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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Finding clarity within yourself amidst the chaos

Nino Machavariani March 24, 2025
However, I’ve grown to lean on my ability to sit down and do the work, and that’s the key — to make life feel a little easier, you have to build trust with yourself through habits, hobbies and moments that make you feel safe and loved.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The lure of the essay | On the Record

Addison Schmidt February 21, 2024
Readers are no longer interested in a core principle of what makes the personal essay great — writers who are not perfect people.
Fair Admission: Episode 6 - Subjectivity

Fair Admission: Episode 6 – Subjectivity

Edward Sturm April 1, 2021

Auditioning for college seems like the height of subjectivity. Maybe it is. But admissions are subjective at every level. From essay writing to questions of race and self-worth, understanding subjectivity...

Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let Your Hair Down: What’s really going on when we procrastinate?

Hannah Bohn March 16, 2021
Treating procrastination as a symptom of idleness is problematic and harmful. We have to stop stigmatizing procrastination and dig deeper into the underlying, neurological roots of what’s actually causing us to respond — or not — to our responsibilities.
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