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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Boston needs a later bedtime

Editors March 22, 2023
The city of Boston is known for many things — but nightlife isn't one of them.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Heartland: An ode to college towns

Maxwell Pociask March 29, 2022
Columnist Maxwell Pociask explains how college towns across America can serve as an inspiration for cities and towns without colleges.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: All Inclusive Boston will help create equitable tourism, but the city’s reputation cannot be restored without addressing its racism

Editors April 7, 2021
Boston remains unwelcoming to the vast majority of its residents, regardless of how we market it.
A tour guide stops to talk to tourists along the Freedom Trail. The trail leads from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. COURTESY OF FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION

What defines Boston: a look at history and culture

Daniel Kool June 12, 2020
Known as the college town of America, Boston has a rich and extensive history. For Boston newbies and lovers alike, here's a lowdown on the culture of this city.
Gov. Charlie Baker proposed raising the flat fee for Uber and Lyft rides to $1 Wednesday, with plans to use the revenue for transit improvements. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How Baker’s $1 charge on Uber and Lyft rides might affect your commute

Angela Yang February 19, 2020
A proposal to hike up ride-hail fees in Massachusetts is gaining traction. The Daily Free Press takes a look at how this might affect frequent commuters such as college students, and whether it could do anything to alleviate Greater Boston's traffic crisis.
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