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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Congress better listen to March For Our Lives | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano January 24, 2024
March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill wrote an op-ed addressing gun violence that was published by student newspapers nationwide. Congress better read it and respond accordingly.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Tragedy is a lesson we no longer teach

qinxuanzhu October 15, 2023
As I scroll down my phone every night, a question invariably plagues my mind. Am I a decent human being? Why am I so different from others? If you too grapple with these questions and bear the weight of sadness, sensitivity and self-doubt, then this story is for you.
Lucas Zhang / DFP Staff

Bubble Burst: Think beyond the screen

Lydia Evans March 3, 2022
Gen Z Americans may feel they need to latch onto tragedy, but in the process of facing such conflict, they’ve become known for exploiting it rather than just living through it.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Tragedy at Astroworld reveals faults in concert organization

Editors November 8, 2021
Questions have been raised about why the incidents at Astroworld unfolded — and who, exactly, is to blame.
Narek Sahakian / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Tragedy overflow in calamitous times

Antonia Lehnert September 7, 2021
It is not our place to painstakingly empathize with grief that we could never even come close to understand.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: The downsides of returning to normalcy

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol April 7, 2021
There is a disturbing trend between the rise of terrorism and the decline of COVID-19.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Just thoughts, head full

Bini Ollivier-Yamin March 29, 2021
A much less destructive life philosophy could be centered on allowing yourself to have a full head.
Abbigale column

Mind your business: Empathy is an unreliable tool for combatting larger social issues

Abbigale Shi December 1, 2020
As we tackle larger social and human rights issues, it’s especially important to instead practice compassion, self-awareness and moral responsibility.
Boston University’s Classics Department hosted its fifth annual Gorefest virtually on Friday. COURTESY OF DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL STUDIES

Classics enthusiasts celebrate Halloween via dramatic virtual readings of Greek tragedy

Connor Allen November 2, 2020

As the snow came pouring down over Boston Friday night, the Boston University Classics department held its fifth annual Gore Fest — a night of dramatic readings of Ancient Greek and Roman horror tragedies...

Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: Context clues and Trump’s disease-ridden body

Bini Ollivier-Yamin October 7, 2020
I’ll admit, it is rather harsh to wish death on another human being. But it is also rather harsh, and rather stupid, to pretend context doesn’t matter.
NADEL: Earthquake in Ecuador shows country's strength

NADEL: Earthquake in Ecuador shows country’s strength

Olivia Nadel April 21, 2016

I sat in my living room Saturday night with my host mother and neighbor, watching the decorative balls on the table sway back and forth. My mom prayed to God that it would end, my neighbor consoled her...

PHOTO BY KENSHIN OBUBO/DFP FILE PHOTO

EDITORIAL: “Patriots Day” will profit off of 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy

Editors March 21, 2016

Many people wonder if “Patriots Day,” a movie about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, is even worth making anymore. On March 5, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth denied filmmakers permission...

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