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EDITORIAL: The closing of Methadone Mile ‘comfort station’ is a life or death issue

Editors September 3, 2021
Politicians should provide actual treatment options for people with substance abuse issues rather than removing essential resources that mean life and death for the residents of the Methadone Mile.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Sincerely, Ally: Journalism — I love you, I love you not

Alexia Nizhny April 27, 2021
Journalism helped me overcome my fear of failure. I’m a better writer, artist and editor for it.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Toxic work environments at student newspapers are a direct result of the journalism industry

Editors March 3, 2021
As a consequence of being more open and understanding of students’ workloads — and perhaps in the future, being able to pay them — school newspapers can outgrow the journalism industry by being more inclusive and equitable.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: We are all the same despite life differences

Max Ferrandino March 3, 2021
Regardless of who you identify as, you should realize you are the same as everyone else. Minute differences in external appearance or political ideology do not give you the right to judge, belittle or harm someone.
OP-ED: Response to the editorial board on Free Laundry Campaign

OP-ED: Response to the editorial board on Free Laundry Campaign

Editors November 24, 2020
The DFP editorial board’s decision to take up the mantle of the institution before the fight had even begun sends a terrible message to the student body about what our role in the system should be and what the potential power of journalism could be.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Journalists especially must exercise duty to vote

Editors November 3, 2020
We are the protectors of democracy, and in turn, the founding document of our democracy works to protect us. In this way, journalism and democracy are intertwined, so it would only be responsible for journalists to participate fully in it.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: Happiness in 2020

Max Ferrandino September 23, 2020
The little victories within your own life are what make the years count. Whether it's mastering the art of making bread or finishing an important book, it's the small victories that will make 2020 livable.
Boston University’s College of Communication. Air circulators will be installed in COM classrooms without effective heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, according to a memo sent to COM faculty. ELIZA SHAW/ DFP FILE

New air circulators to boost air flow in classrooms

Chloe Liu September 2, 2020
Air circulators will be installed in classrooms at BU that don’t have an effective HVAC system, according to a memo sent to COM faculty. 
Will faculty be told if a student tests positive for COVID-19? BU says it's still not sure.

Will faculty be told if a student tests positive for COVID-19? BU says it’s still not sure.

Daily Free Press Staff August 14, 2020
Instructors who attended a Faculty Council meeting Tuesday said President Robert Brown made it clear faculty would not be informed when a student in one of their classes tests positive for COVID-19. But Boston University stated Friday the policy is ultimately not yet final.
Lighting the Lamp: Offseason Update

Lighting the Lamp: Offseason Update

Brady Gardner May 6, 2019

In a bonus episode of Lighting the Lamp, Brady Gardner, Paige Mautner, and Liam O’Brien provide an offseason update. Brady, Paige and Liam run through the BU men’s hockey team’s captain selections,...

Lighting the Lamp: Season Finale

Lighting the Lamp: Season Finale

Brady Gardner March 26, 2019

On the season finale of “Lighting the Lamp,” Brady Gardner, Paige Mautner and Liam O’Brien recap Boston University’s 2-1 overtime loss to Northeastern in the Hockey East semifinals. Moving...

Lighting the Lamp: March 19, 2019

Lighting the Lamp: March 19, 2019

Brady Gardner March 19, 2019

On this week’s episode of “Lighting the Lamp,” Brady Gardner and Liam O’Brien start by putting a bow on the season for the BU women’s hockey team, revisiting their 2018-19 campaign and looking...

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