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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Jacklyn Tsung / DFP Staff

Continue doing that activity you suck at

Melina Nguyen April 25, 2022
For anyone else who has little hobbies like these, keep on going.
A sticker designed by Emily Perelman, a sophomore in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences who sells her graphic designs on stickers and prints online. Perelman is among many BU students that are continuing to run their independent businesses online during the coronavirus pandemic. COURTESY EMILY PERELMAN

Student side hustlers find creative spark despite pandemic challenges

Lily Kepner April 16, 2020
Student business owners and freelancers have taken advantage of extra time at home to experiment with their creativity and expand their online business operations.
Encore Apparel is a clothing and accessory brand founded with the goal of benefitting music-oriented social causes. COURTESY OF JOSE VAZQUEZ

Boston-based “Encore Apparel” hits the perfect chord of joy and healing

Lily Kepner February 20, 2020
With passion, drive and heart, Casey Paton and Mark Lisavich crafted the brand Encore Apparel in 2013 based on their roots in music, providing access to music to the community.
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