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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The language of flowers

Isabella Panichi April 2, 2025
Sometimes the occasion for giving flowers is just because — just because you love someone, just because you were thinking of them or just because you’re there. 
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

Sour truths, bitter lies: Review of Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’

Samantha Genzer March 7, 2025
Gibson isn’t just evil for the sake of it — she is a master manipulator who believes in her own lies just enough to make them convincing. You don’t sympathize with her, but by the end of the series, you do understand how she managed to fool so many people.
Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

The myth of escape

Gabriel Martins February 21, 2025
But growing is inevitable, regardless of where you are. We have this mentality that we must evolve or die, but evolving doesn’t mean changing your life dramatically. We evolve in little ways every day— even if it’s in the courage it takes to live at home.
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Boston food trucks take to the streets after a difficult 2020

Daniel Kool April 6, 2021
Thirty vendors participated virtually in the City’s 2021 Food Truck Lottery in March.
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Boston immigrant-owned businesses reflect loss amid COVID-19, policy makers provide fundings

Ashley Soebroto March 11, 2021
Approaching the year anniversary of the shutdown, immigrant-owned businesses in Boston reflect on challenges securing loans and staying afloat through unprecedented economic hardship.
Lenox Street Apartments public housing

Lenox Street Apartments affordable housing complex in South End to undergo $125 million renovation

Anne Jonas March 3, 2021
Originally built in 1939, the 285-unit building will be modernized through the infusion of nearly $125 million in financing and a partnership between Beacon Communities and the Boston Housing Authority.

A psychoanalysis of Dakota Johnson’s home tour

Emma Simonoff October 8, 2020
The Architectural Digest’s tour of Dakota Johnson's home explains it all while also bringing up many, many more questions.
Nutrition experts recommend people plan their grocery shopping lists ahead of time and stock up on nutrient-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to bolster their immune systems amidst the coronavirus. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Staying at home leaves room to improve diets

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 3, 2020
With everyone staying home and many restaurants closing due to coronavirus, there is a new opportunity to experiment with healthy, hands-on cooking at home.
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