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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Skirts over pants and the subversive genius of unsexy clothing | Wear Me This

Sujena Soumyanath March 18, 2025

The internet still remembers when Ashley Tisdale showed up to the 2005 premiere of the Disney flick “Ice Princess.”  Wearing a gold-sequined miniskirt over blue jeans and carrying a clutch resembling...

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

How far is too far? | Geek Chic

Anjola Odukoya February 18, 2025
The sheer power of the see-through dress has kept this controversial yet popular trend relevant for centuries. Whether you’re a fan or not — I am definitely an admirer — there’s no denying that the “naked” dress never fails to make a statement.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Death by Pitchfork | On the Record

Addison Schmidt January 24, 2024
Condé Nast’s merge with champion music publication Pitchfork threatens to kill the spirited focus on the underground music scene that made Pitchfork worth reading.
Sofia Richie

Sofia Richie got married, and she’s bringing us along on TikTok!

Margaret Corona May 2, 2023
Richie and Grainge shared a weekend of love and celebration at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the South-of-France city of Antibes.
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Abloh’s death doesn’t mean a reimagined streetwear can’t live on

Sujena Soumyanath February 9, 2022
If streetwear wants to survive into the next trend cycle, I would argue it needs a return to its roots.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Performative or not, the Met Gala’s fashion activism isn’t something to dismiss

Sujena Soumyanath September 19, 2021
Performative or not, activism’s entrance into the mainstream means the people on top have no choice but to pay attention
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Philosophical Soup: Reality in astrology

Max Ferrandino March 24, 2021
Astrology is in our lives whether we believe in it or not. We should respect people who embrace it.
Alexia Nizny/DFP STAFF

Dear Men: No one should tell you what ‘masculinity’ looks like

Yvonne Tang January 25, 2021
We need to turn toward our own personal satisfaction with our gender expression, instead of lashing out at others for theirs. If you feel secure in your masculinity, don’t let anyone ever make you doubt it. Conversely, if another person is secure in their masculinity, you don’t get to question them about it.
Meredith Varner

American Protest: Why is a man in a skirt so upsetting?

Meredith Varner December 1, 2020
If you think a man wearing a skirt is enough to destroy an entire society, then it must be a very fragile society to begin with.
HAGERTY: How to be fabulous

HAGERTY: How to be fabulous

Grace Hagerty September 14, 2017

Fabulous is my favorite word. It’s defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary as “resembling or suggesting a fable: of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature.” In my opinion, the month...

EDITORIAL: Gigi Hadid's assault is not a prank

EDITORIAL: Gigi Hadid’s assault is not a prank

Editors September 22, 2016

While walking along the street, a man approaches you from behind, brusquely grabs you and lifts you without warning. You did not expect this act, you did not consent to this act and you do not even know...

BONADIES: A response to music criticism

BONADIES: A response to music criticism

Ben Bonadies October 29, 2015

Everybody’s a critic. The words have never been truer than in today’s digital age. Every product at every online marketplace — be it Amazon, Zappos or Etsy — has a rating system. This feature is...

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