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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Crosse-Eyed: Boston dominates professional lacrosse with some hometown help

Chris Larabee March 31, 2025
The 2025 Lexus Championship Series crowned champions in both the men’s Premier Lacrosse League and the brand-new Women’s Lacrosse League Feb. 17.
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Helmet-to-Helmet: My football journey from Greece to Maryland

Jason Asvestopoulos October 3, 2024
I didn’t grow up with American football. I grew up with the original football, or as people here call it: soccer. Everyone around me in the suburbs of Athens, Greece, either watched soccer or basketball.
Kate Poe | Graphic Artist

Independent theaters depend on you

Kyla Smith February 13, 2024
Independent films also typically exhibit more diversity and don’t shy away from what is deemed “taboo.” Because of this creativity and divergence from the “norm,” they succeed in telling raw, emotional and thought-provoking stories that are palpable to audiences worldwide.
Sophomore Daisy Liljegren runs distance during the 2023 Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational.

Men’s and women’s track and field finish second overall in Patriot League Indoor Championship

Mark Fraenkel February 28, 2023
The men's and women's track teams placed second overall in the Patriot League Indoor Championship on their journeys to the national championship stage in March.
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Terriers suffer third loss in a row against Holy Cross

Annika Morris February 3, 2023
The men's basketball team suffered its third loss in a row to the College of the Holy Cross, dropping the Terriers to 3-8 against Patriot League opponents.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Monica Cannon-Grant reminds us a movement is more meaningful than its mastermind

Editors March 17, 2022
What was for Cannon-Grant a few thousand in unreported income is now being used to discredit nonprofits and perhaps even the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole. 
Johanna Calderón-Dakin speaks Thursday during the virtual event It’s Our Time: Changing the Narrative of Latinx in Media. Boston University’s College of Communication hosted the webinar to discuss underrepresentation and accountability of the Latinx community in the media. COURTESY OF BU COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION

COM hosts Latinx professionals to discuss underrepresentation of the community in media

Gabriela A. Lopez Gomes November 2, 2021
The College of Communication graduates discussed diversity for Latinx groups.
A sign near the Boston University Beach encouraging students to register to vote. College students have lower voter turnout than any age group, which may be exacerbated by COVID-19 and difficulties with voter registration. LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students reflect on voting process, importance of this year’s election

Ashley Soebroto November 4, 2020

Young voters are traditionally less likely to turn out on Election Day than any other age demographic, and the sharp increase in early and mail-in voting further complicated the process this year. However,...

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has detected signs of the invasive Spotted Lanternfly species in the state. COURTESY OF WALTHERY VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Signs of invasive spotted lanternfly found in Massachusetts

Joy Pereira September 30, 2020
Massachusetts officials have found signs of an invasive insect that could threaten the state’s trees and agricultural industry.
Boston University’s School of Law. In an effort to diversify its applicant pool, BU’s graduate schools are participating in a movement entitled “Ban the Box,” which removes the criminal history question from the schools’ applications. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

BU grad schools remove criminal history question from application

Inyeong Kim July 25, 2020
Applicants to BU’s graduate programs will now no longer need to disclose their criminal history.
Singer-songwriter Gallant was expected to perform at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on March 18 in support of his latest album, “Sweet Insomnia,” but has had to postpone his tour over coronavirus concerns. COURTESY LAMONT ROBERSON II

Gallant uses music to bring mental health struggles to new light

Nancy Jiang March 26, 2020
Singer-songwriter Gallant's March concert in Boston was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, but he is taking this extra time to work on his music, which he uses as an escape from his depression.
Vice President of Finance Lukas Flores presents budget updates to the Student Government Senate Monday. ELLIE YEO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Senate confirms new positions, receives budget updates

Ellie Yeo February 11, 2020
BU SG confirmed three new positions, received budget updates from the Vice President of Finance and heard a proposal for a student feedback initiative in a Senate meeting Monday night. 
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