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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

Luc Ljoka | Graphic Artist

Public speaking | Doctor’s Orders

Luc Ljoka February 4, 2024
Dear Doctors, I have a big presentation in two weeks and I’m terrified of public speaking. What should I do?   Sincerely, Perplexed 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The gift of language: My hometown talent

qinxuanzhu October 1, 2023
In this household devoid of literacy, where no one could distinguish the difference between simple Chinese characters like “己” and “已” an unexpected obsession cultivated within a young boy — my brother.
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.
Speaker Sisterhood is a Boston-based organization created by a career consultant to empower women by improving their public speaking skills. COURTESY OF SPEAKER SISTERHOOD

A growing sisterhood: Speaker Sisterhood empowers women in public speaking

Anuj Sawhney September 17, 2020
Speaker Sisterhood, founded by career consultant Angela Lussier, works with women to strengthen their public speaking skills and create a network of women bound in a “sisterhood.”
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