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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: The minimalist ’90s fashion icon

Rachel Yu December 5, 2023
The star of quiet luxury, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, has resurfaced in the media lately, labeling her as the muse for the timeless fashion style of the ‘90s. After her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1996, Carolyn began to rise as a fashion icon for her old money, minimalist clothing style.
Lila Baltaxe | Graphic Artist

Top five presidents with the best style

Truman Dickerson February 21, 2023
In honor of President’s Day (one of America’s most treasured holidays,) I’ve compiled a list of the chicest Presidents to have ever graced the oval office with their unique, cutting-edge style. 
hands of different ages

Generation names explained

Veronica Thompson March 15, 2021
A “generation” is defined as a group of people born in the same time period, and generation names exemplify our human tendency to categorize ourselves. Here’s a brief, non-comprehensive list of the Western cultural generations.
Burt Glass, marketing and communications director at Boston University’s College of Communication, moderated a Virtual Speaker Series panel Wednesday entitled “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?” hosted by COM. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM professors, political scientists say political ads can persuade low-interest voters

Mita Kataria October 16, 2020
With a presidency and 35 Senate seats to decide on in less than a month, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to appeal to their voters. Boston University’s College of Communication hosted a panel Wednesday entitled, “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?”
Joel Herbert

Diamonds and Rust: Columbus — The Myth, the Monster, the Man

Joel Herbert October 8, 2020
Centralizing blame on Columbus for all of the terrible things that came in his wake shifts accountability away from whole governments of people who have, and continue to, commit error.
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site in Brookline is decorated for Halloween. PHOTO BY LILIAN LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Release of JFK files fuels interest among BU students and professors

Caroline Smith October 31, 2017

Thousands of documents pertaining to President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination released by the National Archives last Thursday revived the national conversation about government involvement...

JOHNSTON: It's all very unclear under a Trump presidency

JOHNSTON: It’s all very unclear under a Trump presidency

Andrew Johnston November 22, 2016

With the idea of Donald Trump being the next chief executive of the free world finally beginning to sink in, we should turn our attention away from campaigns to impeach the man and start debating what...

UberPOOL is now offering a $2 flat rate for passengers driving within designated campus areas. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Uber launches uberPOOL $2 flat rate on college campuses

Dave Sebastian September 14, 2016

College students around Greater Boston, as of this month, can travel inside designated college areas for a flat rate of $2 using Uber’s ride-hailing option uberPOOL, according to a Friday press release. Students...

Hulu premiered on Monday its new series “11.22.63," which is based on the Stephen King novel “11/22/63.” The series stars James Franco as a man given the chance to reverse the JFK assassination. PHOTO COURTESY SVEN FRENZEL/HULU

REVIEW: “11.22.63” addresses politics, culture in Stephen King fashion

Shivani Singh February 18, 2016

In the tradition of “Carrie” and “The Shining,” Stephen King brings us another thrilling narrative in which an ordinary, unsuspecting person navigates through a grotesque alternate reality. “11.22.63,”...

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