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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Let Your Hair Down: The changing nature of internships as we begin to exit the pandemic

Hannah Bohn March 30, 2021
There is more to life than the steps we take to advance our careers and being students.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The issue of standardized testing must be addressed at lower levels of education

Editors February 3, 2021
The issue of standardized testing is that universities can make it optional, but they can’t get rid of it or the system perpetuating its flaws. We need a fundamental change so all students receive a solid foundational education that starts as early as elementary school.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: Can you be moral in today’s society?

Max Ferrandino October 4, 2020
Trying to be a moral or kind person is often not defined by only yourself. The authority figures in your life, and society as a whole, define your morals.
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EDITORIAL: Students should not be judged by social media accounts

Editors March 21, 2017

For seniors in high school, the entire year revolves around the Common Application. They’re constantly editing college essays, updating applications and regularly refreshing their emails for news of...

OP-ED: Nobody really knows what Kilachand is, and it’s killing the people in it

OP-ED: Nobody really knows what Kilachand is, and it’s killing the people in it

Editors February 26, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. I was scared when I first got to Boston University last August. I’d spent the days leading...

Massachusetts ranked 14th in the country for the average amount of student debt per borrower at $28,565, according to a study released Thursday by the Institute for College Access and Success’s Project on Student Debt. PHOTO BY MORGAN GARNETT VIA FLICKR

EDIT: Too Common Applications

Editors November 17, 2014

Everyone who has applied to college has experienced the quintessential panic associated with choosing and applying to schools. The joy of getting accepted and the pain of being rejected jolt high school...

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