Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Is there ‘too much’ time in the day? | Is It Just Me Or?

Grace Donahue February 29, 2024
No one can ever truly be sure if we need more or fewer hours in the day, in the true fashion of time itself.
BU veteran assist club logo

Terriers found Veteran Assist program to address needs of local communities

Yiran Yu October 6, 2021
The club looks to support Boston-area veterans who are in need of essential services.
young adults at a street corner in salem massachusetts

How on earth am I an adult?

Michelle Tian March 29, 2021
Most of what school taught me will get me nowhere in the real world. Here are life skills I wish I learned in school.
Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism and Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center hosted a virtual panel on Thursday to discuss a rise in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND ACTIVISM

SARP reports increase in domestic violence due to pandemic

Ashley Soebroto November 11, 2020
Domestic violence has soared across the country in recent months. At BU, professors and sexual assault experts spoke about the growing prevalence of domestic abuse during the pandemic.
Governor Charlie Baker issued an order allowing Massachusetts golf courses to reopen on May 7, with protective limitations. COURTESY OF SHAWN CARPENTER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts golf courses reopen with heavy restrictions

Daniel Kool May 10, 2020
Massachusetts was the second-to-last-state to reopen its golf courses on Thursday.
Student Health Services at Boston University. The coronavirus outbreak is taking a toll on the mental health of many students, which the university is trying to remedy with virtual support and resources. SERENA YU/ DFP FILE

Isolation and the media pose psychological harm during COVID-19 pandemic

Irene Chung March 31, 2020
Health professionals explain how social isolation and the media coverage of the coronavirus impact mental health, and students offer their first-hand experiences during these trying times.
EDITORIAL: College students: put political anxiety to use going into midterms

EDITORIAL: College students: put political anxiety to use going into midterms

Editors October 24, 2018

Voting isn’t as easy as it’s often made out to be. A volunteer registering voters on a college campus might make coloring in a few bubbles on a ballot sound simpler than it really is when students...

BHATIA: Syria faces multi-generational mental health crisis

BHATIA: Syria faces multi-generational mental health crisis

Jahnavi Bhatia April 12, 2017

It is fair to assume that we have come a long way from the post-World War I days when British soldiers were executed for having “shell shock,” now recognized as post-traumatic stress disorder. During...

Students prepare for a discussion about mental illness at “Break the Silence” hosted by Humanists of Boston University and Active Minds Thursday afternoon. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students break silence about mental health struggles

Laney Ruckstuhl October 27, 2016

A roomful of students spoke out about mental illnesses during Break the Silence, an event hosted by Active Minds at Boston University and Humanists of BU. About 15 people attended the event to share...

Two years after the Boston Marathon bombings, hundreds of thousands of students, residents and visitors of Boston lined the streets to watch the 2015 Boston Marathon on Monday. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Group solidarity outruns psychological trauma, experts say

Olivia Deng April 21, 2015

Two years ago, Paolo Mauricio, a senior in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, ran past Coolidge Corner, less than three miles from the finish line of the Boston Marathon where his family...

Marathon bombings triggered flashbacks in veterans, BU study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin November 12, 2013

A new study by Boston University researchers revealed that April’s Boston Marathon bombings triggered some post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in veterans by reminding them of their years in combat. Mark...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
post traumatic stress disorder