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Jodi Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

Rally on: The economic consequences of burnout | Irrational Expectations

Faizaan Ayub April 9, 2025
These feelings of burnout and heightened pressure to keep pushing can translate to the workplace and labor markets. In this sense, burnout can be viewed as a market failure with a negative externality. 
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

Fashion and finance: The interplay between female clothing trends and the economy | Data Driven

Sarah Datta April 7, 2025
The theory states that while a lot of luxury items feel out of reach during this time, smaller and slightly more affordable luxuries still feel splurge-worthy and attainable. 
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The economics of the Aaron Rodgers debacle | Irrational Expectations

Faizaan Ayub March 24, 2025
Even if you’re not an NFL fan, chances are you’ve heard of Aaron Rodgers. Whether it’s his 2011 Super Bowl victory or infamous ayahuasca retreats, he’s one of the most influential figures in modern NFL history. 
People enter the Boston Public Schools headquarters in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. SEAN YOUNG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Potential BPS closures hope to solve inequity, lead to further questions

George Lehman February 25, 2024
Boston Public Schools could undergo a series of school closures in an effort to provide higher quality education for more of its students across the city, which has led to many questions and gained few answers since. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The mystery of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosions | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani March 27, 2023
If Ukraine perpetrated the mysterious explosions that damaged the undersea Nord Stream 2 pipelines last year, it was a grave mistake — but there could still be some serious spy games going on here.
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BU announces increased cost of housing rates, new meal plans for next year

Nathan Metcalf March 14, 2023
Boston University announced new meal plans and residence rates for the 2023-2024 academic school year — the cost of both is increasing for students. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

OP-ED: A monolingual country can’t lead the world

Editors October 28, 2022
The world is globalizing fast, instead of adapting to the integration of foreign language and culture, the United States is waiting for the rest of the world to assimilate to us or to kindly keep out.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Italy’s Elections Are a Warning to Us All | The Intersection

Katie Harmon September 29, 2022

Across the ocean as I write this, Italy is experiencing the consequences of their snap election caused by the summer 2022 Italian Government Crisis, which could significantly change not only the nation,...

Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

The Effect of the Death of a Monarch | The Intersection

Katie Harmon September 15, 2022
Columnist Katie Harmon unpacks how Her Majesty's passing could mean a less political or economically stable United Kingdom.
Geoffrey Carliner retired early after investigation

‘Political correctness gone amok’: Retired BU lecturer denies discrimination against Asian students

Ruihan Yang February 25, 2022
An EOO report concluded he discriminated against Asian students and violated the office's retaliation policy.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: The joy of giving

Lincoln Son Currie December 8, 2021
During this holiday season, it is important to acknowledge how much gifts can mean beyond their monetary value.
University of Illinois at Chicago associate professor of economics Javaeria Qureshi presented on teacher quality in relation to Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials in an event put on by Wheelock College of Education and Human Development Tuesday. VISHVA VENKATESAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wheelock seminar explores generational teaching differences

Carly Breland November 18, 2021
Professor Javaeria Quershi presented her research on Tuesday at the education school.
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