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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The paradox of Ukrainian security: The illusion of peace and the reality of justice | The Loop

Daria Romaniuk February 25, 2025
Locking your doors is what causes a break-in, at least according to President Donald Trump’s logic. His recent claim that Ukraine should have never started a war misses a crucial point: It was not Ukraine’s decision to wage war. A sovereign nation does not wake up one day and decide to be invaded.
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

Bing chilling | Con-Current Events

Frank Yang February 18, 2025
Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, faced a mass migration from “TikTok refugees.” The Pinterest–Instagram love child that my Chinese immigrant mother uses everyday was suddenly the most downloaded app in the West.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The 4 Nations Face-Off is an all-star game with a lack of all-stars

Annika Morris January 29, 2025
The NHL’s nation-based tournament is not the Olympics, and it isn’t really an all-star game either. Instead of the typical all-star format used by nearly every other professional sports league, the NHL opted to create the 4 Nations Face-Off, featuring teams of players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden.
A student looks at the election results at a watch party at Warren Towers on Tuesday. Many Boston University students and faculty expressed concern about the future of their civil and reproductive rights. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students, faculty react to presidential election results

Josh Rosenthal November 7, 2024
Following the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States on Wednesday, students and faculty at Boston University say they are “shocked,” and “confused.”
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: This season’s best storylines

Annika Morris September 18, 2024
The 2024-25 National Hockey League season is sliding in fast, and there are some interesting threads to follow as the season unfolds. After all, hockey is more fun when you know what you’re watching for.
Kai Farr as Dimitry, Lauren SanFanAndre as Anastasia and other members of the ensemble in Boston University On Broadway’s production of “Anastasia.” SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: BU On Broadway’s ‘Anastasia’ is a dazzling ‘journey to the past’

Ruby Voge April 7, 2024
Boston University On Broadway performed the musical “Anastasia” from Thursday through Saturday at the Tsai Performance Center.
Samantha Sanders | Graphic Artist

Nikki Haley: candidate capable of compromise | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 1, 2023
Nikki Halley recent popularity in the polls is a good sign that Republicans are tired of Trump and DeSantis' antics and may be ready for a candidate capable of compromise.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Biden stands with Israel, increasing the risk of a Cold War II | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 30, 2023
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The mystery of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosions | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani March 27, 2023
If Ukraine perpetrated the mysterious explosions that damaged the undersea Nord Stream 2 pipelines last year, it was a grave mistake — but there could still be some serious spy games going on here.
Ukraine Rally

GALLERY: Hundreds gather for Ukraine 365 Days of Defending Freedom rally

Daily Free Press Staff March 3, 2023

By Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Hui-En Lin, Isabella Oland, Ruihan Yang and Ziyu (Julian) Zhu Hundreds rallied in Copley square last Sunday. The rally marked the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion...

Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The United States must avoid default | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani February 27, 2023
As long as politicians continue to politicize the issue of the U.S. national debt, the country’s economic stability will become increasingly imperiled.
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Could supply chain issues be a thing of the past? | Money Matters

Jaeyoung Choi October 12, 2022
The Biden administration is putting policies and legislations such as CHIPS into place to make sure in the next supply chain-disrupting event, American production and consumption remains relatively solid.
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