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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Girls — and boys — gone wild: surviving fears of spring break infidelity

Analise Bruno March 7, 2025
In your hometown, you can’t even go to the grocery store without running into someone who knows your mom. But on spring break? You’re just another face in the crowd of frat bros, beach bums and vacationers who will never cross your path again. What happens on the beach stays on the beach — or so they tell themselves.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): A dating dilemma — BF or BFF?

Analise Bruno November 27, 2023
Dear Abby: Please help! I don’t know what to do, my friends are telling me that I don’t spend enough time with them, and that I am prioritizing my boyfriend over them –– but I think I balance the relationships well. Am I in the wrong for spending too much time with my boyfriend? How do I save my friendships?
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Navigating the five stages of grief that come with college

Analise Bruno September 6, 2023
Boston University campus means different things for different students, while some are returning for another semester, others are starting their first — but how do we really feel about the start of another school year?
Our True Face: A reflection on my college career

Our True Face: A reflection on my college career

Maria Jimenez Moya April 23, 2020
In college, my friends became my family.  I am so proud of the family I have chosen, and will continue to cherish them for a lifetime.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Rereading childhood books as an adult encourages important introspection

Abbigale Shi April 15, 2020
Although they’re constant and unchanged, these books aren’t stagnant. As I’ve found with rereadings, there are always more complexities and nuances to uncover, new interpretations to contend with. 
In The Mood For Love: Eat, pray, love —  sold separately

In The Mood For Love: Eat, pray, love — sold separately

Lara Olsen April 7, 2020
In the absence of that everyday muck we can, dare I say, listen to our hearts. 

MGMT: Trippy kings release third perfectly bizarre album

Daily Free Press Admin October 2, 2013

If I met the members of MGMT personally, I would first spit in their faces. Then I would thank them for making such weird music. I suppose I should be more grateful — MGMT is such a massive improvement...

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