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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Melissa Park | Associate Graphics Editor

The trying-my-best era: a gentle approach to self-improvement

Obioma Eke April 3, 2025
When implementing these practices, keep in mind that you can start whenever you want to. As a matter of fact, start as soon as possible. You do not need to wait for Monday, the end of the month or Jan. 1 to make a difference in your life. 
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

Seat lottery jackpot | Things I’ve Learned From Strangers

Lili Culhane April 10, 2024
Sometimes, when you’re flying alone, you hit what I like to call “the seat lottery jackpot” and are sat next to the dream team. On my last flight, for spring break, my friend Sarah was sitting next to two other BU students and ended up making a group chat with them and taking a selfie. The group chat has never been used since, but the selfie was proof that there was a sense of trust and camaraderie in the moment that could never be shattered. Is that not the most beautiful thing you’ve ever heard? 
Shanzah Rafiqi | Graphic Artist

Once a reader, always a reader

Siena Griffin March 27, 2024
I was far from a troublemaker as a child, but I was frequently chastised for the one reason you would never expect an adult to take issue with. I was reading too much. But since entering college in September 2022, I’ve faced the opposite problem: I don’t read nearly enough. I’ve developed imposter syndrome of the literary kind. Do I still have the right to call myself a reader if I don’t read like I used to?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Is my time too expensive for my life? | Is it Just Me Or

Grace Donahue April 13, 2023
Treating time like something that should be used to maximize profit — both monetarily and career-wise — is not at all how we should be living.
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