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Onion rings from Boston Burger Company on Boylston Street. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

FreeP v. Food: Onion rings

Daily Free Press Staff December 6, 2018
We hit up four different restaurants in search of Boston's best onion rings.
Make Fashion Clean and the Matilda Flow Inclusion Foundation launched the Blue Circle Bag Kickstarter campaign Nov. 3. COURTESY OF MAKE FASHION CLEAN

Graduate student’s nonprofit creates blue circle bag to curb excess clothing in Ghana

Diana Leane November 13, 2018
Streaks of blue burst from the center of a circular bag to create a sun-like image. Strips of denim interlace into the strap to form a braid. Beneath the interwoven fabric strips and the round design lies an international story of inclusion and sustainability.
Boston University African Students Organization and Brothers United host an event at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Sunday afternoon about caring for kinky or curly hair. PHOTO BY JESSICA RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Campus groups organize discussion on mental health in minority communities

Diana Leane December 6, 2017

Fardowsa Abdulle said she hid her mental health struggles throughout high school, which she often felt intrusively intimate. Abdulle concealed such struggles from her immigrant parents, too, because...

The Department of Diversity and Inclusion hosts a panel and networking event Nov. 14 at the Questrom School of Business on allyship and utilizing differences in the workplace. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Race in Business’ discusses overcoming internalized bias

Diana Leane November 21, 2017

Before a room of attentive students, Boston business professionals shared their experiences of diversity in their companies last Tuesday in the Questrom School of Business. Hosted by Phi Chi Theta,...

Zach Schiffman directs BU on Broadway’s production of “Spring Awakening” at the student theater at Agganis Nov. 16-17. PHOTOS BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU on Broadway’s ‘Spring Awakening’ comments on sexual assault, mental health

Diana Leane November 16, 2017

Huddled in a booth adjusting lights for the musical “The Last Five Years,” Zach Schiffman, a senior in the College of Communication, and Emma Howard, a sophomore in the College of Engineering,...

Museum of Fine Arts Boston hosts its first ever Artisan Market and Book Sale on Saturday and Sunday. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Artists and booksellers flock to MFA for first ever artisan market

Diana Leane November 7, 2017

Hundreds of art enthusiasts flooded the first MFA Artisan Market and Book Sale on Saturday and Sunday. Vendors displayed a range of goods from socks with unique designs to jewelry, blown glass decorations...

OUT’hood FEST, organized by The Theatre Offensive, features LGBTQ artists of color performing “Uncommon Times.” PHOTOS BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New festival seeks to address intersectionality in LGBTQ communities of color

Diana Leane November 2, 2017

Four dancers, illuminated by dim blue light and dressed in white and silver, cast shadows onto an image of the moon behind them as they moved to a spoken word piece. It was part of a performance called...

Boston University Questrom School of Business hosts "Out at Work" Oct. 12, which is about being LGBTQ in the workforce. PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Out at Work’ discusses challenges of being openly LGBT in business

Diana Leane October 18, 2017

Just out of college, David McFarlane, now a partner at Converge Venture Partners, entered the job search and received a promising offer. But after McFarlane disclosed his sexuality to his potential...

Empowerment League and Voices host their first Empower Hour Monday night at the George Sherman Union to discuss healthcare and human rights. PHOTO COURTESY HAILEY BRANCHFORD

Empower Hour series ignites discussion on human rights, health care

Diana Leane October 4, 2017

In light of the recent non-renewal of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act that would leave up to 32 million more Americans uninsured, three...

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