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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Coquette’ and ‘balletcore’ aesthetics bring en pointe fashion to 2024

Rachel Yu February 9, 2024
Before “coquette” was painted as an aesthetic, people would use the term to describe a young woman who flirts and seduces men. However, with the rise of the eloquent trend throughout the early 2010s, the term has changed its interpretation to glamorize and romanticize the dainty and pretty pink things in life. 
Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

A perfect manual on preparing for 4/20

Katie Harmon April 20, 2023
You might be wondering — especially if this is your first 4/20 celebration — what should I do to commemorate the occasion? How do you prepare for this magical day? It’s critical to be fully prepared so all you have to do is sit back, relax, and smoke a nice joint with your buds.
Sunset Cantina on Commonwealth Avenue near the Boston University West Campus. Businesses around university campuses have faced an influx of student customers since the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions and the start of the academic year. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Our new demographic’: Local businesses reflect on influx of customers as students return

Divya Sood September 13, 2021

As COVID-19 restrictions relax and students repopulate campus at BU and elsewhere in the city, Boston-area businesses have faced an increase in student customers. The McDonald’s in Kenmore Square...

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Politics Philosophized: Unified Ireland?

Max Ferrandino March 17, 2021
Northern Ireland leaving the EU would create many problems that would be difficult to resolve, as if a unified Ireland is already a sensitive enough issue

February Horoscopes (warning: they’re not legit)

Sophia Yakumithis January 28, 2021
Horoscopes for February 2021
In a Wednesday webinar hosted by the Questrom Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, attendees discussed feelings of imposter syndrome in the business world. COURTESY OF QUESTROM CENTER FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

Questrom hosts conversation on imposter syndrome among students

Madeline Humphrey October 20, 2020
Overcoming self-doubt can be difficult for college students, but Questrom's Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion sought to navigate this issue.
EDITORIAL: Students, it’s time to make a collective effort to support our neighboring businesses

EDITORIAL: Students, it’s time to make a collective effort to support our neighboring businesses

Editors October 19, 2020
The next time you’re hungry, take a stop by a smaller restaurant to support those who have supported us for decades.
East to West (feat. Angela Yang): February 3, 2020

East to West (feat. Angela Yang): February 3, 2020

Justin Tang February 3, 2020

In this episode of East to West, we cover BU’s decision to suspend this semester’s Shanghai study abroad programs, the first recreational marijuana shop opening in Boston, and a profile on the...

Harsh winter conditions complicate the lives of Boston’s homeless population, including Betsy Lambiase, 51, who says shelter from low temperatures and extreme wind chills is hard to come by. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A look into life on the streets of Boston

Angela Yang January 30, 2020
The Daily Free Press explored what it's like to survive without a home during Boston winters.
Baran Breakdown: Let’s eat to live, not live to eat

Baran Breakdown: Let’s eat to live, not live to eat

Angelina Baran October 10, 2019

Thanks to the busy bees behind consumer culture, food temptation is being sewn into the seams of society.  Edible enticements are everywhere, whether you’re window shopping or watching a TV show....

A McDonald’s hamburger, fries and drink. Fast food chains have been expanding across the country, adding more nutrient-lacking and calorie-dense food into American diets. COURTESY OF MCDONALD’S/ FLICKR

New study shows changes in fast food menus in past 30 years

Amelia Murray-Cooper March 7, 2019
Fast food chains have expanded across the United States in recent decades, putting more nutrient-lacking and calorie-dense food into American diets. To help explain the nation’s growing dependence on this “junk food,” researchers at Boston University and Tufts University examined how fast food menus have changed over the past 30 years.
EDITORIAL: McDonald’s must do more to end sexual harassment in its workplaces

EDITORIAL: McDonald’s must do more to end sexual harassment in its workplaces

Editors September 19, 2018

Burger lovers rolling through McDonald’s for a Big Mac have likely been unaware until Tuesday that employees of the fast food chain across the country have long been suffering sexual harassment at the...

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