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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Arbery case jolts hate crime law out of its slumber

Editors February 24, 2022
Now that the Arbery case has shown us a hate crime conviction is possible, the country must reckon with a hesitant legal system and discrepancies in how states approach the law.
Editorial 12/1

EDITORIAL: Abrupt end to Boston eviction moratorium paves the way for more comprehensive, long-term pandemic-affected housing relief

Editors December 2, 2021
Boston’s housing crisis, combined with the looming threat of Omicron, means that many people will still need city protection from eviction.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The ‘boosting’ industry is booming — is that good?

Nick Speranza November 2, 2021
Recent news of punitive legal measures against the practice of 'boosting' brings up questions about the nature of video-games in our capitalist culture.
Angela Ao/DPF STAFF

Rio’s Reel: “Daredevil” on system action

Rio Reardon October 13, 2020
In a society where people are unheard by those in power, the only thing left to do is to defy that power — regardless of how the act of doing so violates societal norms.
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