younger self before I headed off to college — pack fewer clothes, bring more snacks and don’t be afraid of 300 level law classes. Thinking about all the events...

WILSHERE: Having "types" in love can be dangerous

WILSHERE: Having “types” in love can be dangerous

Meredith Wilshere April 24, 2016

It is in our human nature to have a preference. Whether it is ice cream flavors or our favorite album to play at 2 a.m., we tend to have an inclination toward certain things. We like to stick with the...

LETTER: BU Right to Life

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Society seems to compel young women to choose a career over motherhood. A 2008 study showed 1 in 5 women will have an abortion by the age of 25, and 45 percent of total abortions occur in women between...

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