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Looking for a hot take: a Spring preview of FreeP opinion

Abbigale Shi January 21, 2021
Through the columns of our diverse writers, The Daily Free Press’ opinion section will be publishing pieces covering everything from politics and current events (2021 Breakdown, Minority Report) to philosophy (Politics Philosophized) to social movements (Gender Justice, Dear Men).
Letter to the Editor: On Cecil and David Rosenthal

Letter to the Editor: On Cecil and David Rosenthal

Editors October 29, 2018

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. This morning I woke up and started my routine. I turned on “Up First”...

Letter to the Editor: In response to “Senate confirms legislation ramping up university sexual assault policies”

Letter to the Editor: In response to “Senate confirms legislation ramping up university sexual assault policies”

Editors November 10, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate passed a sexual violence bill with...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To defend student learning, lecturers are forced to strike

Editors September 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Looking over the syllabi for my history courses on Western Civilization...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to “Massachusetts taxpayers, locals protest Trump on National Tax Day”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to “Massachusetts taxpayers, locals protest Trump on National Tax Day”

Editors April 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. I would bet the vast majority of students embraced the Tax Day protests...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to “Students, city official discuss gender pay equality at town hall”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to “Students, city official discuss gender pay equality at town hall”

Editors April 6, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. As a woman of the 21st century, preparing to enter the workforce, I found...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to President Brown, in response his rejection of Divest BU’s petition demands

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to President Brown, in response his rejection of Divest BU’s petition demands

Editors February 15, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Dear President Brown, Today marks the 14th day we are requesting a...

PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

FINAL WORD: A letter from the editor

J.D. Capelouto December 8, 2016

We all laughed at Kylie Jenner earlier this year when she said in a New Year’s resolutions video that 2016 “is really about, like, the year of just realizing stuff. And everyone around me, we’re...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to "PETA cannot equate artificial insemination to rape"

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to “PETA cannot equate artificial insemination to rape”

Editors November 14, 2016

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. As a woman and a feminist, it saddens me when women say they are offended...

EDITORIAL: Op-eds are free speech, don't reflect values of an entire newspaper

EDITORIAL: Op-eds are free speech, don’t reflect values of an entire newspaper

Editors October 20, 2015

All of us have at some point read an extremely powerful op-ed piece or letter to the editor in response to a hot-button issue in the media. These pieces are sent to the letters inbox at various publications...

Students protest outside of Boston University President Robert Brown's office following the announcement of the closure the African Presidential Center. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Campus news coverage preview

J.D. Capelouto June 10, 2015

The 2014-15 Boston University school year was one marked by intense inquiry. Following a year of significant change, student and faculty brought their voices to the forefront, assessed BU as a whole and,...

Kymbeerly Irizarry (SHA and CAS '17) (right) speaks during “Sexual Assault at BU: Come Discuss the Letter to the Editor” at the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism Wednesday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students organize to prompt university administration to address sexual violence

Keela Sweeney April 30, 2015

In response to a Letter to the Editor published in The Daily Free Press Tuesday, the Boston University Feminist Collective (FEMCO) hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday night to address the ways the...

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