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The hidden gems of New York Fashion Week | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz February 12, 2025
Overall, New York Fashion Week was an incredible experience that I will truly never forget. I’d love to be able to go again and see even more designers. My goal for next year though— network my way to the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s exclusive runway shows.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: We invite BU to join us in the fight against gun violence

Guest Writer January 28, 2024
Inspired by the recent op-ed published by March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill, leaders of Students Demand Action at BU invite students to join the fight against gun violence, too.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Bubble Burst: The not-so-teen drama

Lydia Evans January 20, 2022
Hiding the reality of adolescent life from teenagers doesn’t encourage them to live better. It only prolongs the inevitable. 
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BU students help launch educational Content Creation Lab for teens

Juncheng Quan April 15, 2021
The CCL allows teens to create educational text and videos to share with their peers online.
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.
Hannah Bohn

Let Your Hair Down: Inconsistencies in sexual education is harmful for teens

Hannah Bohn November 29, 2020
When given a platform to educate teens about their bodies and sexuality, teachers need to be thoughtful and exceedingly knowledgeable. Everything they say — or don’t say — when teaching the subject matters a great deal.
EDITORIAL: Rise in U.S. suicide rates caused by more than just medical factors

EDITORIAL: Rise in U.S. suicide rates caused by more than just medical factors

Editors April 24, 2016

Suicide rates in the United States have increased by 24 percent after a steady decline in the 1990s, according to an April analysis run by the National Center for Health Statistics. The rate has specifically...

MARTIN: California's raised smoking age takes away young adults' rights

MARTIN: California’s raised smoking age takes away young adults’ rights

Ellis Martin March 16, 2016

I think I realized smoking was a pretty nasty habit after about the fourth time my mother tried quitting. After patches, gum and a recent attempt at switching over to vaporizers, mama is still sucking...

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Daily Free Press Admin September 17, 2013

South Dakota brothers really know how to handle a situation. According to Inforum.com, in Fargo, S.D., a 15-year-old boy was beaten up because he confronted a boy who sent his 13-year-old sister a picture...

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