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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Fascism festers in the Sunshine State | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf April 30, 2023
As much as I revile Trump, were it my only option, I would choose Donald over DeSantis in a heartbeat, and so should you.
Yvonne Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: I can’t travel to Florida. You shouldn’t either.

Guest Writer April 20, 2023
Until Florida and DeSantis agree to “say gay,” they shouldn’t see a dime of our money.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Toxic masculinity, stereotypes and the performing arts | All Things Theater

Maia Penzer February 22, 2023
We must not only reduce the stigma around the art of performing, but also open a discussion about the adverse effects that descend from harmful labels placed on those in the industry.
A LGBTQ flag hangs on a Boston University student’s wall. A Boston University task force released a report in 2018 with recommendations to make the University safer for its LGBTQ faculty and stuff. Three years later, several of the recommendations have yet to be implemented. LIBBY MCCLELLAND/DFP STAFF

Nearly three years later, many recommendations from BU LGBTQIA+ Task Force report have yet to be implemented

Tara Dave February 28, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work of the task force down, but the Q-Center has been launched since.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Get rid of reboots

Emma Shapiro April 7, 2021
“Sex and the City” and “Friends” are fan-favorites, but they fail to be accepting of all their fans.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: ‘Captain Underpants,’ Dr. Seuss aren’t being canceled, but children’s books do have to be held to a higher standard of inclusivity

Editors March 31, 2021
We must educate children to be mindful and compassionate members of society. It starts with books.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 reignites religious faith in United States

Divya Sood March 30, 2021
The pandemic saw an uptick in religious faith, but it’s unclear if it will be unifying or divisive.
Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce website

Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce reflects on work throughout pandemic

Emily Pauls February 25, 2021
The Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce is continuing to support its members and expand through the COVID-19 pandemic as the country approaches the anniversary of the initial shutdown.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Letter from the Editor: Listen to Black voices

Colbi Edmonds February 18, 2021
Listen to every voice in this paper. Listen to every Black person. Listen to our anger and our hurt. Because if you listen, you’ll realize we’ve been repeating the same message for a long time.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

Boston University’s school of Theology hosted the webinar “The Queer Art of Reading and Resilience: Uplifting BIPOC Trans Life and Spirit” Thursday, which included six BIPOC transgender panelists. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

STH celebrates resilience of transgender communities

Julia Furnari November 6, 2020

LGBTQ individuals experience higher rates of violence and death than their heterosexual peers, and this reality can take a toll. To celebrate trans resilience and address topics such as transphobia...

Kara Chen/DFP STAFF

Culture Shock: Polarization is ruining societal ability to function, progress

Colbi Edmonds November 3, 2020
The people, a collective force, are the ones who create change. We come together to protest, strike and vote for progressive action. If we cannot join forces across the spectrum of political ideologies, then this intolerance will only hamper our nation’s growth. We can have no progress without conversation. 
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