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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

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Discovering your heritage through DNA testing

Khadijah Khogeer March 24, 2021
With our world becoming more diverse, taking an ancestry test can help you discover your heritage.
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Let’s Talk About: Westernization in non-Western countries

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 17, 2021
Not immersing in Western customs would make me ignorant, but immersing myself only to Western culture would pull me away from my own. Everything in life should be in moderation, especially if we want to be open-minded in a globalized world.
The Asian Sisters Participating In Reaching Excellence hosted a virtual event Sunday to discuss Asian American representation in the media. COURTESY OF ASIAN AMERICAN WOMXN IN LEADERSHIP

ASPIRE organization seeks representation, truth in Asian American stories

Yiran Yu September 29, 2020
With the growing popularity of Hollywood movies featuring Asian protagonists, ASPIRE set out to address on screen characterizations in media.
A Boston University residence on Bay State Road. Nearly 1,000 BU students remain on campus, many of whom cannot return home because of travel restrictions or fears they could transmit the coronavirus to vulnerable family members. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Students adapt to life on an empty campus

Angela Yang March 26, 2020
The sound of birds chirping on Commonwealth Avenue has grown clearer these past mornings with the typically bustling street now near-devoid of pedestrians and cars.
A rally breaks out on Beacon Street Sunday afternoon, pertaining to Russia’s engagement in the presidential election. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds gather at State House, protest threat to democracy under Trump

Sophia Brown February 26, 2017

Approximately 500 people gathered in front of the Massachusetts State House Sunday afternoon for an “Emergency Rally to Stand for Democracy,” protesting President Donald Trump’s administration. The...

SARNA: Crossing cultures with henna

SARNA: Crossing cultures with henna

Rhea Sarna September 30, 2015

Music festivals are currently a popular platform used by girls to display their fashion forwardness, irrespective of how far-out or quirky it might be — if it’s in, it’s on. A fashion trend that...

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THADANI: A Commitment to Culture and Community

Trisha Thadani September 18, 2014

It took me about seven years to realize that I was pretty awful at Indian dancing, and anything involving a sense of coordination, for that matter. In the eight years that have passed since I last graced...

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