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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The language of flowers

Isabella Panichi April 2, 2025
Sometimes the occasion for giving flowers is just because — just because you love someone, just because you were thinking of them or just because you’re there. 
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

The food that can’t be egg-nored

Amy Crevino November 8, 2023
We cannot forget the foods that can be served from breakfast to dinner, and from appetizers to desserts. The foods that take on countless textures and tastes, suited for any and every holiday and occasion. When thinking about these egg-cellent comfort foods, one continuously remains the most versatile: eggs.
Luc Ljoka | Graphic Artist

First date | Doctor’s Orders

Luc Ljoka November 5, 2023
Dear Doctor, I have my first date this weekend and I’m super nervous. Any tips? Sincerely,  Perplexed
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): Working out your work crush

Analise Bruno October 1, 2023
Dear Abby: I really like my coworker. They are great and we seem to have a great time together but now I need to either get their snap or ask them to hang out. How do I do that when there’s a bunch of other people around and what should I say? What should I do?
A family meal. The flurry of catch-up questions family members like to ask their children upon returning home for the holidays can be overwhelming – Payton shares a few tips to avoid being vigorously cross-examined by your relatives. COURTESY OF STEFAN VLADIMIROV VIA UNSPLASH

A guide to surviving the holidays

Payton Renegar November 16, 2021
Here are some tips to avoid the inevitable interrogations over the holidays.
Hannah Bohn

Let Your Hair Down: Pandemic strengthens link between us and our phones

Hannah Bohn November 2, 2020
People do not often think about the outbreak’s influence on our connection with technology, specifically with our phones. Our relationship with phones has deepened and intensified. In a world where physical engagement is compromised, virtual activity is the alternative.

My three-course quarantine feast

Alia Al-Chalabi April 14, 2020
Being inside has really enabled me to never put on pants, makeup and to neglect properly plating any of my food. But, I decided to make a three course meal for my boyfriend’s family, who I am in quarantine with.
No Sugar, No Cream: Brunch is the best meal of all

No Sugar, No Cream: Brunch is the best meal of all

Nashid Fulcher September 19, 2018

Historically, breakfast has been marketed at us, sold to us, literally shoved down our throats as the most important meal of the day. We’ve been sold countless lies about it — that it gives us “fuel...

DEPIES: I had a crazy weekend

Daily Free Press Admin October 21, 2013

This past weekend, I found out my parents were in Boston through Facebook. I knew they were coming to visit, but it had been a couple of hours since they had arrived, and they still hadn’t gotten...

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