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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Lil Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): Seeing green? A guide to handling jealousy

Analise Bruno October 15, 2024
Dear Abby: My boyfriend is super popular with the ladies and it’s upsetting me. He's a really nice guy, but I feel like girls are drooling all over him. His ex is also still on campus too and I feel weird knowing they still interact. I know I’m probably being dramatic, but how can I possibly compete? And am I being too possessive by getting jealous?  Have you ever heard the saying that jealousy is a green-eyed monster? Well, newsflash, it’s also a two-faced paradox. One of the undeniable truths about relationships is that there are different standards to how we perceive jealousy.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

The Great Cannoli Debate: Reviewing Mike’s, Modern, and Bova’s

Andrew DiBiasio September 13, 2023
This cannoli dilemma has been heated since the 1950s and social media has launched this conundrum from local fame to national frenzy and I’m here to review each of my experiences.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Love Island’ — real love or strategic façade? | Picture This

Ariadna Sandoval March 15, 2023
I’m an avid consumer of dating reality TV.  A show I’ve been recently obsessed with is “Love Island” –- And yet, one question is always the same no matter the season or characters – do people really fall in love? 
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Esports industry rising in Boston

Henry Braun February 20, 2023
Esports has gained more attention in Boston after a tournament was hosted in MGM Music Hall at the beginning of the month.
Lucas Zhang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Keeping gaming communities safe is worth expelling even the best players

Nick Speranza April 22, 2022
Frankly, the amount of people who are willing to welcome Won back to esports with open arms disgusts me.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The ‘boosting’ industry is booming — is that good?

Nick Speranza November 2, 2021
Recent news of punitive legal measures against the practice of 'boosting' brings up questions about the nature of video-games in our capitalist culture.
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Why do we play to win?

Veronica Thompson September 9, 2021
I don't want to waste my time or my energy in life by competing with others.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: In esports and college life, let’s enjoy meeting in person again

Nick Speranza September 2, 2021
Being able to watch Ultimate Summit 3 was truly a breath of fresh air and simple proof that remote experiences are not sufficient substitutes for in-person events.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Canceling the European Super League

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol April 28, 2021
The European Super League demonstrates our faults and vices as humans.
Fair Admission: Episode 7 - Competition

Fair Admission: Episode 7 – Competition

Edward Sturm April 8, 2021

College sports and ROTC programs are uniquely competitive and often discussed staples of the college admissions process. When these pathways to college go too far, however, they have the potential...

Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Indonesia’s team in the All England Open Badminton Championships

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 31, 2021
The unjust treatment toward the Indonesian badminton team proves a need for transparency in sports.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

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.
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