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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

An ode to Audrey Hepburn | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz March 5, 2025
Hepburn was a style icon for what she specifically wore, but I think she was even more iconic for wearing what she wanted without any regret.
Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

Lanvin’s ‘À LA MAISON’: Celebrating Jeanne Lanvin’s timeless elegance

Rachel Yu January 30, 2025
The looks, details and overall atmosphere of this collection portrayed Lanvin’s return to its original, iconic roots. Ultimately, the collection honored the fundamental mark Jeanne Lanvin left on the House. Especially as it was Copping’s first season with Lanvin, many can say he certainly fulfilled the House’s values and stylistic foundations through his designs, leaving the fashion world eagerly awaiting his future collections. 
The Kilachand Hall student dormitories

Kilachand Honors College appoints new director

Jules Germek April 20, 2023
Melissa Holt, current associate dean of Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, is announced to be the next director of Kilachand Honors College starting July 1.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Let’s talk about nepo babies

Molly Newell February 13, 2023
A nepotism (or “nepo”) baby usually refers to a child of someone influential in the realm of Hollywood— and having a family member with superstar status unsurprisingly gives many of these new young celebrities a head start in the entertainment industry.
Sunset Cantina

Sunset Cantina reopens after months of closure caused by the pandemic

Vikrant Sabharwal December 8, 2022
Sunset Cantina, a Mexican restaurant located at 916 Commonwealth Avenue, reopens this Friday after closing in June.
President Brown

Robert A. Brown: The legacy of Boston University’s 10th president

Ava Gordon October 20, 2022
University faculty and Student Government officials discussed Boston University president Robert Brown's legacy.
Fair Admission: Episode 4 - Money

Fair Admission: Episode 4 – Money

Edward Sturm March 18, 2021

The college admissions scandal of 2019 caught CEOs and famous actors in egregious fraud, but maybe the real scandal is a system that you don’t need to break the law to rig. Preference given to...

against the hounds of hell webinar hosted by the howard thurman center

Howard Thurman scholars discuss legacy, breadth of famous BU figure’s work

Ramsey Khalifeh March 11, 2021
Author Peter Eisenstadt joined Howard Thurman scholars at a virtual panel Monday to discuss his newly released biography “Against the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman," and the broad, significant legacy Thurman left behind.
Melnea Cass speaking at a memorial of the boston massacre

Boston’s Revolutionary Spaces honors activists’ legacies on 251st anniversary of Boston Massacre

Rachel Do March 10, 2021
Boston's Revolutionary Spaces held a virtual panel Friday with local civil rights activists to mark the 251st anniversary of the Boston Massacre and commemorate activists across generations.
Fair Admission: Episode 1 - Fairness

Fair Admission: Episode 1 – Fairness

Edward Sturm March 4, 2021

In pursuit of a working definition of fair college admissions, the American ideal of meritocracy is called into question. Host Edward Sturm explores what fairness is (and is not) when we talk about...

Harvard College lawn

Boston-area universities not entirely successful at diversity efforts

Sam Trottenberg February 18, 2021
The first African American graduate from Harvard College was Richard Theodore Greener in 1870. Today, the current Harvard College freshman class is 14.7 percent African American.
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Politics Philosophized: How we reward ‘peace’ efforts can be problematic

Max Ferrandino February 10, 2021
Peace is hard to define and even harder to celebrate. Giving a prize for peace is difficult regardless of what criteria you use.
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