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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Thanksgiving was a story of loss, not abundance

Caroline McCord December 1, 2021
The tradition of Thanksgiving is one that is rooted in falsehoods and racism — a fabrication of interracial harmony.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Boston University should respect the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag’s request to rename Myles Standish

Editors September 22, 2021
Myles Standish is a product of misplaced, racist nostalgia for some fictional American past. 
Boston University students Lara Werneck and Yiran Yu created Migration Tales — a website that showcases migrants’ stories and addresses stereotypes about immigrants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students seek to amplify migrant voices, defeat stereotypes through new site

Rachel Do January 25, 2021
The new online story-sharing platform “migration tales," led by co-presidents and BU students Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, aims to eliminate stereotypes and prejudice about migrants, create empathy and foster inclusivity through storytelling.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, the Plimoth Patuxet Museum has reduced its dining capacities, implemented one-way paths and adjusted its cleaning protocols. COURTESY OF BEN FRANKSE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Plimoth Patuxet Museums adapt Thanksgiving events to COVID-19 protocol

Allison Pirog November 24, 2020
Plimoth Patuxet Museums has reduced its dining capacities, implemented one-way pathways and increased cleaning protocols.
EDIT: A Tradition of Excess

EDIT: A Tradition of Excess

Editors November 20, 2014

The day that started as a day to remember the Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe coming together to give thanks for their first successful harvest in 1621 (or at least that’s what we’re told in elementary...

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