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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Should college rankings matter? | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung November 29, 2023
I might be in college, but I’m reliving the stress of college application season. One of my friends is a senior in high school and feels immense pressure to live up to their own expectations. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Tolerating the intolerable — the price of free speech

Editors April 3, 2023
Freedom of speech is a right against legal repercussions, not against social consequences.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: The lack of promise in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Bini Ollivier-Yamin April 12, 2021
We must build a justice system that cares for sexual assault survivors, rather than rely on police.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the NCAA March Madness Tournaments

Ethan Biddle April 6, 2021
In the debut of The Fast Break, Ethan Biddle presents the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the 2021 NCAA Tournaments.
bu marriage pact on smartphone

BU Marriage Pact matches compatible students, provides connection amid pandemic

Molly Farrar March 29, 2021
BU Marriage Pact uses algorithm to bring compatible students together after filling out a survey.
Waste sorting bins in the George Sherman Union at Boston University

BU introduces new Zero Waste Plan

Emily Stevenson March 9, 2021
Boston University released an initiative Wednesday to achieve zero waste on campus by 2030 with a plan that is already in effect at Warren Towers and West Campus residences, according to a BU Sustainability representative.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: College acceptances portrayed in adolescent media perpetuate a dangerous, unrealistic standard

Editors March 8, 2021
A better depiction of college applications in the media would be showing a sincere reason for the character’s choice of school and a more personalized college search. If producers lead with characters’ genuine motivations rather than sticking with the tried and true big-name school, it will give way to a diversity of acceptances and more realistic representations on what college is truly like.

‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’

Maya Frankel February 22, 2021
The storyline was cute, but of course, in a cheesy way.
Boston University’s School of Law hosted a three-day virtual conference last week for scholars to discuss marijuana laws in the United States and the future of marijuana. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE

BU Law invites scholars to discuss marijuana law in US, plans for future

Yiran Yu November 19, 2020

As a source of many heated debates, marijuana legalization has been a controversial yet compelling topic in both academia and the general public. Boston University School of Law hosted a three-day...

The 2-3 Zone, on the NBA Draft’s most intriguing prospects

The 2-3 Zone, on the NBA Draft’s most intriguing prospects

Sean Golonka November 3, 2020
The NBA Draft is approaching and many consider this year's class to be weak, but there are some exciting talents.
Lincoln Son Currie

Minority Report: A New General for the Culture Warriors

Lincoln Son Currie September 13, 2020
A Midwestern senator who loves the current American culture war is on the rise. His name is Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and I want to warn you about him.
High schools in Massachusetts will be permitted to hold outdoor, socially distanced graduations starting July 19. Facial coverings will be enforced and attendance will be limited to graduates and immediate family. COURTESY OF MCELSPETH VIA PIXABAY

In pandemic, Massachusetts high schools offer non-traditional graduation celebrations

Amanda Cappelli May 29, 2020
From airplane flyovers to drive-by car parades, high schools across Massachusetts are finding unique ways to celebrate their graduating seniors during the pandemic.
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