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Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

‘It’s not so easy writing about nothing’: Patti Smith’s “M Train”

Ruby Voge January 30, 2025
A simple cup of black coffee may be the ultimate symbol of mundanity. Plain and pedestrian — black coffee serves as that quick hit of caffeine before a long day of work or a long night of studying. But in the reflection of the darkness of a simple cup of black coffee, Patti Smith sees a way of life — the life of an artist.
Big Ben in London

CGS announces one-week London trip for Class of 2023, 2024

Claire Law December 1, 2021
After their trips were canceled because of the pandemic, CGS students from the Class of 2023 and 2024 have a new opportunity to explore the streets of London.
Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. Maya recounts a few trips around Boston that she and her roommate Sam have taken this Fall semester. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Maya and Sam: Boston edition

Maya Frankel October 27, 2021
Boston is the best place to become your best self. Take advantage of the city during your time here.
prison cell block

CFA faculty explores art, activism in Prison Arts Project event

Molly Farrar April 20, 2021
As part of the Prison Arts Project, BU groups held an event about how mass incarceration affects kids.
carla sheffield speaks at a mass action against police brutality event

Protestors demand justice for Daunte Wright, others killed by police

Daniel Kool April 16, 2021
More than 100 gathered outside the State House Thursday, as Derek Chauvin's trial continued.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With a View: Will artificial intelligence send us to hell or create it?

Antonia Lehnert April 4, 2021
It is nearly impossible to separate technology that can help versus harm us, but we must try to draw the line.
Musician Haley Martin tunes her guitar before a brief set. Activists gathered outside South Station Monday afternoon for a rally honoring International Women’s Day. DANIEL KOOL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists rally for progressive policy on International Women’s Day

Daniel Kool March 9, 2021
A series of speakers — ranging from musicians to nurses to union organizers — called for equal pay between men and women, noted the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers and emphasized the need for intersectionality.
Protestor carrying a Black Lives Matter Flag at a Mass Action Against Police Brutality Protest in Boston

Protestors demand conviction in trial of Derek Chauvin

Sam Trottenberg March 7, 2021
Dozens of protesters gathered before 1 p.m. at Peters Park two days before the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May.
Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, recited poetry and excerpts from her memoir “Crazy Brave” at a virtual event hosted by the Boston University School of Theology on Sunday. COURTESY OF JOY HARJO

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo speaks on poetry and spirituality

Julia Furnari October 7, 2020

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Nation, is the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The poet spoke to the Boston University School of Theology Sunday about the intersections of...

Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibit “The Visitors” reopened for Institute of Contemporary Art members on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Reinstalled, Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibit takes on new meaning after COVID-19

Chloe McKim Jepsen October 1, 2020
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” will appear again at the Institute of Contemporary Art, where it was exhibited earlier this year before the pandemic.
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