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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Facebook parent pages might be better left offline | On the Record

Addison Schmidt November 14, 2023
The latest debacle on the Boston University Parents Page over the "Shut It Down For Palestine" protest shows how Facebook parents page enable the coddling of college-aged children.
Samantha Sanders | Graphic Artist

‘The Woman in Me’: Britney Spears is sharing her story, on her terms

Lucas De Oliveira November 6, 2023
“The Woman in Me” was released on Oct. 24, and after starting the book the minute I was able to get a copy, I finished the memoir two days later. I just couldn’t put it down.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Tragedy is a lesson we no longer teach

qinxuanzhu October 15, 2023
As I scroll down my phone every night, a question invariably plagues my mind. Am I a decent human being? Why am I so different from others? If you too grapple with these questions and bear the weight of sadness, sensitivity and self-doubt, then this story is for you.
The Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts to receive $41 million in multi-state settlement with Juul

Braedon Blumfield April 20, 2023
Massachusetts is set to receive $41 million after a multi-state lawsuit found e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc. liable for their role in promoting nicotine products to youths.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby: Mental health in your dating life

Michelle Grullon March 15, 2023
We are all dealing with something, so it's not shocking when you encounter a romantic partner who may face some problems. 
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Critical Eye: Sleep study

Sarah Goodman April 21, 2022
Through sleep deprivation’s dissociative and singly concentrated conspirings, the student is more suggestible to the subliminals of their scholarship. Sleep deprivation then engineers the most potent conditions for learning.
Critical Eye: Loss and lunacy

Critical Eye: Loss and lunacy

Sarah Goodman March 2, 2022
The grand narrative of grief as only a sequential, paralyzing melancholy is outdated. Its rewrite as an inspiring, if not painful, mania is past due. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: The appeal of sad playlists to Generation Z

Aidan Mega March 1, 2022
No one in Gen. Z is impervious to the rain, but a “sad playlist” — as bleak as it sounds — might prove to be a decent umbrella.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Welcome To The Greenhouse: Activism Burnout

Fiona Broadie February 23, 2022
You cannot continue to fight for something if you are losing a battle with your own mind.
Lorre Wolf expose, student complaints about DAS

‘Dismissive’ and ‘unempathetic’: Students claim unjust treatment from BU Disability and Access Services director Lorre Wolf

Lauren Rowlands January 28, 2022
Students claim DAS office is excessively bureaucratic, Wolf to be "abusive in her power over disabled students."
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Let Your Hair Down: The pressure to succeed pollutes our creativity

Hannah Bohn November 16, 2021
In a society that overly incentivizes success in the form of monetary value, creativity and expression often falls by the wayside.
Irene Chung / DFP Staff

Let Your Hair Down: Escapism through TV and Media

Hannah Bohn October 25, 2021
The art of storytelling — from books, to plays, to the big screen — is a timeless form of expression, but we cannot lose ourselves to escapism within these narratives.
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