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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Moving Forward: Acknowledging your humanity and feeling unpleasant emotions

Divya Sood April 12, 2021
Our feelings are neither solely good nor bad, but they are essential to our existence as human beings.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Philosophical Soup: Like the art, hate the artist

Max Ferrandino April 8, 2021
Problematic artists like Kanye West can be valued and criticized at the same time.
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EDITORIAL: ‘Captain Underpants,’ Dr. Seuss aren’t being canceled, but children’s books do have to be held to a higher standard of inclusivity

Editors March 31, 2021
We must educate children to be mindful and compassionate members of society. It starts with books.
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A Room With A View: History is repeating itself, but we can break the cycle

Antonia Lehnert March 22, 2021
If we succeed in mastering history the right way, we will avoid reliving the tragedies of the past.
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A Room With a View: Being forgetful is healthy

Antonia Lehnert March 8, 2021
When Nietzsche wrote, “Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders,” his aim was not to portray all forgetfulness as bliss, but rather to encourage a healthier relationship with our past and our memory.
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EDITORIAL: Impostor syndrome prevents us from valuing ourselves and our achievements

Editors February 12, 2021
We have fostered a toxic culture that prioritizes productivity over self care, leading to a common feeling for college students: imposter syndrome.
Yvonne Tang

Dear Men (dear everyone): How do we navigate through the guilt we feel in 2020?

Yvonne Tang November 30, 2020
I have a feeling there’s a lot of excessive guilt going around during this time, so I encourage you to take care of yourself and take care of your friends. We all have made countless mistakes, but we'll always have an “afterward” to act on.
Mistakes We've Made as Student Journalists | Is It OK if I Record?

Mistakes We’ve Made as Student Journalists | Is It OK if I Record?

Justin Tang November 15, 2020

Three college journalists share their most embarrassing mistakes as young reporters and the important lessons we've learned from them. Also, our favorite journalism movies. "Is It OK if I Record?"...

A Spotify user listens to “Bambi,” the latest album from indie rock band Hippo Campus. ILLUSTRATION BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Hippo Campus’ second album ‘Bambi’ gets personal, embraces new sounds

Emma Kopelowicz September 30, 2018
Fans have been waiting with bated breath for the arrival of the alt-indie band Hippo Campus’ second album, “Bambi.” The group has been on a steady rise since the 2015 release of their first EP “Bashful Creatures,” which was chock-full of irresistibly bright and upbeat tracks that sound like sunshine.
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