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Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Walk, don’t run

Sophia Keohane October 24, 2024
You will not catch me running down Commonwealth Avenue — not for a bus, not for a train, not even for class. I’d much rather stroll in late than be caught dashing around campus. Running and scooters are the two things I vow to never use to get to class. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Seeking solace out of the city is easier than it seems

Siena Griffin September 16, 2024
Being a college student in Boston supplies a seemingly endless list of things to do. However, the city, despite all of its perks, can undoubtedly be overstimulating — and I’m frequently struck with the need to escape.
Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: Exclusive inclusivity: How student organizations at BU dominate ‘inclusivity’

Guest Writer May 4, 2023
After finding nothing but support and community in LGBTQ+ spaces, I found myself at an extremely low point in my life explicitly because of the Queer Activist Collective. 
Fight2BU

Fight 2 BU shows high expectations for another new year ahead

Daily Free Press Staff April 28, 2023
Fight 2 BU, re-elected to serve on the 2023-24 Boston University Student Government executive board, hopes to bring knowledge, legitimacy and continuity into their second year, aiming to fulfill high expectations set by their freshman term.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Giving Day is NOT giving

Editors April 12, 2023
It's difficult to wrap one’s head around the simultaneous existence of a three-billion — billion, with a “b!” — endowment, and our annual Giving Day. 
East to West: Mar. 25, 2022

East to West: Mar. 25, 2022

Ellen Maloney March 25, 2022

April showers came early! Today on East to West, we cover the “Free Palestine” banner draped off the CAS roof, StuGov discussing plans for sexual assault on campus, investigation into East Boston...

people on a sailboat in newburyport

BU professionals advise on COVID-19-safe, mindful summer

Lily Kepner April 29, 2021
With the promise of a semi-return to normal with vaccines, experts advise to keep being precautious.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

A Room With a View: What do you want to do with your life?

Antonia Lehnert February 16, 2021
Most fresh graduates feel they are drowning in a sea of indecision and distress. In reality, the sea is only a pool, and all of our peers are also trying to keep their heads above water.
BUild Lab, which hosts Innovate@BU programs. College of Fine Arts students Jay Li and Angela Lian were named Innovate@BU’s artists-in-residence Friday. CAROLYN MOONEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student artists-in-residence at Innovate@BU to create exhibit encouraging students to slow down

Caroline Bowden February 11, 2021
College of Fine Arts seniors Angela Lian and Jay Li — the newly selected artists in residence for Innovate@BU’s 2021 IDEA Conference — plan to create a permanent exhibit at the BUild lab inspired by their desire to encourage students to slow down and appreciate time.
Demonstrators in front of a Roxbury police station, protesting police brutality. On Wednesday, Boston University held a Day of Collective Engagement to encourage faculty and students to have conversations about race. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Faculty, students spend day engaging in multi-faceted conversations on race

Cameron Morsberger June 24, 2020
BU hosted a “Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles” Wednesday to encourage campus-wide conversation about racism. 
The George Sherman Union unveiled Open Kitchen Monday as part of the ongoing renovations at the Union Court dining area. LUWA YIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Open Kitchen begins servicing students in GSU

Kyla Denisevich February 12, 2020
Open Kitchen opened at the George Sherman Union Feb. 10 as a part of a larger renovation of the building’s Union Court food service area.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Why are we comparing our pain?

Abbigale Shi February 9, 2020
Comparing struggles and pain is not productive. Our struggles are shaped by a number of factors that make them unequatable. In trying to do so, we’re teaching ourselves to repress our feelings because they’re not “enough” to be recognized as true pain or because other people are going through worse.
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