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Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

Puff puff or pass: to drink or to smoke, a modern dilemma | Is it Just Me Or?

Grace Donahue April 20, 2023
Marijuana and stoners have nowhere near the broad cultural reach compared to alcohol, as people have always sought a drink — even in the Prohibition era. But why is a joint any worse than the bathtubs of moonshine from the 30s?
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

High on mountains

Rachel Zhong February 16, 2023
Sports and marijuana are a controversial mix — how can psychedelia be compatible with physical activities? The proof point is that cannabinoids are prohibited during the in-competition period for all athletes, listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Faux pas of the 2010s make the comeback of indie sleaze complicated

Sujena Soumyanath November 15, 2021
The comeback of the 2010's "indie sleaze" provides fashion with much-needed spontaneity and maximalism, even if that means subjecting ourselves to shutter shades.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Leather is an unlikely key to sustainable fashion

Sujena Soumyanath October 18, 2021
Leather — the classic villain of environmental welfare — could serve as example of how to consume fashion sustainably and mindfully.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: If you’re tired of seeing Docs, bad news, they’re the face of what fashion means today

Sujena Soumyanath October 12, 2021
To me, the lasting popularity of Doc Martens represents something larger about the way fashion is moving.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Dark Academia could be the answer to the very problem it romanticizes

Sujena Soumyanath October 4, 2021
Dark Academia romanticizes an exclusionary era of higher education — but could it also present a way of making these spaces more diverse?
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: The death of the cigarette doesn’t mean nicotine and fashion have called it quits

Sujena Soumyanath September 29, 2021
Let's look past attractive advertising to consider whether the cigarette’s new spawn really should be considered fashionable.
boston children's hospital

Massachusetts vaccine distribution contributes to long-term health care inequities

Sam Trottenberg March 11, 2021
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
HIV-infected T cell

BU sociology department hosts HIV seminar with discussion on stigma, media exposure

Divya Sood March 4, 2021
Boston University's sociology department held an event Monday where researcher David Cort described how stigma around HIV can impact behavior.
Fenway Park vaccination site

State extends vaccination appointments to residents 65 plus, those with certain health conditions

Molly Farrar February 23, 2021
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
Boston Medical Center releases a study showing that financial rewards and personalized support can improve a smoker’s chances of quitting. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BMC study shows financial incentives can help smokers quit

JenRacoosin November 7, 2017

A recent study from Boston Medical Center, Boston University’s affiliated hospital, found that financial incentives and personalized patient support may encourage smokers to kick their habit. The...

Letter to the Editor: The asthma sufferer’s obstacle course: avoiding smokers

Letter to the Editor: The asthma sufferer’s obstacle course: avoiding smokers

Daily Free Press Admin October 29, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Everyone knows smoking cigarettes is bad for you, right? Wrong. A look...

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