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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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A student walks into the polling location at the Boston University Life Science and Engineering Building on Nov. 5. Republican college students across Boston feel threatened after alleged attacks following Donald Trump’s presidential win. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston students weigh in on alleged discrimination against Republicans on campus

Charlie Johnson December 6, 2024
College students across Boston are attempting to foster civil political discourse after a student group alleged that conservative students faced “escalating attacks” on campus in the weeks since Donald Trump was re-elected president.
Boston University students watch the 2024 Presidential Election at the Howard Thurman Center. Boston residents had mixed reactions following the presidential election results. MEGAN KWAN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump’s win leaves Boston’s Harris voters ‘at a loss’

Lauren Albano November 8, 2024
Boston residents react to Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the presidential election, highlighting their concerns about the nation’s direction under his leadership and the potential impacts on social, economic and environmental issues.
A sign outside of Kilachand Hall which was the polling location for Precinct 10. The most important issues to voters this presidential election were reproductive rights, the Israel-Palestine conflict, economy and foreign policy. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston voters reflect on explosive election cycle, critical issues in Trump vs. Harris race

Lauren Albano November 6, 2024
Boston residents reflected on the historic, months-long campaigns and national-scale issues that impacted their votes, as they cast their ballots in the 2024 Presidential Election on Tuesday.
Signs for Massachusetts senate candidate John Deaton, presidential candidate and vice president Donald Trump and JD Vance in Brookline, Massachusetts. Increased political divide has affected families and communities in Boston. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘My vote kills her vote’: Bostonians polarized as they cast election ballots

Lauren Albano November 5, 2024
At polling stations across Boston, residents are voicing deep frustrations over political polarization as they cast ballots in the 2024 Presidential Election.
People voting at Precinct 1 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Voters and political committees are divided on the impact of people voting for third-party candidates in the presidential election. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Voters divided on impact of third-party choices in 2024 Presidential Election

Liam Dunne November 5, 2024
As voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, opinions varied widely on the impact of voting for third-party candidates.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Fighting for abortion rights is exhausting | The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition

Lillian Chapman November 12, 2023
The exhausting struggle for reproductive rights makes it hard to be excited about Ohio Issue 1 because Republicans are already promising to try and reverse it.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: The Chinese government banned crypto mining, and that’s a good thing

Jaeyoung Choi September 15, 2021
China’s ban on crypto mining exposes a fatal flaw in Bitcoin and other proof-of-work-based cryptocurrencies.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Our democracy is flawed

Luca Becker February 12, 2021
Our ideological democratic government should not have a platform for baseless conspiracy theories, loony lies and outdated racist ideology. Certainly, influential representatives and even the U.S. President should not be enabling those voices or uplifting those platforms.
Vanessa Bartlett/DFP STAFF

2020 Breakdown: It didn’t have to be this close

Gabriella Aponte November 5, 2020
If Biden’s campaign devoted even a quarter of the time it spent talking about restoring the soul of our nation to the policies and strategies they plan to implement, this race would have been a landslide for Biden.
Luca Becker

I Call Foul Play: Political leaders are sabotaging democracy with barriers to voting

Luca Becker October 29, 2020
While the people and governments of the United States champion the democratic value of voting, voter suppression has plagued this nation since its founding.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

Skate on the Paradigm: The CO2-shaped elephant in the room

Andre Salkin October 22, 2020
Climate change’s inevitable impacts on Earth will have catastrophic socio-political repercussions, which will threaten the very fabric of organized human civilization.
Burt Glass, marketing and communications director at Boston University’s College of Communication, moderated a Virtual Speaker Series panel Wednesday entitled “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?” hosted by COM. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM professors, political scientists say political ads can persuade low-interest voters

Mita Kataria October 16, 2020
With a presidency and 35 Senate seats to decide on in less than a month, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to appeal to their voters. Boston University’s College of Communication hosted a panel Wednesday entitled, “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?”
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