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The word “sophomore.” The term comes from the Greek words “sophos,” meaning clever or wise, and “moros,” meaning foolish. ILLUSTRATION BY BAILEY SHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What does it mean to be a sophomore?

Veronica Thompson September 17, 2021
I am a wise fool and that’s something to be proud of.
"In the Heights" cast members

Stars talk long-awaited ‘In the Heights’ blockbuster

Lily Kepner June 3, 2021
At the roundtable, the stars spoke about their personal connections to the characters and the film, and the universality of the story.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With A View: Suicide is not a philosophical matter

Antonia Lehnert March 29, 2021
There is nothing philosophical about the voluntary death of nearly 800,000 people every year.
“Selena: The Series,” a Netflix-original that follows the life of late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla, debuted on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Selena’ aims for sincerity, ends up overdone and cliché

David Simon December 7, 2020

“Selena: The Series” focuses on the life of the late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla — played by Christian Serratos — and her rise to fame. Tinged with late-’80s and early-’90s aesthetics,...

Cooking a big meal to get closer to my roots

Emma Sánchez October 23, 2020
When I moved into an off-campus apartment this Fall, the first thing I missed was my mom's cooking. I soon realized that the nearest Puerto Rican restaurant was a 43 minute T-ride away. If I didn’t learn how to cook like my mom soon, I’d be seriously deprived of authentic Boricua food.
DRULIAS: There are no such thing as bad words

DRULIAS: There are no such thing as bad words

Matthew Drulias October 1, 2017

There was a time when each of us first discovered a bad word, and wondered at the idea that there was something we just couldn’t say. It was incredible to see the sheer power a single word had, the way...

NADEL:  Gendering issues reflected in language

NADEL: Gendering issues reflected in language

Olivia Nadel March 25, 2016

The most frustrating aspect, to me, about learning Spanish has been memorizing feminine and masculine nouns and adjectives. This is nothing new for many romance language speakers, but as a native English...

The Rose Kennedy Greenway will host “Let’s Dance Boston,” a free outdoor dance music party, from Sept.16 to Sept. 20. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

“Let’s Dance Boston” brings all the dancers to the yard

Sonia Rao September 16, 2015

“Let’s Dance Boston,” a five-day outdoor dancing extravaganza run by Celebrity Series of Boston, begins Wednesday night on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, giving dancers of all experience levels a...

SHEA: Sydney’s book club

Daily Free Press Admin October 1, 2013

I’ve been reading two different books, on and off, for about a year now. One is Hermann Hesse’s “The Glass Bead Game,” and the other is Ross Lockridge Jr.’s “Raintree County.” They are both...

SHEA: Idque audire sat est?

Daily Free Press Admin September 24, 2013

For every classroom, there is a pretentious question-asker, a self-important show-off. As a classics major who has taken many literature-based classes where discussion is encouraged, I have had to sit...

GIRL, 20: Quae mentem insania mutat

Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2013

Have you ever been mounted by Paul Revere? In one of those dreams where you think you have woken up, but are in fact still sleeping, our Boston’s very own “Midnight riding” hometown hero was on...

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