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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

In defense of useless majors | Irrational Expectations

Faizaan Ayub March 3, 2025
The discourse around “useless” majors is fundamentally flawed. The liberal arts and humanities have driven societies for centuries. Some argue that pursuing these majors represents a waste of time and money, but to who? 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Academic planning is a major challenge

Faizaan Ayub November 13, 2023
As a freshman, I’ve been told that I have a whole four years to decide my academic and career paths. I know that I will have to settle for only one or two of my interests in the end. I entered BU with 32 AP credits. I thought this would give me an edge over my peers, potentially allowing me to graduate early. This was far from the truth.
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Innovate@BU hosts 21st New Venture Competition for social impacts

Divya Sood April 15, 2021
Twelve student ventures will compete Friday for grant money to fund their innovative ventures.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The University’s ‘diversity’ marketing is misleading, hurtful

Editors February 18, 2021
BU’s marketing — and the handful of diversity victories — it clings to is not representative of its reality. Though it may be implementing anti-racist policies, the change is not visible in classrooms, on campus or at an administrative level.
Going For Two: Jordan Spieth’s Masters miss rare, unexpected

Going For Two: Jordan Spieth’s Masters miss rare, unexpected

David Souza April 13, 2016

Jordan Spieth entered the Masters Tournament last Thursday in a bit of a funk. The defending champion had been jetting off all over the world in the months preluding the crown jewel of golf’s major...

MARTIN: Unequal weight on STEM majors

MARTIN: Unequal weight on STEM majors

Ellis Martin February 12, 2016

I’m a simple man. I come from the outskirts of Indianapolis. It’s just like any other place in Indiana, really. Fields of corn and soy stretch across the horizon quite dreamily. I like the waves of...

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