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The Daily Free Press

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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Predicting MLB’s award winners

Brendan Galvin March 19, 2024
The 2024-2025 MLB season kicks off with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres squaring off in the first-ever MLB Seoul Series. While the other 28 MLB teams won’t start their regular season until next week, the two-game series between NL West rivals will be a sign of things to come ahead of a new baseball season.
Boston’s official Santa Claus Jim Manning paints his eyebrows white to prepare for his 12th annual performance at the 2023 Boston Common Tree Lighting. MARGARET CORONA/DFP STAFF

Meet the jolly man behind the designer beard

Margaret Corona December 8, 2023
This holiday season, Jim Manning returns to the Boston Common Tree Lighting for his 12th performance as the city’s official Santa Claus.
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.
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: The World Cup and its new iconic moments

Benjamin Lee December 9, 2022
In a special edition of The Mezzala, columnist Benjamin Lee recaps every group in the World Cup, how we got to the knockout stage and the morality of the "Qatar World Cup."
A College of Fine Arts sign. In the six weeks left in 2021, the Boston University School of Theatre will be putting on eight more shows. ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE

PREVIEW: Eight School of Theatre shows wrap up Fall performances

Emily Pauls November 17, 2021
Performances are taking place across campus, from the Dance Theatre to the College of Fine Arts.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Americans win big with bipartisan infrastructure bill

Lincoln Son Currie November 10, 2021
The latest bill Congress passed should be commended for bucking partisanship and improving the lives of so many Americans.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The ‘boosting’ industry is booming — is that good?

Nick Speranza November 2, 2021
Recent news of punitive legal measures against the practice of 'boosting' brings up questions about the nature of video-games in our capitalist culture.
A shot from “The Host.” Sonic writes about how Bong Joon-Ho’s 2006 film is an encapsulation of the director’s feelings on the Americanization of South Korea. ILLUSTRATION BY SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Global Cinema Series: ‘The Host’

Daily Free Press Staff October 24, 2021
Bong attacks South Korea’s acceptance of U.S. intervention through the art form that it’s accepting.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The bias in reporting on China’s new gaming restrictions

Nick Speranza September 8, 2021
As much as I disagree with the new law, there is overwhelming bias in how Western media discusses China.
Seema Thakkar/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: The treatment of esports players indicts an epidemic of Asian hate

Nick Speranza April 15, 2021
The pain of anti-Asian hate is felt sorely in esports, but the fight against it must take place elsewhere, too.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Stop interchanging Asians in casting

Emma Shapiro March 18, 2021
All people — regardless of ethnicity or race — are three-dimensional and unique, so they should be represented as such and not used as some trophy for diversity and inclusion.
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Learning around the world: International students reflect on college experience one year since campus shutdown

Rachel Do March 3, 2021
As the one-year anniversary of remote learning approaches, international students taking remote classes from home reflect on challenges and unexpected advantages of online learning.
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