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Newly virtual Clothesline Project returns to BU for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sujena Soumyanath April 13, 2023
The Clothesline Project celebrated its 10th anniversary at BU this Monday with an all-new fully virtual format.
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: Harry Styles, Bad Art Friend, and fiction

Editors October 14, 2021
If pens are as mighty as surgical instruments, it is worth weighing their reference points.
students eating ice cream on the College of Communication lawn

BU’s Weeks of Welcome return in-person, extends to three weekends

Molly Farrar September 3, 2021
Large, outdoor events return to campus and celebrate the first few weeks of school.
copley society of art painter on newbury street

Copley Art Society plans national summertime show

Taylor Brokesh April 28, 2021
Registration closed Monday for the Copley Society of Art’s “Connected Land and Sea” national show.
Faces of Roxbury Poetry Festival Headliners

Registration for first Roxbury Poetry Festival opens

Taylor Brokesh April 23, 2021
The free event will take place virtually, with some in person components, June 5.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: College dating services provide common ground, connection

Editors March 30, 2021
Marriage Pact and Datamatch connect the community and offer a good substitute for meet-cutes.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 reignites religious faith in United States

Divya Sood March 30, 2021
The pandemic saw an uptick in religious faith, but it’s unclear if it will be unifying or divisive.
Boston University students found socially distanced ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day Sunday, including participating in Datamatch. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students celebrate an odd, simplified Valentine’s Day

Ilana Keusch February 19, 2021
Terriers celebrated Valentines Day differently in 2021 with an emphasis on simplicity, with some turning to Datamatch to meet new people.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let Your Hair Down: Returning to ‘normal’ life is more complicated than it may seem

Hannah Bohn February 9, 2021
A lot of us are now accustomed to spending more time alone with ourselves — time we have to truly self-reflect and contemplate our choices. Now, the idea of even seeing a friend can feel like a large event or chore that requires a significant output of energy.
College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young hosted a virtual webinar with Boston University alumnus Michael Chiklis Thursday to discuss Chiklis’ new show “Coyote.” HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Coyote’ star, BU alumnus Michael Chiklis reflects on acting career, its difficulties

Emma Vacirca January 26, 2021
After Emmy winner, executive producer and Hollywood star Michael Chiklis’s new show “Coyote” premiered on CBS, the actor virtually “came back” to his roots. Chiklis, a 1985 alumnus of CFA, discussed the new drama and the highs and lows of his career in a webinar last Thursday with the college's dean, Harvey Young.
Boston University hosted the second installment in this Fall’s “Remote and Hybrid Teaching and Learning Lightning Talks,” allowing professors to share their experiences under the University’s hybrid learning model. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors share experiences with LfA environment, voice positive outcomes

Madeline Humphrey December 10, 2020

While college campuses would normally be bustling during the fall, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything from the way students communicate to the way they learn. At Boston University, that’s no...

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