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Bubble Burst: Representing girlhood

Lydia Evans March 24, 2022
It’s not odd to experience a first crush or to grow frustrated at the strange stage between child and adulthood, but because the media lacks such depictions, girlhood is seen as abnormal. 
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A guide to sunscreens

Khadijah Khogeer April 7, 2021
Sunnier spring weather is no excuse to forget protecting your skin against the sun’s harmful rays.
Dani Chaum, right, stars with Olivia Pastore in BU On Broadway's production of Carrie: The Musical. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU On Broadway partners with local feminine health nonprofit for “Carrie” production

Karla Leon November 1, 2018
A bloodbath will ensue onstage at the the Tsai Performance Center as one 16-year-old straight from a popular horror novel faces the trials and tribulations of puberty and teenagedom. BU On Broadway performs the musical tale “Carrie” from Thursday to Saturday.
EDITORIAL: Rise in U.S. suicide rates caused by more than just medical factors

EDITORIAL: Rise in U.S. suicide rates caused by more than just medical factors

Editors April 24, 2016

Suicide rates in the United States have increased by 24 percent after a steady decline in the 1990s, according to an April analysis run by the National Center for Health Statistics. The rate has specifically...

EDIT: The focus of Anne Frank’s Diary

Daily Free Press Admin May 1, 2013

“The Diary of Anne Frank” led us all through the first steps of Holocaust education. Who doesn’t remember the stories she wrote? Her bravery transcends generations. Her story is a staple in middle...

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