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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Bracket Breakdown: Figuring out the Final Four

Owen Nizolek April 4, 2024
The men’s NCAA tournament has advanced into its climactic closing weekend with the Final Four and national championship just days away. Stakes have reached an all-time high, as four formidable teams gear up for Saturday’s semifinals in Phoenix.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Bracket Breakdown: Navigating the Sweet 16

Owen Nizolek March 28, 2024
The pinnacle of college basketball reaches new heights this weekend as the NCAA tournament continues with the Sweet 16. On Thursday and Friday, 16 hopeful squads will enter the fray once again, but by Sunday night only four will continue on the journey for the national championship.
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Gaming the System: Esports pros need collective bargaining, too

Nick Speranza March 25, 2021
We need to establish esports unions so we can support players and give them more freedom.
“Rebecca,” a Netflix original based off of the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock by the same name, was released on Oct. 21. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Remake of ‘Rebecca’ fails to live up to Hitchcock original

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

The 2020 film “Rebecca” is, in a word, shallow. Or stuffy. Or static. The Netflix Original, released Wednesday, is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 Best Picture, but the films can barely be put...

Disney’s MULAN..Mulan (Yifei Liu)..Photo: Film Frame..© 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ evolves with current moment

Molly Farrar September 9, 2020
The beloved 1998 animated film “Mulan” delivered catchy songs, an inspiring story line and some of our favorite Disney moments. This time around, Disney has transformed almost all of that in its revamped 2020 remake.
Olaf, a main character in Disney's highest-grossing animated film “Frozen” that was released in 2013. COURTESY OF ANNA FOX/ FLICKR

CFA alum performs as Olaf in Disney Broadway Musical ‘Frozen’

Macy Wilbur March 1, 2019
Of the future artists, designers and dancers that arise from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, one graduate’s career is heating up as he takes on a frozen yet lovable character — Olaf.
DRULIAS: Nobility in the 21st century

DRULIAS: Nobility in the 21st century

Matthew Drulias October 9, 2017

A few nights ago, I was reading at a friend’s house. The book, “The House of Mirth” by Edith Wharton, detailed the shallow and materialistic lives of the social elite during the Gilded Age. While...

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EDITORIAL: Nostalgia resides in live-action remakes

Editors March 19, 2017

Disney’s latest attempt to create a live-action remake hit theaters everywhere on Friday, with the well-known Emma Watson leading the production of “Beauty and the Beast.” In recent years, the entertainment...

FRILOT: Beauty of contemporary ballet

FRILOT: Beauty of contemporary ballet

Madison Frilot March 14, 2017

As the lights came up over the audience, an empty black stage was revealed, without a single performer or prop. My eyes searched the blank slate for something to hold onto, but there was simply nothing....

Walt Disney Animation Studios' newest release "Moana" premiered Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

REVIEW: “Moana” shines as new, strong Disney heroine

Johnathan D. Kindall November 27, 2016

Disney has done it again with “Moana,” an artistic and cinematic triumph. The film is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 56th feature film. A musical set among the Pacific Islands, “Moana”...

KAVANAGH: Disney must set an example for female greatness

KAVANAGH: Disney must set an example for female greatness

Kayla Kavanagh November 27, 2016

Disney princess movies have been a pivotal element of entertainment for young girls for decades. From classics like “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Beauty and the Beast” to modern flicks...

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