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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

A control room in Studio West at Boston University College of Communication. MAGGIE WEN/DFP STAFF

Former, current students accuse BU assistant professor Christophor Cavalieri of sexual misconduct

Walker Armstrong April 21, 2022
The Daily Free Press spoke to 51 individuals, 35 of which are current and former students. Many allege Cavalieri sexually harassed and verbally abused them.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Don’t be a hypocrite: Award shows should not be blind to social issues

Viktoria Popovska December 6, 2021
The recent Grammy nomination of comedian Louis CK, who admitted to sexually assaulting women in 2017, is indicative of how true accountability for these artists doesn't exist.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Lessons from the downfall of the Cuomo brothers

Brian Foisy December 6, 2021
The fall of the Cuomo brothers reveals the inherent danger in allowing journalists or politicians to be celebrities.
Liz Feldman, a Boston University alumna and the executive producer of Netflix’s two-season television series “Dead to Me,” spoke virtually to BU students on Monday about diversity and creativity in the television industry. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Executive producer of ‘Dead to Me’ shares personal story behind television success

Kyla Denisevich December 10, 2020
The Netflix television series “Dead to Me" recently received approval to film a third season. Liz Feldman, creator and executive producer of the series, spoke to BU students via Zoom.
Australian writer-director Kitty Green speaks at a roundtable on her latest film, “The Assistant,” at the Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel Thursday. AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Director Kitty Green tells #MeToo-era narrative in “The Assistant”

Mita Kataria February 13, 2020
Stories of the #MeToo era often focus more on the abuser rather than the victim, but Director Kitty Green is looking to shift the focus in her first feature film, “The Assistant,” which broaches the topic of workplace harassment and abuse through the perspective of a junior assistant to a film production house executive.
The homepage of MeToo Kit, a company that makes at-home sexual assault evidence collection kits. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center warns against the use of these kits, claiming the evidence would be inadmissible in court. ILLUSTRATION BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BARCC opposes Brooklyn-based company’s DIY sexual assault evidence collection kits

Mia Cathell September 12, 2019
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center is warning that any evidence collected by the kits may not be admissible in court.
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