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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo

At City Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations conclude with honors luncheon

Samuele Petruccelli October 18, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston ended with a virtual luncheon to honor distinguished residents.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: ESPN made a “Highly Questionable” decision to cancel their most original show

Brian Foisy September 19, 2021
ESPN's "Highly Questionable" always remained a rule-breaker even amongst the most innovative shows on the network
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The intersection of music, race: A discussion of musical history in CFA x Graduate Music Society colloquium

Ramsey Khalifeh March 17, 2021
Music scholar David Garcia of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spoke about his research Thursday at the College of Fine Arts and Graduate Music Society event "Where’s the Orchestra?’: A Reckoning for a Nineteenth Century Musicology of Latinidad in the Age of Trump."
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Activists rally against racists attacks on Asian Americans

Madison Mercado March 15, 2021
The protest joined a growing list of rallies across the country. Spectators and protesters gathered around the Parkman Bandstand painting cardboard signs with messages such as “Stop Asian Hate” and “I am not a virus.”
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Pandemic brings unique challenges for ESL students, families

Isabella Abraham March 11, 2021
In public school private ESL programs and public English classes, both adult and K-12 ESL students are struggling with their education. Younger students in particular have difficulties adjusting to the in-home learning environment.
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City expands Bank on Boston program with free checking accounts

Madison Mercado March 8, 2021
The City’s Bank On Boston initiative partnered with USALLIANCE Financial to provide a basic free checking account for unbanked and underbanked city residents.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Cultural appropriation of tequila

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 3, 2021
If Kendall Jenner is receiving all the criticism in the tequila industry, shouldn’t we extend that scrutiny to all the other wrong-doers and shed light on other non-Mexican celebrities in the tequila-making industry?
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