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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Mandile Mpofu | Graphic Artist

Domino banking: The ripple effect of U.S.-dollar hegemony | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani March 21, 2023
Banking is one of the many peculiar features of the world that we use weekly, yet most of us understand very little about how it actually functions. So, when the collapse of a large bank hits the headlines, the results it produces seem almost random.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Big tech should care about its employees | EDITORIAL

Editors November 14, 2022
While layoffs at Twitter and Meta are allegedly a product of overhiring and general debts, other methods should've been explored before casually upending the lives of thousands. 
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Dream TV spin-offs

Emma Simonoff April 15, 2021
Sometimes when I’m watching television, there are characters or storylines I want to see more of.
OP-ED: The effects of stan culture on mental health

OP-ED: The effects of stan culture on mental health

Editors December 8, 2020
To properly address the rise of mental illness in teens, it is integral to educate the entire population on the true effects of spending all our time on social media.
Morgan DeBaun, CEO of Blavity, speaks during a fireside chat Friday afternoon. Blavity is a Los Angeles-based media company and website. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Blavity CEO speaks about being an entrepreneur of color in Silicon Valley

Yuna Komiyama March 26, 2018

With cutthroat competitions and vying markets, it is hard for many to come out on top in the corporate world. For people of color, the struggle is even fiercer. The percentage of senior level positions...

Between the Lines: We need women to make our sports better, but men in power keep ruining that

Between the Lines: We need women to make our sports better, but men in power keep ruining that

Michael Alcaraz February 26, 2018
The NBA should stand firm and show they will have a no-tolerance policy for such environments throughout their league. The NBA is the most progressive of the major sports, and those who work for it should demonstrate that.

Boston ranked second-best city for STEM professionals

Jenni Todd January 18, 2018

Pitted against America’s 100 largest metro areas, Boston emerged as 2018’s second-best metro area for STEM professionals, according to a new study. Conducted by WalletHub, the study scored cities...

BERMAN: Facebook is a corporation, let’s not forget that

BERMAN: Facebook is a corporation, let’s not forget that

Max Berman September 12, 2017

Just in time for Hillary Clinton’s book “What Happened” (also known as “Clinton’s Five Stages of Grief”) Facebook and Russia have re-entered the news cycle. Social media and Russia, the two...

BU’s Center for Career Development recently introduced Handshake, a new platform for students to search for internships and access career development resources. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU launches new career service portal, aims to better student experience

Maisie Guzi September 6, 2016

Boston University’s Center for Career Development launched a new online platform over the summer aimed at helping students find more appropriate career and internship opportunities, university officials...

EDIT: A Tale of Two Tech Cities

Editors October 1, 2014

What could be better than a job that offers a $150,000+ salary, perks such as free massages and state-of-the-art facilities? A job that offers all of that, plus a paid vacation before the first day. The...

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