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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.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: We can grow from trauma, not in spite of it

Antonia Lehnert October 14, 2021
Trauma does not have to define us if we choose to use it to our advantage.
The Sept. 11 memorial on the BU Beach.The Boston University School of Public Health hosted a virtual conversation Friday titled “Twenty Years Later: Learning from 9/11” in reflection of the tragedy’s relationship to the field of public health. MEGHAN SCOTT/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPH, BU community reflect on 9/11, relates to public health

Paul Osheske September 13, 2021
Experts from New York discuss the World Trade Center Health Registry and general public health effects that came from 9/11.
mother and child holding a "please don't kill my son" sign at a breonna taylor protest

BU event reflects on neurological impact of racism on Black Americans

Molly Farrar April 13, 2021
Research presented at a BU seminar said racial trauma can cause PTSD symptoms in Black Americans.
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.
tom holland holds up a dollar bill in cherry

Cinephilia: Tom Holland rules, but the Russo Brothers’ ‘Cherry’ is an overdosed aesthetic

Andrew Harwood March 22, 2021
“Cherry” beholds incredible cast performances but overprioritizes visual appeal over context.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Armie Hammer and creeps like him

Bini Ollivier-Yamin February 8, 2021
We should not protect someone from the consequences of their actions simply because they are a high-profile actor.
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.
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted in a courtroom sketch at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Thursday, April 30. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Defense explores Tsarnaev family problems, Dzhokhar’s character

Mina Corpuz May 6, 2015

Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev focused Tuesday on his character and the dysfunctional nature of the Tsarnaev family by highlighting problems several family members faced during the fifth day of defense...

Military veterans gather to ice skate at Boston Common Frog Pond

Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2014

As part of the Home Base Program Adventure Series, which strives to reach out to local veterans and offer free recreational activities, military veterans gathered at the Boston Common Frog Pond on Monday to...

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