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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Let me mansplain the issue with mansplaining to you | Tough Love

Analise Bruno December 5, 2023
Behind every successful woman doing something correctly is a man whispering in her ear telling her there is a better way to do what she’s already doing correctly. “You’re doing it all wrong, here is actually how it should be done.” “This is really advanced, you won’t understand. Let me explain.” “Did you actually know that (insert very well-known concept here)?”
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Should college rankings matter? | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung November 29, 2023
I might be in college, but I’m reliving the stress of college application season. One of my friends is a senior in high school and feels immense pressure to live up to their own expectations. 
Director Erin Lee Carr at WBUR CitySpace

WBUR CitySpace hosts screening, Q&A of HBO’s ‘Undercurrent’ with director Erin Lee Carr

Liam Fitzpatrick March 21, 2022
WBUR's Lisa Mullins moderated the conversation about Carr's new two-part documentary.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Coronavirus, stocks and crypto

Jaeyoung Choi March 11, 2021
The potential oncoming economic crisis is worrying, to say the least, but the first wave of economic hardship has been fought back through investment and capital injections into the markets by individual investors.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Cryptocurrency is the future

Jaeyoung Choi February 24, 2021
Cryptocurrency is set to change the world, for better or worse. If you want to be part of the biggest financial revolution since the creation of the International Monetary Fund in 1945, the time is now.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

A Room With a View: What do you want to do with your life?

Antonia Lehnert February 16, 2021
Most fresh graduates feel they are drowning in a sea of indecision and distress. In reality, the sea is only a pool, and all of our peers are also trying to keep their heads above water.
East to West: February 7, 2020

East to West: February 7, 2020

Justin Tang February 7, 2020

In this episode of East to West, we cover the BU Alumni recognized in the Forbes 30 under 30 list, Student Government’s live-streamed meeting, a new suicide prevention proposal in Boston, and more. For...

Boston’s first Amazon Locker located at 870 Commonwealth Ave. opened in August 2017, providing customers with same-day pick-up and return services. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Brick-and-mortar stores fight to survive as some embrace online shopping

Victoria Bond October 22, 2018
Amazon settled into a building and opened doors to Commonwealth Avenue in August 2017 to provide customers with a location to pick up orders and make returns. Situated on Boston University’s West Campus, the giant online commerce company moved into a store as many big department and other brick-and-mortar stores are closing doors as they face financial instability.
PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDITORIAL: Diversity on campus should be reflected in college rankings

Editors October 5, 2017

Every few weeks, a new list of college rankings is released — each with its own criteria for what aspects of colleges and universities are worth considering. Some are based more on research, and others...

Blaze Pizza at 961 Commonwealth Ave. opens to the public Aug. 4. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Blaze Pizza franchise caters to millennials with new location on Commonwealth Avenue

Sara Frazier September 4, 2017

California-based, fast-fired pizza chain Blaze Pizza has now opened over 200 locations nationwide, dubbed the “fastest-growing casual restaurant in the country” by Forbes. Here’s the secret: catering...

FRILOT: Wonder Woman: girl power with a side of sexualization

FRILOT: Wonder Woman: girl power with a side of sexualization

Madison Frilot September 4, 2017

Although I admit I’m a little late to the “Wonder Woman” craze, when I went to go see it, the movie theater was still packed — and when the credits rolled, the girl power chants that spread throughout...

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EDITORIAL: Despite good intentions, Safr shouldn’t be necessary

Editors January 29, 2017

After a long night spent at the library or a bar, when a woman calls for a car-hailing service, there is a sense of comfort when the car pulls up and the driver happens to also be woman. The sigh of relief...

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