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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The rebrand nobody asked for | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest April 24, 2024
Style or opinions can evolve alongside a person, but should not be flaunted as a means to draw attention to the idea that someone has changed. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Put a bow on it | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest April 11, 2024
Once a trend is out of style, our minds are clear, and we can see its imperfections, but in an environment that thrives on conformity, it is difficult to imagine a life without a fleeting emblem.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Spanglish y la era nueva de representación in the media | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest April 5, 2024
Spanglish representation breaks this mold of Spanish and English as separate entities that only coexist to define the other and enlightens this common way of speaking that Americans prefer and comfortably use with no binary presumptions. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Dr. Miami’s TikTok gives online marketing a facelift | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest March 8, 2024
Rizzi gave the face of Dr. Miami’s online image a new look. She reshaped the sterile and technical notion of a plastic surgeon into a lively character with a sense of humor and millions of fans.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Austin McBroom is a clown and Snapchat is his circus | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest February 12, 2024
Social media has reached a point where anything is content, and the lines between private life and content have been blurred by the high rates of monetization and virality. I am sure Austin is hurting, but it is obvious that these Snapchat skits are for profit and shock value more than anything else.
Ariana Lim | Graphic Artist

Apparently, not ‘anything goes’ | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest December 7, 2023
I subscribed to Emma Chamberlain in 2017 immediately after watching her Dollar Store haul. From that moment forward, I was a fan. Her sense of humor, comfortable style and coffee order made their way into my routine. My first coffee order was her grande vanilla almondmilk latte, and I liked it enough to consistently order the same drink for about four years.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The rise of Pookie Nation: a case study | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest November 5, 2023
The leader of the sassy men apocalypse has spoken, and TikTok has stayed listening: “I’m always going to like your story even if we stop talking. The problem was never how you look. The way you act (spoken in a sassy tone with L hand gestures and shoulder movements). It’s the way you act (spoken in a sassier tone with sassier shoulders). It’s the way you act.”
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