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Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Ye’s contradictory, hateful statements ignite a media fire, intentionally | Editorial

Editors October 6, 2022
Ye's stunt at Paris Fashion Week caused a lot of uproar. How do we move forward, and how should we understand his art?
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Gen Z, 9/11 and grief

Editors September 13, 2021
Dear Gen Z: 9/11 parties demonstrate a fundamental lack of compassion
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Philosophical Soup: Like the art, hate the artist

Max Ferrandino April 8, 2021
Problematic artists like Kanye West can be valued and criticized at the same time.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Ideologies that dismiss science are dangerous

Luca Becker February 26, 2021
This ideology of politicizing science — such as Trump’s politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic — already has and will continue to have large-scale consequences in the real world.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Judge like me

Lincoln Son Currie January 27, 2021
President Joe Biden has the opportunity to improve representation in the federal judiciary, and he needs to use his power to nominate more Asian American judges.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: The rise of Kanye West

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: The rise of Kanye West

Patrick Burke October 14, 2018

Which Kanye West quote bothers you more? “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” or “… when I put this [MAGA] hat on, it made me feel like Superman!” West has been used as a political...

Sen. Ed Markey looks on during the "Net Neutrality: The Path Forward" panel on Thursday evening. Markey held the event to discuss his efforts to repeal the net neutrality ban. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey explains his push to save net neutrality at MIT

Michal Shvimer April 20, 2018
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey spoke about his recent efforts to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's decision to repeal net neutrality to a crowd of over 500 people at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Wong Auditorium Thursday night.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Fake outrage in the era of Trump

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Fake outrage in the era of Trump

Patrick Burke October 22, 2017

President Donald Trump has been receiving criticism this past week after making false claims about calling Gold Star families after their loved ones were killed in combat. The outrage over this incident...

American Protest: Gay jokes are not funny, Mr. President

American Protest: Gay jokes are not funny, Mr. President

Meredith Varner October 22, 2017

When I logged into Twitter this week and saw an endless stream of tweets in regards to our president, I simply thought, “What did he do now?” It’s a sad reality, but I am growing accustomed to...

NEMINSKI: Republican Alternatives to Obamacare

NEMINSKI: Republican Alternatives to Obamacare

Mike Neminski October 3, 2014

If you have followed politics over the past two years, you have probably heard Republicans clamoring for one thing: the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare.” Not...

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