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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Magnolia and memories: Reflecting on America’s only lynching memorial

Maha Uddin March 27, 2025
After experiencing the museum, Montgomery felt different. My class was silent. Nobody cared to crack any jokes. The air even started to smell different — like rotting garbage, reminiscent of the Southern Magnolia that Billie Holiday sung about decades prior. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

​​Minority Report: The shame of the bishops

Lincoln Son Currie September 2, 2021
I implore the bishops not to draft a document that would turn Christ’s body into a political weapon.
Boston University’s Marsh Chapel hosted a reading Thursday of Octavia E. Butler’s science fiction novel “The Parable of the Sower,” which includes major themes such as climate change and racial inequality. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Marsh Chapel strives for inclusivity in BU community

Madeline Humphrey February 19, 2020
Boston University’s Marsh Chapel held their first of two readings of “Parable of the Sower” Thursday, part of a Boston-wide program in which the book will be presented by ArtsEmerson, the Boston Public Library and New Roots Church.
Boston University On Broadway performs “Godspell” Saturday night. PHOTO COURTESY BU ON BROADWAY

REVIEW: “Godspell” has its flaws, but remedied by strong performances

Kaya Williams April 27, 2017

“And God said, ‘Let there be light’... God saw that the light was good, and separated the light from the darkness.” The decree, clearly painted on the black paneled set of Boston University...

PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DFP FILE PHOTO

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Elie Wiesel: Not A Champion for Human Rights

Editors October 23, 2015

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University organized...

Artist David X. Levine (left) attends the premier of "The Beatles are Dull and Ordinary" at the Sherman Gallery Friday. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Pop culture icons color striking new exhibit

Alex Creed January 26, 2015

Synesthesia is a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as occurs when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color. Though...

GIRL, 20: Southern Comfort

Daily Free Press Admin April 18, 2013

It’s not so comfortable. This weekend, I was fortunate enough to give a talk at a classics conference down south, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. I spoke about the editing process...

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