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Bubble Burst: The Death Of The BU Meme Page

Lydia Evans June 8, 2022
Despite the extensive evidence in favor of BU meme pages, when the world needed them most, they vanished. Hopefully a new school year will encourage old users to resurrect dead pages, or inspire the social media managers of tomorrow to get their start today. Boston University won’t feel whole without a dedicated meme page. If you're funny and socially savvy, perhaps you’ll be the hero BU needs to save the day. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Balancing enthusiasm with hate in inter-regional esports beef

Nick Speranza December 9, 2021
Inflammatory trash-talk in international video game chatrooms can create friendly competition — as well as a source of hate speech.
screenshots tab on iphone photos gallery

Screenshots: the weeds of the camera roll

Katherine Wright April 28, 2021
I let my camera roll run wild, and now it’s a chaotic mess of endless screenshots.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Canceled: The ‘Twilight’ Renaissance and cringe culture

Bini Ollivier-Yamin April 4, 2021
Guilt can ultimately be more productive than the defiance of embracing cringe culture.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Just thoughts, head full

Bini Ollivier-Yamin March 29, 2021
A much less destructive life philosophy could be centered on allowing yourself to have a full head.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Coronavirus, stocks and crypto

Jaeyoung Choi March 11, 2021
The potential oncoming economic crisis is worrying, to say the least, but the first wave of economic hardship has been fought back through investment and capital injections into the markets by individual investors.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Among Us memes convey the pain of an internet-dependent world

Nick Speranza March 9, 2021
The nonstop stimuli of the internet tire us out, bombard us and even hijack our brains with advertising. By posting memes poking fun at our ability to recognize Among Us beans in everything, we finally make light of this phenomenon, finding a moment of joy from the conditions of our year-long cabin fever.
As the holiday season approaches, Netflix is releasing festive seasons of popular food shows. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Netflix gears up for holidays with baking show specials

Molly Farrar December 10, 2020

The holiday season comes with roasted chestnuts, fruitcake, decorated cookies and the like. Baking during this time is a central tradition, but sometimes, watching others create extravagant pies and cakes...

I played “Among Us” for the first time

Michelle Tian October 18, 2020
I started playing this new game called “Among Us” last week, and to say I’m addicted would be an understatement.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Memes are a reasonable coping mechanism amidst a global crisis, not a sign of immaturity

Abbigale Shi March 27, 2020
However, these jokes are not the same as those about breaking quarantine. Though it does reflect a level of desensitization, at the same time, these jokes are a healthy coping mechanism that facilitates bonding.
The BU Memes Page, Stolen Memes for Unoriginal Teens, has just surpassed 15,000 members on Facebook. PHOTO COURTESY ARMAND MANOUKIAN/ BU MEMES PAGE

15,000 students find one common interest: memes

Laura Al Bast February 22, 2018
The typical Boston University student could scroll through their Facebook news feed and find an absurd post or image that would be confusing to most. But for many students, these posts have deeper meanings that help foster a sense of community on campus.
EDITORIAL: Chris Christie shows political memes can inform, corrupt

EDITORIAL: Chris Christie shows political memes can inform, corrupt

Editors March 4, 2016

Three cheers for dank political memes. Following New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s endorsement of Donald Trump, the Twittersphere has been tweeting screencaps of Christie’s face with funny captions,...

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