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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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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.
Yvonne Tang / DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Remembering athletes as people and not machines

Nick Speranza December 1, 2021
The death of professional Overwatch player Kyeong-bo Kim, known by his ingame alias “Alarm,” leaves many in shock and mourning.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The introduction of NFTs and cryptocurrency to the esports world inspires a grim vision of the future

Nick Speranza November 17, 2021
The trend of video game platforms and esport organizations integrating NFTs and cryptocurrency is concerning.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The ‘boosting’ industry is booming — is that good?

Nick Speranza November 2, 2021
Recent news of punitive legal measures against the practice of 'boosting' brings up questions about the nature of video-games in our capitalist culture.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: When it comes to esports work, don’t use the language of labor disputes lightly

Nick Speranza October 20, 2021
If we don’t oppose a loose interpretation of the language of activism for freelancers commentators for Nintendo, the subversive power of the idea of a strike will be lost further.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The bias in reporting on China’s new gaming restrictions

Nick Speranza September 8, 2021
As much as I disagree with the new law, there is overwhelming bias in how Western media discusses China.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: In esports and college life, let’s enjoy meeting in person again

Nick Speranza September 2, 2021
Being able to watch Ultimate Summit 3 was truly a breath of fresh air and simple proof that remote experiences are not sufficient substitutes for in-person events.
Boston University intramural sports teams are pivoting to e-sports for the Fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU intramural teams pivot to esports for Fall semester

Nick Speranza October 18, 2020
As Boston University intramural sports have been forced to adapt to virtual competition, new challenges have arisen and a new demographic has been drawn to the teams.
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