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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Stadium Series continues to pull big crowds, where should it go next?

Annika Morris March 5, 2025
Ohio Stadium hosted the NHL Stadium Series over the weekend in a matchup between the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

College isn’t worth it | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung November 7, 2023
“I’m thinking about how much it costs to sustain my presence here.” Those were the words of one of my closest friends here at BU. She’s applying to state schools in her native California for transfer next year. Why? 
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the NCAA March Madness Tournaments

Ethan Biddle April 6, 2021
In the debut of The Fast Break, Ethan Biddle presents the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the 2021 NCAA Tournaments.
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BU students win sustainability innovation grants, tackle climate change from new angles

Divya Sood March 23, 2021
Seven student projects won grants from Innovate@BU and BU Sustainability to tackle climate change.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 complicates our communication

Divya Sood March 23, 2021
Zoom and face masks limit our body language but also strengthen other forms of communication.
Meredith Varner

American Protest: West Coast fires show climate change is happening now

Meredith Varner September 17, 2020
I understand politics can be confusing, annoying, stressful and downright depressing to pay attention to. But at this point, not voting in the presidential election shows not only your ignorance, but your privilege of being able to not care.
Jewish-Israeli activist Rudy Rochman discussed identity, activism, anti-semitism and conflict at a virtual event hosted by Boston University Students for Israel on Sunday. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR ISRAEL

Jewish-Israeli activist talks identity, antisemitism, conflict

Isabel Plower September 16, 2020
Jewish-Israeli commentator Rudy Rochman is no stranger to tackling tough conversations online. While he usually posts his perspectives online, he expanded to Zoom for a virtual event Sunday with Boston University Students for Israel.
Andrea Bertozzi, a mathematics and engineering professor at UCLA, pictured with her crime modeling diagram. Bertozzi shared her use of data analytics in her seminar “Mathematics of Crime” on Thursday at the Boston University Math and Computer Science building. COURTESY OF ANDREA BERTOZZI

UCLA mathematics professor discusses predicting crime using data at BU

Kaitlyn Riggio March 4, 2019

Headlines are often brimming with news of shootings, robberies and bombings. One University of California Los Angeles professor has found a way to reduce what she identifies as widespread fear of the...

PHOTO COURTESY OF PIXABAY USER JOHN HAIN

SPH addresses impostor syndrome, phenomenon affects higher education

Nathan Lederman September 23, 2018
Students, staff and faculty alike filed into Boston University Medical Campus’ Bakst Auditorium to learn about impostor syndrome, and for those who feel affected by the syndrome, a potential cure. Valerie Young, who has explored the phenomenon and wrote a book about it, spoke to the audience at the talk organized by BU’s School of Public Health.
Between the Lines: Chip Kelly is bringing a fast-paced offense to Westwood

Between the Lines: Chip Kelly is bringing a fast-paced offense to Westwood

Michael Alcaraz November 30, 2017

It has been a disappointing season for Pac-12 football fans. The University of Southern California entered the season with the No. 4 ranking, the perceived 2018 first overall pick, the best quarterback...

OP-ED: Nobody really knows what Kilachand is, and it’s killing the people in it

OP-ED: Nobody really knows what Kilachand is, and it’s killing the people in it

Editors February 26, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. I was scared when I first got to Boston University last August. I’d spent the days leading...

A report released Thursday by the University of California at Los Angeles Higher Education Research Institute revealed that about one in 10 incoming first-year students expressed interest in participating in protests during their time in college. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Current freshmen more politically, socially active, report shows

Brianne Garrett February 16, 2016

College freshmen across the nation are more inclined to be politically active through participating in public demonstrations and the electoral process, according to a study released Thursday by the...

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