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Supreme Court slashes affirmative action: what should come next?

Editors September 11, 2023

The Supreme Court voted 6-2 on June 29 on the case Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard College in a decision which determined that affirmative action in higher education violated the Equal Protections...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Outcry surrounding the imminent Supreme Court justice is unjust

Caroline McCord February 6, 2022

It seems that even the United States Supreme Court is not immune to the so-called  “Great Resignation” currently sweeping through America. Last week, Justice Stephen Breyer announced his plans to...

Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Democrats should fear Chris Christie

Lincoln Son Currie September 16, 2021
Before you laugh off Chris Christie, know he may prove to be Republicans’ best chance and Democrats’ worst nightmare.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Crypto is a silent protest

Jaeyoung Choi April 14, 2021
Crypto is a global movement to decentralize our finances and take back our economic power.
Minority Report: A time to celebrate our democracy

Minority Report: A time to celebrate our democracy

Lincoln Son Currie November 9, 2020
This election kept my hope in America alive, and my wish for all Biden supporters is to enjoy every second of this victory lap. We earned it.
The work of Boston University alumnus Pete Souza, the White House photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, will be on display in the Howard Thurman Center starting Feb. 7. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Pete Souza photo exhibit expected to unveil Friday at HTC

Emma Lindsey February 6, 2020
A photography exhibit featuring work by BU alumnus Pete Souza, the chief official White House photographer for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, is expected to be unveiled at the Howard Thurman Center Feb. 7.
Burn the Boats: Huskies finally get their beans

Burn the Boats: Huskies finally get their beans

Matt Dresens February 14, 2018

Congratulations Northeastern. You did it. You won the Beanpot, a tournament that is held every year between the same four schools, and it took you 30 years to win one. Do you know how much has...

BERMAN: Jeffrey Lord is Trump’s provocateur with calm demeanor

BERMAN: Jeffrey Lord is Trump’s provocateur with calm demeanor

Max Berman April 19, 2017

Jeffery Lord, former White House aid under Ronald Reagan, has become a huge celebrity (in the pundit world). Lord began at CNN in 2015 as the network’s first pro-Trump contributor. If you met him on...

HAGERTY: Make Republicans great again

HAGERTY: Make Republicans great again

Grace Hagerty April 10, 2017

On April 7, George W. Bush penned an op-ed on The Washington Post, urging the president to preserve a foreign aid program. On April 6, The Hill reported that Donald Trump Jr. is considering running for...

STROINSKI: Specter of weed monopoly

STROINSKI: Specter of weed monopoly

Anna Stroinski April 6, 2017

Last Sunday, funnyman John Oliver spoke, in great detail, about the gray area of marijuana legality in the United States. It was a fantastic bit and I urge you to check it out. Like Mr. Oliver, I want...

STROINSKI: Gutting civil society

STROINSKI: Gutting civil society

Anna Stroinski March 23, 2017

On March 16, President Donald Trump’s administration released a 2018 budget proposal slapped together by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney. The budget proposed is severe....

HAGERTY: Trickle-down fashion

HAGERTY: Trickle-down fashion

Grace Hagerty March 2, 2017

Washington D.C. is lovingly called “Hollywood for ugly people.” It’s implied that looks matter less than brainpower. But image matters more than you might think. Every ensemble is calculated. Make...

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