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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. 
TikTok For You Page. Last Saturday TikTok voluntarily shut down access to users in the U.S. before reinstating access over 12 hours later, leaving students at Boston University reflecting on the platform’s cultural significance and its role in campus life. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students concerned over censorship, career instability in wake of TikTok ban

Jewel Silva January 23, 2025
After TikTok voluntarily shut down for United States users Saturday evening before restoring access approximately 12 hours later, Boston University students reflected on the platform’s significance and noticeable shifts in user experience since its brief hiatus.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

History and authenticity can only be claimed by Boston’s little Italy

Amanda Brecher October 22, 2023
I can’t say that Eataly doesn’t have a good mission, and I won’t say that I haven’t explored its markets with wide eyes and an open stomach –– but my main concern is its place in Boston.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Let’s Talk About: A Second Freshman Year

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol September 7, 2021
I felt like I was robbed of my freshman year, but ruminating on lost time may only lead to more lost experiences.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With a View: Ancient Greece and Italy share hospitality and xenophobia

Antonia Lehnert April 12, 2021
Before being hosted in someone’s home, one should feel welcomed in their country first.
Lincoln Son Currie

Minority Report: Democrats, reject the last acceptable prejudice

Lincoln Son Currie September 29, 2020
No person should have their faith used against them as proof that they are or are not loyal to America. I hope Democrats do not spout the dual loyalty lie and preserve the last acceptable prejudice.
Piergiacomo Cacciamani (left) and SaraAnn Kurkul (right), two members of Your BU, explain their vision if elected to Boston University Student Government's Executive Board. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Your BU hopes to make lasting changes through Student Government

Hannah Harn March 30, 2017

Your BU, one of two slates running in Boston University’s Student Government Executive Board election, said they are hoping to give BU students a SG that provides lasting change and a more inclusive...

Christian Greco, the director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy, hosts a lecture on Egyptian archaeology at the College of Arts and Sciences Monday. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Museum director presents on Egyptian archaeology

Ellie French February 14, 2017

More than a dozen people gathered in the College of Arts and Sciences Monday for a lecture on Egyptian archaeology. The presentation featured Christian Greco, the director of the Museo Egizio, or the...

HAUSER: Easy, breezy, beautiful Grenoble

HAUSER: Easy, breezy, beautiful Grenoble

Jonathan Hauser November 11, 2016

Grenoble has been an amazing opportunity to delve into French food, culture, sports, language and politics. Every day in class I feel as though I learn something new, and every conversation I have with...

WHITING: To Rome with love

Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2012

By way of ItaliaRail, Ryanair and Venice Water Taxi, I was finally in Rome. I sat on my upper bunk in the Sandy Hostel on Via Cavour and made a point of understanding that I was a five-minute walk away...

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