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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Happiness is an inside job | The Hard Pills We Hate to Swallow

Breanna Pham April 8, 2025

A friend once shared something that hit home: “You can’t expect to be happy in a relationship until you’re happy with yourself.”  This truth was hard to swallow.  For years, I searched...

Broadway’s “Good Night and Good Luck”

Erica Schwartz March 18, 2025
As soon as the curtains pulled back and the set pieces rolled in, I was amazed by the level of detail that went into the set. The smoky cigarettes that nearly every performer totes around the stage add another layer of sensory detail that brings you physically into the world the show is recreating.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Are all men really trash?

Analise Bruno March 2, 2025
I’m kidding, but it's important to remember why we sometimes make generalizations as a society. Not all bees will sting you, but still we’re scared of bees. We don’t say, “only some bees will sting you”  because that’s a given — it’s redundant. In that same way, no one really means all men are trash. Not all men are the same as Mr. Big.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Truth, spared | On the Record

Addison Schmidt February 2, 2023
When celebrity memoirs are not published solely to revive the career of a faded rockstar, they do something even more audacious. They tell the truth. 
Kacper Bazan / DFP Staff

Social Media Society: Stay skeptical about social media stories

Gabriela Romero April 22, 2022
Instead of opening up your preferred platform in the morning, make a habit of opening up a news application.
A person balancing on a log. Lifestyle editor Katrina shares her thoughts on grappling with the preservation of her true self while anticipating and welcoming the person she is growing into. COURTESY OF JON FLOBRANT VIA UNSPLASH

A delicate line between staying true to yourself, evolving

Katrina Liu November 8, 2021
I have to learn to be okay with challenging thoughts that I used to think I wouldn’t ever question.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Who is Jon Stewart?

Brian Foisy October 6, 2021
Jon Stewart's illustrious career leaves the question of is he the best late-night host of the 21st century, or is he the best broadcast journalist of the 21st century?
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Bad reporting on the ‘Justice for J6’ rally is just bad reporting, not a conspiracy

Brian Foisy September 28, 2021
The politicization of media reporting has created an environment in which the truth of the event no longer matters.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Community tactics that utilize home surveillance present dangers of vigilantism, racism

Editors April 20, 2021
Security cameras could potentially create a safer environment, but it also comes with many pitfalls.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Mirroring the Me Too movement

Emma Shapiro March 25, 2021
If TV accurately portrays the #MeToo Movement, sexual assault stigma will hopefully disappear.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Broadcast, print journalism each have their fair share of issues, advantages

Editors March 24, 2021
Whether broadcast or print journalism, we must always work to suppress our biases and be objective.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Cornel West proves that professors should share political beliefs mindfully, but remain vocal in their advocacy

Editors March 10, 2021
As the shapers of young minds, professors are the pillars of our society. We cannot demand social progress and activism from future generations without first supporting the educators who are paving the path for us.
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