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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Hopelessness — the only response in the wake of another mass shooting

Editors February 16, 2023
We march, we wave signs, we cry, we plead with politicians, we vote, we sit-in, we post on social media. We do everything we’re supposed to do and guns still win. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

A win for democracy and a defeat of raw financial power in the Czech Republic | The Intersection

Katie Harmon February 9, 2023
The Czech people just gave the world a victory for democracy, and to that, we should all celebrate.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley speaking on the COM lawn

Rep. Ayanna Pressley seeks to protect abortion access with EACH Act

Daily Free Press Staff January 31, 2023
U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley helped reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act on Jan. 26 at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Population control isn’t progressive

Caroline McCord February 24, 2022
We know the main culprits of environmental ruin — think Exxon and Chevron, which also saw unprecedented capital gains during the last fiscal year — and it is not a traditional Catholic family with seven kids in Guatemala. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Lessons from the downfall of the Cuomo brothers

Brian Foisy December 6, 2021
The fall of the Cuomo brothers reveals the inherent danger in allowing journalists or politicians to be celebrities.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Rise in anti-Asian hate crimes reveals a deeper prejudice

Lincoln Son Currie February 25, 2021
The same prejudice that limits an Asian American person’s ability to buy a home in this country also causes someone to injure an elderly Asian so badly that they need stitches. The two forms of racism are not coincidental — they are connected.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gender Justice: Republicans’ hatred for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has gone too far

Meredith Varner February 12, 2021
AOC serves as a role model, showing us how to stand up for what we believe in and not let sad and pathetic bullies bring us down.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: ‘Minecraft’ cheating as a case study in subculture drama

Nick Speranza February 11, 2021
Infighting happens in part because we encourage it. When our politicians never receive real punishments, is it any surprise that we love to see them in subculture?
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: In defense of Joe Manchin

Lincoln Son Currie February 4, 2021
Instead of railing against Joe Manchin’s evil compromises, the left should thank him for delivering a coalition that can imperfectly govern.
EDITORIAL: We should all be advocating to eliminate student loans

EDITORIAL: We should all be advocating to eliminate student loans

Editors December 9, 2020
Our society’s subconscious desire to see people suffer with outdated and exploitative norms — just because we did — is selfish, and we should be putting in our best effort to actually change the systems that neglected our needs.
The Boston Women’s Fund promotes women-led, community-driven initiatives that aim to achieve economic, social and racial equality. COURTESY OF BOSTON WOMEN’S FUND

Boston Women’s Fund encourages diverse youth to drive change in local politics

Madeline Humphrey November 13, 2020

In the business world, women receive a reported 7 percent of venture funds for their startups, according to a Fundera statistic, even as more are pursuing entrepreneurial success in the United States. The...

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