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UNMASKED: What is your favorite book?

UNMASKED: What is your favorite book?

Veronica Thompson November 16, 2022

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today’s prompt was — what is your favorite book? Click here to stream this episode of...

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Minority Report: Keep Iowa first

Lincoln Son Currie March 4, 2021
My proposal is simple, there’s no action necessary — all you have to do is preserve the status quo, fight any changes to the current primary order and keep Iowa first.
Alexia Nizhny

Sincerely, Ally: Footwear can be a form of personal identity

Alexia Nizhny October 22, 2020
Acknowledging the nuance between vulnerability and power has been critical in regaining control over my footwear. I want to be in a place where heels are an accessory instead of an identity. I’ll get there one day, one step at a time.
Rapper Rapsody performs at The Sinclair in Cambridge in support of her 2019 album “Eve” on Feb. 7. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rapsody reflects on career thus far, shares idols and inspiration

David Simon February 13, 2020
American rapper Marlanna Evans, who goes by Rapsody, has had what can only be called an accomplished decade: she had a guest feature on an album that would go on to become one of the first rap albums archived in Harvard’s Library, secured two Grammy nominations for an album dedicated to her grandmother and is currently on tour in support of her 2019 album “Eve,” stopping at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Feb. 7.
Miss Leading: “When they go low, we go high”

Miss Leading: “When they go low, we go high”

Namu Sampath December 6, 2018

I remember the evening Barack Obama got elected president. I came back from a family outing to Jerome’s Steak and Seafood and sat in my living room as we all heard the news that our country had elected...

General Assembly Boston hosted special speaker Kate Atkin Tuesday for a talk on impostor syndrome. BECCA CAMPBELL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

General Assembly panel explores impostor syndrome

Becca Campbell December 4, 2018
Famous figures across industries from comedy to advocacy to politics have reported feeling like frauds or “impostors” in their work and successes.
No Sugar, No Cream: Highlights of Black History Month

No Sugar, No Cream: Highlights of Black History Month

Nashid Fulcher March 1, 2018

Unfortunately, Black History Month 2018 has come to a close, and it did so way earlier than anyone was ready for — as the shortest month of the year usually does. The best month of the year couldn’t...

The Nasty Women Boston Art Show raised funds for Color of Change and Planned Parenthood at Laconia Gallery in the South End Sept. 1-10. PHOTO COURTESY ALBERTA CHU

Nasty Women Boston Art Exhibition rallies support for women’s rights, racial justice

Antonia DeBianchi September 12, 2017

It has been 10 months since the close of the 2016 presidential election and the rhetoric of the campaign has rendered anything but dead. Along with the infamous and increasingly used phrase "fake news,"...

BURKE: Don’t appoint your friends or family

BURKE: Don’t appoint your friends or family

Patrick Burke March 29, 2017

In 1883, the 47th U.S. Congress enacted the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. This act set in stone a rule that positions of government should not be handed out to those who support a particular political...

HAGERTY: We have a lot to learn from Oklahoma City’s Republican mayor

HAGERTY: We have a lot to learn from Oklahoma City’s Republican mayor

Grace Hagerty February 5, 2017

The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been a major point of contention since it was signed in 2010. There are a lot of excellent regulations in this bill. However, this act contains 20,000...

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EDITORIAL: Obama upholds legacy in his last days

Editors January 20, 2017

As we say goodbye to President Barack Obama this afternoon, the events of the past eight years, especially during the transition to Donald Trump, are at the forefront of our minds. When Obama was elected...

EDITORIAL: Violent threats against Melania Trump are unacceptable, unhelpful

EDITORIAL: Violent threats against Melania Trump are unacceptable, unhelpful

Editors November 13, 2016

A Saturday night anti-Donald Trump demonstration in front of the president-elect’s new Washington, D.C. hotel brought out the good, the bad and the simply uncalled for. Images of a protester holding...

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