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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Colbi Edmonds

Culture Shock: College isn’t always like the movies

Colbi Edmonds June 12, 2020
College is typically not how the media portrays it. It’s not a seamless transition into adulthood with an alternative soundtrack playing in the background.
Meredith Varner

The Next Four Years: The lessons you aren’t expecting to learn

Meredith Varner June 12, 2020
As I head into my senior year, I now realize I learned and experienced so much that I never would have expected as an incoming freshman.
SMITH: Freshman year, round two

SMITH: Freshman year, round two

Paige Smith January 29, 2017

I believe that I’ve uttered the sentence, “When I was a freshman…” to preface the retelling of ridiculous stories no less than 10,576 times this week. No, I’m not feeling merely sentimental,...

Monday the 2015 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange released Massachusetts ranked fourth highest state for hosting 55,447 international students. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI

Increase in foreign students lead to academic adjustment programs

Brianne Garrett November 20, 2015

The number of international students in the U.S. experienced a 10 percent increase over the past year, according to the 2015 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange released Monday. In...

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