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Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

Why I want to be a filmmaker, even when it feels impossible

Isabella Laikin March 27, 2025
My pursuit of filmmaking isn't about accolades or recognition — it’s about the opportunity to tell stories that resonate deeply, challenge perceptions and contribute to a broader cultural conversation.
A voter casts their ballot at a ballot drop box by Boston City Hall on Sunday. Many college students are voting via mail-in ballot because they do not attend school in the state they are registered to vote in. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Mail-in ballot concerns influence BU students’ voting plans

Anna Albrecht November 5, 2024
Somewhere along the way, fiery dinner table debates became fires in ballot drop boxes. Lines of eager voters stretching around corners became the buzz of busy phone lines. The visuals of voting have changed in recent elections.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: Polite queerness isn’t enough

Guest Writer February 15, 2024
I can’t afford to settle for an America that only tolerates polite, uncomplicated queerness.
Lunar new year

GALLERY: Spring ‘23, in photos

Daily Free Press Staff April 27, 2023
This Spring semester, FreeP photographers covered breaking stories and captured slice-of-life moments all through the lens of a camera. Shining through the numerous assignments are the photos below, all shot in the Spring ‘23 semester by the FreeP’s very own.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Intentional Evolution: Cut it with the ‘let’s not get political’

Samantha Elizondo March 17, 2021
Start by asking yourself, “what is the cost of my silence?” Once you realize your impact, you can become intentional and aware of your surroundings, your actions and your voice. It all matters.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Ideologies that dismiss science are dangerous

Luca Becker February 26, 2021
This ideology of politicizing science — such as Trump’s politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic — already has and will continue to have large-scale consequences in the real world.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Don’t defame our greatest president

Lincoln Son Currie February 11, 2021
If you consider Lincoln’s entire career, you’ll see he wasn’t a problematic president and an entirely bad man — certainly not one unworthy of having a school named after him. 
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Staying ‘objective’ can set harmfully strict standards for journalists, but we must remain steadfast in integrity

Editors February 4, 2021
It’s a journalist’s duty to be unbiased. We represent our publications and their credibility, and we need to take that commitment seriously
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Judge like me

Lincoln Son Currie January 27, 2021
President Joe Biden has the opportunity to improve representation in the federal judiciary, and he needs to use his power to nominate more Asian American judges.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

Rio’s Reel: “The Good Doctor,” COVID-19 and current events

Rio Reardon November 18, 2020
"The Good Doctor's" fourth season opening episode has no messaging, but just mere acknowledgement that the virus currently impacting the lives of everyone on the planet exists and is bad. This is not the way to include politics in media.
STROINSKI: After debate, there is absolutely no contest

STROINSKI: After debate, there is absolutely no contest

Anna Stroinski September 27, 2016

On one end of the spectrum, we have a nontraditional, outsider candidate. Donald Trump is a seasoned businessman, born into and raised from privilege. He knows a whole lot about running a business, as...

EDITORIAL: Melania Trump is no Bill Clinton

EDITORIAL: Melania Trump is no Bill Clinton

Editors September 12, 2016

Melania Trump is a beautiful woman. She has modeled for the likes of British GQ and various European publications, and is therefore used to being in the public eye. But she has remained private to the...

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