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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Happiness is an inside job | The Hard Pills We Hate to Swallow

Breanna Pham April 8, 2025

A friend once shared something that hit home: “You can’t expect to be happy in a relationship until you’re happy with yourself.”  This truth was hard to swallow.  For years, I searched...

Grace Lodewick | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (Or Analise): No more silver springs — how to let go and move on from your ex

Analise Bruno March 30, 2025
Enter the half-joke, half-serious concept of “silver springing” someone. It’s the idea that you and all the love you bring with you are unforgettable — like a ghost that will eternally haunt them.
Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

Why I want to be a filmmaker, even when it feels impossible

Isabella Laikin March 27, 2025
My pursuit of filmmaking isn't about accolades or recognition — it’s about the opportunity to tell stories that resonate deeply, challenge perceptions and contribute to a broader cultural conversation.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Situationship survival guide: Lessons in love, loss and letting go | The Hard Pills We Hate to Swallow

Breanna Pham March 25, 2025
The way of surviving life and situationships is that you have to know that you can’t control someone’s thoughts or actions — you can only control your own. Here are just a few tidbits of advice and lessons I’ve learned that have helped me navigate my experiences with situationships. 
Melissa Park | Graphic Artist

There’s no place like home

Keira Footer February 26, 2025
I’m worried that something similar might happen when I return from college. Instead of feeling comfortable and relieved, I’ll feel unfamiliar and awkward, like I’m staying at a friend’s house for a week before I return to Boston. I’ve often heard sayings such as “home is where the heart is,” but how am I supposed to call this new place “home” without the proper time to love it? 
The Massachusetts Turnpike. The Allston I-90 Multimodal project is expected to begin construction in late 2027. ISABELLE OLAND/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Allston Multimodal Project receives federal funding, raising questions for what’s next

George Lehman March 19, 2024
After receiving long-awaited federal funding, the Allston multimodal project is expected to break ground in late 2027. 
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

Facebook frenzy: an anecdote on the power of social media connections

Faizaan Ayub November 6, 2023
I’m an inquisitive person: I like to look into other people’s lives and gain a fresh perspective on how I perceive them based on their experiences. I found myself always judging what my family members posted on social media without having any context to their actions.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): Talk to you later! Or never?

Analise Bruno October 30, 2023
Dear Abby: Help! I don’t know if this boy likes me. We’ve gone out a few times but he’s a really dry texter, and it takes him a while to respond to my messages and calls. I don’t want to seem needy and obsessive, but what do I do?!
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

My home is Dunkin’ | Things I’ve Learned From Strangers

Lili Culhane October 25, 2023
The pieces of Dunkin’ that out-of-towners might think help it maintain its popularity are often misinformed hypotheses. It is not the intense sugar-rush that their syrups provide, nor is it the way they keep us on our toes as we gamble whether the first sip will be sweet, sweet paradise or like licking the butt of a cigarette. What is the home that your local Dunkin’ makes for you?
Mandile Mpofu | Senior Graphic Artist

Get to know your lifelong BFF

Aguo Wang October 23, 2023
Most pieces of literature narrate the perfect story about meeting someone with whom you have a deep connection with. But in reality, the probability of that happening is often quite small, and most people aren’t so lucky. I want to tell a story about solitude. During my freshman year of college, I met my best friend ever, who happens to be myself.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Syncing Hearts and Beats: Using Spotify Blends To Enhance Friendships

Isabella Lapriore October 2, 2023
Utilizing insights and data about your listening habits allows the app to uniquely shape each unique “Blend” — updating it daily to give you new recommendations and the most accurate listening experience. But perhaps the most interesting feature of “Blends” is its ability to see numerically how you match up with other members.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Romance is not the only form of love

Lea Rivel September 18, 2023
It seems as though romantic love is presented as being the only way we can find fulfillment — but getting to know who you truly are outside of the context of how you appear to others is essential to self development and, ultimately, self love.
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