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The Daily Free Press

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Lincoln Son Currie

Minority Report: A New General for the Culture Warriors

Lincoln Son Currie September 13, 2020
A Midwestern senator who loves the current American culture war is on the rise. His name is Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and I want to warn you about him.
Boston University alumnus Arcangelo Cella. On June 21, Cella created a Change.org petition asking BU to rename Rhett the Terrier, the University’s mascot, because of the name’s ties to the controversial book and film “Gone With the Wind.” COURTESY OF ARCANGELO CELLA

What’s wrong with ‘Rhett,’ from the alum who petitioned for a mascot name change

Sarah Readdean July 2, 2020
2014 alum Arcangelo Cella created a Change.org petition on June 21 asking the University to rename Rhett. In an interview with The Daily Free Press, Cella shared his views on the controversial associations the moniker's namesake brings to BU.
American Protest: Everything wrong with the rally in Tennessee

American Protest: Everything wrong with the rally in Tennessee

Meredith Varner October 30, 2017

Over the weekend, a “White Lives Matter” protest took place in Tennessee, with about 100 white nationalists and members from the International Keystone Knights, a Ku Klux Klan group, participating....

EDIT: We’re split on this Confederate thing

Daily Free Press Admin September 30, 2013

Recognized images shape the perceptions of people all around. Whether Aunt Jemima perpetuates the image of the caring, African-American housekeeper or cartoons of the 1970s strictly portraying Hippies...

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