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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Everything wrong with MLB’s new jerseys

Brendan Galvin February 27, 2024
This season, Major League Baseball partnered with Nike and Fanatics to manufacture uniforms for all 30 teams. To say the uniforms are a disappointment would be an understatement.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Changing the sneaker world one pink sneaker at a time

Samantha Marshall November 5, 2023
“Shrink it and pink it!” This phrase is used over and over again when designing and marketing products for women. There is one market in particular that perpetuates this motto, design after design: the sneaker industry. With the rise in popularity of new sneakers designed specifically for women, most times by women, I started to wonder, aren’t women’s sneakers already designed for women? 
Lila Baltaxe | Graphic Artist

Spring into fitness with the Nike Run Club App

Amber Morris March 3, 2023
Four years ago, as a high school student, I was looking for a way to track my goals and runs without the expense of buying a watch. After trying out a myriad of different applications on my iPhone, the one that stuck with me was the Nike Run Club App. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: No, NFTs aren’t just expensive .jpegs

Jaeyoung Choi January 26, 2022
blockchain technology is slated to revolutionize the world in ways that we may not even be able to imagine today
The OneQuesh home page. Boston University School of Hospitality alum Thomas Andrews launched the diary-style social networking app in October, which asks its users a daily question whose answer is archived and made viewable only to others who have answered the same question. ILLUSTRATION BY BAILEY SHEN/ DFP STAFF

BU SHA alum launches social networking app to help users connect, journal

Emily Pauls November 30, 2021
OneQuesh is a new social media app founded by alum Thomas Andrews.
boston red sox players xander bogaerts, rafael devers and alex verdugo wear city connect uniforms

Red Sox to debut new uniforms for Patriots’ Day Weekend

Anna Stjernquist April 12, 2021
The “City Connect Series” uniforms were designed to celebrate Boston's unique culture.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Non-fungible tokens aren’t the future of fine arts

Jaeyoung Choi March 17, 2021
Maybe NFTs can be just as valuable as physical paintings. But in its current state? No, NFTs won’t be revolutionizing the fine arts world anytime soon.
EDM singer-songwriter Chelsea Cutler performs at Boston’s House of Blues Thursday in support of her latest album, “How To Be Human.” CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chelsea Cutler proves she knows “How To Be Human” at House of Blues

Ponette Kim March 1, 2020
Chelsea Cutler performed both Feb. 27 and 28 at the House of Blues after kicking off her “How To Be Human” tour in Dallas earlier this year, proving her feminine strength in the EDM genre.
Institutions of higher learning, such as Boston University, are facing greater expectations to be socially responsible with their funding. 
ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

Biz Trends: Boston University follows big businesses focused on social responsibility

Amy Pollard January 22, 2019
Boston University has made social responsibility part of its communication strategy.
PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. AIR FORCE

EDITORIAL: Political statement admirable from Nike

Editors September 4, 2018

Two years after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem and inspired a wave of protests against police brutality, Nike has named Kaepernick the new face of their...

The 11th annual Intercollegiate Business Convention hosted by Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business was held on Saturday at Hynes Convention Center. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Intercollegiate Business Convention encourages women to join inspiring network

Rebecca Zeng October 22, 2015

College students from around the world gathered at the Hynes Convention Center Saturday to network and hone their business skills at the Intercollegiate Business Convention for women. Held by the Harvard...

EDIT: Nike cuts ties to Armstrong

Daily Free Press Admin October 17, 2012

Nike decided to terminate its contract with Lance Armstrong Wednesday because of  “insurmountable evidence that he participated in doping,” according to TIME. Nike said in a statement that it “does...

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