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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The film rights to former Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Dick Lehr's novel, "Trell" were acquired last month. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZANNE KREITER

BU professor Dick Lehr’s novel heads to the big screen

Johnathan D. Kindall September 6, 2018

Students of journalism professor Dick Lehr watch him lecture and instruct peers each time they attend class, but they don’t always see the professor’s personal projects. Lehr published a young...

John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi." PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

REVIEW: Michael Bay strives for authenticity in “13 Hours”

Joe Incollingo January 15, 2016

The truth surrounding a controversial entity sits trapped behind iron walls of unbreachable public conceptions. Benghazi and Michael Bay are more similar than you’d think. The first is political shorthand...

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” based off Boston University College of Communication professor Mitchell Zuckoff’s book, is slated to premiere Jan. 15, 2016. PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

“13 Hours” to bring six men’s heroism in Benghazi to big screen

Michaela Johnston December 15, 2015

For 13 harrowing hours from the night of Sept. 11, 2012 to the morning of Sept. 12, six security operators within the CIA’s Global Response Staff defended the United States’ Special Mission Compound...

MINTZ: There are no "strong female characters"

MINTZ: There are no “strong female characters”

Casey Mintz October 9, 2015

Among my friends and family, I am known as The Feminist and I am proud of it. I am the girl who will derail a discussion at the dinner table if my dad says something about traditional gender roles, and...

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