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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

REVIEW: Goodness knows I’m holding space for ‘Wicked’

Eli Pekelny December 4, 2024
My expectations for the film were high, as were my standards. While excited, I was unsure what to expect. The verdict is in: I absolutely love the movie “Wicked.”
Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

This is 20

Sophia Keohane December 4, 2024
I am officially a 20-year-old. Light the candles, pop the sparkling cider. A new chapter has begun. Many people say that this will be the best decade of my life. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Fearing the unknown

Michelle Tian October 31, 2022
It’s important we find the balance between excitement and fear.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Don’t be a hypocrite: Teen drama isn’t newsworthy

Viktoria Popovska February 10, 2022
These middle-aged men use children's drama for clicks, and it's disgusting.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Beautiful Boston — to romanticize or not?

Editors February 10, 2022
Every city has its good and bad aspects. If people choose to focus on the good, why should we stop them?
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Dear 12-year-old me

Michelle Tian September 23, 2021
Everything around you is so beautiful and worth falling in love with.
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Applications open for Mayor’s Youth Council

Madison Mercado April 27, 2021
The program, taking applications until June 18, promotes civic engagement among high schoolers.
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BU’s Baroque Orchestra performs virtually, embraces new climate

Ramsey Khalifeh April 16, 2021
School of Music students in the BU Baroque Orchestra performed in an intimate virtual concert Tuesday.
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Politics Philosophized: The commodification of age

Max Ferrandino March 10, 2021
The perceived age of an actor or actress is important, not just for the viewer's entertainment but for the overall success of a TV show or movie. Fundamentally, age is not just a number — it’s a commodity. The younger you look, the more likely you are to be successful in Hollywood.
Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which debuts Friday, depicts an FBI informant’s betrayal of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Stars talk historical significance behind ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

Molly Farrar February 8, 2021
The film "Judas and the Black Messiah," premiering Friday in theaters, tells the story of Fred Hampton, the deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the revolutionary Black Panther Party who was assassinated by police at 21 years old. At a roundtable discussion of college journalists, stars from the film discussed the history of the film and the activists they played.
Politics Philosophized: The importance of trust in families

Politics Philosophized: The importance of trust in families

Max Ferrandino December 2, 2020
Trust is essential for healthy parent-child relationships. The depiction of a dysfunctional household in the Netflix original show "Dash and Lily" only serves to promote unhealthy communication between families.
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