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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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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.
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Boston-area colleges mandate vaccines for Fall semester

Madison Mercado April 29, 2021
Northeastern University, Boston College, UMass Amherst, Emerson College, and Boston University.
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.
the sound of boston university playlist on spotify

‘The Sound of Boston University’ provides 100-song snapshot into life at BU

Emma Vacirca March 15, 2021
The Spotify playlist "The Sound of Boston University,” curated from student listening patterns, spans a variety of genres and artists. For some students, it represents the “calm in the midst of city life.”
Waste sorting bins in the George Sherman Union at Boston University

BU introduces new Zero Waste Plan

Emily Stevenson March 9, 2021
Boston University released an initiative Wednesday to achieve zero waste on campus by 2030 with a plan that is already in effect at Warren Towers and West Campus residences, according to a BU Sustainability representative.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Burning Out: David Dobrik demonstrates how abusers hide in plain sight

Yvonne Tang March 8, 2021
Beyond the world of Dobrik and his Vlog Squad, we need to learn that abusers aren’t always what we stereotype — shady characters who wear a trench coat or live as social outcasts. Abusers can be funny, popular or even kind.
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Boston-area universities not entirely successful at diversity efforts

Sam Trottenberg February 18, 2021
The first African American graduate from Harvard College was Richard Theodore Greener in 1870. Today, the current Harvard College freshman class is 14.7 percent African American.
EDITORIAL: What constitutes a successful university reopening during COVID-19?

EDITORIAL: What constitutes a successful university reopening during COVID-19?

Editors November 30, 2020
BU didn’t fail this semester just because we have demands — we are calling on the school to do better despite its achievements. The University’s successes cannot be the sole model for the state’s actions. Take our lead, but learn from our mistakes.
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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...

EDITORIAL: State residents deserve option of in-state schools

EDITORIAL: State residents deserve option of in-state schools

Editors February 1, 2016

For some U.S. residents, in-state college is out of the question. In an effort to acquire more revenue, many state schools are targeting out-of-state students, The Washington Post reported. Out of the...

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