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Broadway’s “Good Night and Good Luck”

Erica Schwartz March 18, 2025
As soon as the curtains pulled back and the set pieces rolled in, I was amazed by the level of detail that went into the set. The smoky cigarettes that nearly every performer totes around the stage add another layer of sensory detail that brings you physically into the world the show is recreating.
Mental health resource pamphlets in Boston University Student Health Services. BU was placed on the ‘2025 Mental Health Services Honor Roll’ created by The Princeton Review. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU named in inaugural ‘Mental Health Services Honor Roll,’ students advocate for more representation in mental health services

Avery Fox February 7, 2025
Boston University was one of 16 universities listed in the Princeton Review’s inaugural “2025 Mental Health Services Honor Roll,” leaving students appreciative yet critical.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A love letter to Ann Lowe | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz December 4, 2024
Ann Lowe is often regarded as the first well-known Black fashion designer, but the moniker isn’t completely accurate.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The summer I turned white | Identity Unveiled

Rebecca Peng April 23, 2024
In ways that teenage me couldn’t have comprehended, I can now articulate why I felt and continue to feel disconnected from Jenny Han’s work as an Asian woman.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A fabric-al extension of yourself

Gabriella Di Dea October 12, 2023
Not to throw around cliches, but expressing yourself through fashion is just another way to “wear your heart on your sleeve,” both in the figurative and fabric sense. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

You Had Me at ‘It’s Gay’

Kal Hawley October 1, 2023
Hi, my name is Kal Hawley. I’m 18 years old, and I am so, so queer. And whether you are too, or you’re not sure yet, or you’re just bored and scrolling through The Daily Free Press, I hope this column can help you find something a little more interesting than a forced romance between two characters who really were better as friends or the “shy girl inexplicably wins the heart of popular guy” trope.
Yvonne Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win paves the way for greater things to come

Michelle Tian March 23, 2023
When Michelle Yeoh held up that golden statue with an enormous smile, it was finally proof that we could be storytellers. We could be symbols for opportunities and second chances. 
Pride Flag

Pride parade comes back to Boston in the summer

Anna Rubenstein February 24, 2023
Boston’s Pride parade is coming back this June after a three-year hiatus and the dissolvement of the original organizational entity after exclusivity issues.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Don’t rejoice with the NFL for its fake commitment to diversity

Editors February 13, 2023
In recent years, the NFL has taken its foot off the pedal of progress in tackling issues related to the lack of diversity and the treatment of Black players. Many see Super Bowl LVII's rank as a chance of redemption— but does a lucky lineup really warrant that kind of commendable merit?
Bhen Alan’s artwork on display at the Boston University’s 808 Gallery. The “Hidden and Hiding Tago ng Tago” exhibition featured woven tapestries from the Filipino artist. COURTESY OF MARA MELLITS

‘Tago ng Tago’ tapestries come out of hiding in 808 Gallery

Mara Mellits November 11, 2022
A new 808 gallery features filipino woven tapestries no longer in hiding
Boston University Student Government

StuGov voted to pass funding requests, an endorsement seeking Myles Standish Hall name change

Anna Vidergar November 8, 2022
Boston University Student Government confirmed funding requests from two organizations and an endorsement seeking to rename 610 Beacon Street in a meeting Monday night.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Supreme bliss

Lincoln Son Currie April 28, 2022
Let’s all take a moment to share in Judge Jackson’s moment of bliss.
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