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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The language of flowers

Isabella Panichi April 2, 2025
Sometimes the occasion for giving flowers is just because — just because you love someone, just because you were thinking of them or just because you’re there. 
Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

Why I want to be a filmmaker, even when it feels impossible

Isabella Laikin March 27, 2025
My pursuit of filmmaking isn't about accolades or recognition — it’s about the opportunity to tell stories that resonate deeply, challenge perceptions and contribute to a broader cultural conversation.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

How using beauty filters distorted my relationship with my skin — and why I’m over it | Maia’s Inner Monologue

Maia Penzer February 28, 2025
I know how messed up it is. I use filters because I don’t like how my skin looks, and then I dislike my skin more because I’m constantly comparing it to the filtered version. It’s a version of me that doesn’t exist but somehow feels more real than my reflection.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Lessons from abroad — and beyond | Maia’s Inner Monologue

Maia Penzer January 26, 2025
What I wrote in my journal abroad didn’t seem worth sharing since many entries were half-formed thoughts. But there’s more there than I initially realized. I wrote for the hell of it — which, I think, is the best type of writing. Now, I'm diving into my unfiltered journal entries from abroad — they’re raw, real and vulnerable. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Capturing life in journals: Memories forever etched in ink

Chloe Saint Mard September 23, 2024
Journaling became an activity where I could process my feelings without worrying about being misunderstood or judged. While at first it was a way to express my emotions freely, it evolved into something much more. My journals have become an archive of my life — a way to preserve the memories that shape who I am. They allow me to capture the details of each day in a way that no photograph ever could.
Mia writes about her chaotic yet rewarding experience with the First-Year Student Outreach Project, or FYSOP, through which she met some of her best friends in college. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A candid FYSOP experience

Mia Chai October 21, 2021
I hope I have given you a candid perspective of what it is like to take part in the program.
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Social worker, activist Sonalee Rashatwar presents on body wisdom, self-care, ‘radical unrest’ at BU

Divya Sood March 30, 2021
Known by their Instagram “TheFatSexTherapist,” Sonalee Rashatwar gave a talk about body positivity.
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A Room With A View: Suicide is not a philosophical matter

Antonia Lehnert March 29, 2021
There is nothing philosophical about the voluntary death of nearly 800,000 people every year.
Three women in the Queens of Syria film

BU screens ‘Queens of Syria’ doc highlighting universality of Greek plays, stories of refugees

Ilana Keusch March 9, 2021
The 2014 documentary "Queens of Syria" was screened at a BU virtual event March 2 with a following Q&A session Thursday. The film depicts how dozens of refugee women fleeing Syria banded together to perform a Greek tragedy "The Trojan Women," creating art through their grief.
Disney’s MULAN..Mulan (Yifei Liu)..Photo: Film Frame..© 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ evolves with current moment

Molly Farrar September 9, 2020
The beloved 1998 animated film “Mulan” delivered catchy songs, an inspiring story line and some of our favorite Disney moments. This time around, Disney has transformed almost all of that in its revamped 2020 remake.
Hannah Bohn

Let Your Hair Down: Navigating friendships in the era of COVID-19

Hannah Bohn September 2, 2020
Although society can feel unrecognizable at times, we should utilize this odd transition period as an opportunity to be thoughtful and intentional with our relationships and ourselves.
SMITH: Reflection on my time at the University of St Andrews

SMITH: Reflection on my time at the University of St Andrews

Paige Smith April 19, 2017

The space between oceans, over mountains and across plains has a magical shrinking quality when one travels extensively across all three entities. It’s not that the space itself is minimized in any way....

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