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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

A typical Sunday in New York City: Soaked, hungry and no reservations

Nino Machavariani March 2, 2025
This is my favorite part of any city day — leaning back in your seat and watching the world pass by through the train window. Bonus points if the sun is setting as it's the perfect way to wrap up the day. 
Gianna Horcher | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Your guide to getting off the ‘no kiss’ list

Analise Bruno February 18, 2025
Let me tell you a secret: no matter how sexually confident someone comes across  — and no matter how many people they’ve kissed or hooked up with — deep down, most of us are all experiencing one major feeling — doubt.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Networking your way into someone’s heart

Analise Bruno February 2, 2025
No one really thinks of turning to LinkedIn, and I can’t really blame them — it’s academic-facing, and has always come across as being “strictly business.” Yet, the more I toiled with the idea of LinkedIn being a one-stop shop for all things romance, I couldn’t help but wonder: could this be the revolutionary answer to modern dating troubles?
A person sits outside of Boston University College of Communication. Boston University’s AdLab has provided students with professional advertising experience for 50 years. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

50 years later, AdLab remains an ‘unparalleled’ opportunity for students

Ruby Voge November 18, 2024
For five decades, Boston University’s AdLab course has given students the opportunity to gain experience in a full-service advertising agency setting. Founded in 1974 by professors Walter Lubars and Bob Montgomery, AdLab is the largest student-run advertising agency in the country — and this year it is celebrating its 50 year anniversary.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The crush industry is dying

Sophia Keohane November 1, 2024
The vision of my crush-life felt like one of those black and white cowboy movies where the tumbleweeds dance across the screen. Or maybe an attic full of cobwebs.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Shopping for labels — and love | The Consumerist

Anna Welsh September 30, 2024
The dating scene has changed drastically over the past decade. One-in-five partnered adults under 30 say they met their current spouse or partner on a dating site or app. What once was a chance encounter at a local coffee shop has now become a pastime enjoyed in the comfort of one’s bed. You swipe, read for a few seconds, scroll and delete as people become items in an online shopping cart.
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): There’s no quota on love

Analise Bruno October 11, 2023
Dear Abby: How much should a person be dating? I always feel like I am either dating too much or not dating enough, it seems like everyone has an opinion on everyone’s dating life.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Romance is not the only form of love

Lea Rivel September 18, 2023
It seems as though romantic love is presented as being the only way we can find fulfillment — but getting to know who you truly are outside of the context of how you appear to others is essential to self development and, ultimately, self love.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

I don’t need to be loved by you

Josh Rosenthal April 28, 2023
My desire to feel loved by past partners was so strong that it eclipsed my well-being.
Sophia Flissler /  DFP Staff

Social Media Society: Is Tinder toxic?

Gabriela Romero April 3, 2022
Tinder only perpetuates shallowness, a lack of authenticity and addiction to validation. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: BU Barstool and the corporatization of memes — and rape culture

Editors October 21, 2021
The recent campaign to shut down the BU Barstool Sports affiliate meme instagram page reveals deeper lines of misogyny and racism ingrained within Barstool Sports media, its founder, and the corporatization of memes.
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