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Tortured poets or tortured critics? | On the Record

Addison Schmidt April 24, 2024
When criticism is forced into being praise, we lose both those guiding voices and the determination to do better, be better and find music that fits our sound.  
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Colleges do not ‘have a guy problem’ – despite what The Atlantic wants you to think

Editors November 11, 2021
Recent news coverage on the decline of male enrollment in college may speak more to societal anxieties about the increased educational access for women and people of color than provide any substantial insight of the gender divide in this country.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss?

Editors October 7, 2021
The utility of the term girlboss has perhaps passed, as we as a generation begin to question the actual efficacy of utilizing capitalism to destroy the very inequalities it creates.
Unpacking the Desire for Prestige | Is It OK If I Record?

Unpacking the Desire for Prestige | Is It OK If I Record?

Angela Yang October 3, 2021

As Sarah and Angela continue to explore why prestige is so desirable, the two reflect on how their high school experiences shaped their initial attitudes toward college — causing them to place...

Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Stalking should be taken seriously, and survivors believed the first time

Editors September 15, 2021
Horrible things have happened, and will continue to happen. Why not do something about it?
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: X equals X in algebra and real life, but it’s not always a bad thing

Antonia Lehnert September 13, 2021
It’s time for us to grow out of the illusions offered by free will and accept a certain degree of determinism.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: The Federal Reserve is killing the United States

Jaeyoung Choi September 8, 2021
Blockchain is the future, and we can either watch the Fed continue to botch its responsibilities or force it to adapt.
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.
Carl Lundblad of Ten Thousand Villages speaks with Gillian White at The Atlantic Summit on Healthcare Monday morning. The event aimed to explore the future of health care. PHOTO COURTESY KRISTOFFER TRIPPLAAR

The Atlantic checks American health care’s ‘PULSE’ at summit

Gursimar Sawhney April 11, 2018

As the reality of American health care shifts rapidly, The Atlantic’s editorial team gave the system a much-needed checkup on Monday. The Atlantic hosted “PULSE: The Atlantic Summit on Healthcare”...

Bearing Witness: Police disparities in drug arrests

Bearing Witness: Police disparities in drug arrests

Ariel Stein April 4, 2018
It's a Friday night in StuVi2 and you and your friends are getting ready to go to a frat party. Music is blaring, the vibe is good and everyone is celebrating the fact that it’s the weekend. For a few hours, you can escape the overwhelming amount of work you have.
Boston University’s Graduate Student Union, which organized the Oct. 12 rally against sexual assault, is not recognized by BU. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graduate student unions face increasing opposition

Vivian Situ November 15, 2017

Despite modest progress achieved under the Obama administration, graduate student unions, including those at Boston University, are losing hope as they push for recognition and contracts. Last year,...

SMASH Boston gathers marginalized creators to share skills, experiences   

Hannah Shearer October 30, 2017

Like with many STEM fields, women are vastly underrepresented in music production and sound engineering, as reported by The Atlantic this summer. Only seven percent of the Audio Engineering Society’s...

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