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The Daily Free Press

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. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

REVIEW: Aesthetics meet ambition in viral Emerson student film Glory & Gore

Isabella Laikin December 8, 2024
Emerson students and creative soulmates Gianna Cavarozzi and Lyanna Zammas co-wrote and co-directed a dark, witty exploration of power, corruption and masculinity — seen through a distinctly feminine lens. This 44 minute short film transcends the expectations of a student project with the transformative power of women-led storytelling by its women-run crew.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Where are the lesbians?

Kyla Smith October 29, 2023
There are a limited number of lesbian novels depicting young people which are not entirely about coming out, dating games or involving some supernatural, fantasy element — especially ones that have come out in the last 10 years.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Sexist workplace culture in game development runs deep

Nick Speranza September 16, 2021
The culture within gaming companies needs to be overhauled, and the burden of fixing these issues rests on all of us. 
vials of blood in a laboratory

BU alumnas spearhead innovations in ovarian health

Divya Sood March 18, 2021
Two BU alumnas and one other partner are the co-founders of AOA — a Boston-based startup working on developing an early stage non-invasive diagnostic test to detect ovarian cancer successfully before the disease worsens.
Black, Female and Funny webinar hosted by the College of Communication

Black female comedy TV writers talk experience in the industry at COM panel

Yiran Yu February 19, 2021
Two Black female TV comedy writers spoke at a College of Communication virtual panel about their experiences in the industry.
Hannah Bohn

Let Your Hair Down: Inconsistencies in sexual education is harmful for teens

Hannah Bohn November 29, 2020
When given a platform to educate teens about their bodies and sexuality, teachers need to be thoughtful and exceedingly knowledgeable. Everything they say — or don’t say — when teaching the subject matters a great deal.
KAVANAGH: I’m voting for Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman

KAVANAGH: I’m voting for Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman

Kayla Kavanagh October 6, 2016

The morning after last week’s presidential debate, one of my professors spent class stressing the importance of voting. She then told us about her mother, who is turning 102 this year. When her mother...

The Blue Line: U.S. women’s national team lawsuit logical, fair

The Blue Line: U.S. women’s national team lawsuit logical, fair

Mike Benedykciuk April 7, 2016

A handful of U.S. women’s national soccer team members, including superstars Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, recently filed a wage discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Game designer Sarah Zaidan created “The Adventures of Ms. Meta,” a video game that combines the platform with narrative themes of comics and historical facts about women. PHOTO COURTESY MARCO ARMENT/FLICKR

MIT lecture explores female representation in digital gaming world

Clara Hudson October 20, 2015

From Catwoman to Lara Croft, girl power is a powerful theme in the comic and gaming world. Female heroes inspire a positive image for young girls, promoting strength and heroism. However, these heroes...

BURSTEIN: On-screen female friendships parallel my own

BURSTEIN: On-screen female friendships parallel my own

Sarah Burstein October 7, 2015

It all started with “Sex and the City,” as we watched Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha navigate their way through their 30s (and consequent midlife crises), contemplating love and careers. We...

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