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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: We invite BU to join us in the fight against gun violence

Guest Writer January 28, 2024
Inspired by the recent op-ed published by March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill, leaders of Students Demand Action at BU invite students to join the fight against gun violence, too.
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

Future me | Things I’ve Learned From Strangers

Lili Culhane November 28, 2023
If Past Me saw Present Me I think she’d think I’m pretty cool. I think it would make her write in her little journal something similar to this piece, about the college version of herself that she is looking forward to becoming. But she’d definitely think the reading thing is crazy. She wasn’t much of a reader. But she did like to write. “She” being me. I liked to write. And I still do. I wonder if the old lady in the little coffee shop likes to write
Boston City Council

City Councilors discuss Home Rule petition for lowering the legal voting age

Julia Goujiamanis December 2, 2022
Members of the Boston City Council discussed reducing the legal voting age to 16 and older in their Wednesday meeting. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Critical Eye: The reality of our dreams

Sarah Goodman February 8, 2022
The concept of “dreams” reveals itself in our language of discourse as an entity of pleasurable and spectacular ideal, of which our attempted realization of the dream’s perfection is, at best, delusion. Its use as a figurative speech and in symbolism does not make it explicit on what it is.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Don’t let video games become the next military recruiting tactic

Nick Speranza April 22, 2021
The money and playerbase of esports are now being used to power the U.S. war machine.
community music center of boston virtual performance

Boston’s music students stay busy during pandemic

Sam Trottenberg April 8, 2021
70% of North End Music and Performing Arts Center students continued lessons during the pandemic.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Lowering the voting age also means increasing civics education in Boston Public Schools

Editors April 2, 2021
Boston should pass the new voting age, followed by civics education and accessible resources.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: The commodification of age

Max Ferrandino March 10, 2021
The perceived age of an actor or actress is important, not just for the viewer's entertainment but for the overall success of a TV show or movie. Fundamentally, age is not just a number — it’s a commodity. The younger you look, the more likely you are to be successful in Hollywood.
HIV-infected T cell

BU sociology department hosts HIV seminar with discussion on stigma, media exposure

Divya Sood March 4, 2021
Boston University's sociology department held an event Monday where researcher David Cort described how stigma around HIV can impact behavior.
A child plays with toys.

City and state lawmakers jumpstart child care agenda

Samuele Petruccelli February 22, 2021
The Mayor’s Office will conduct its second Boston Childcare Survey alongside this year’s Annual Resident Listing. Meanwhile, a separate bill pushing to establish universal child care in Massachusetts is circulating the statehouse.
The founder of Blue Crime Blue Dime speaks about police accountability and systemic inequality. ANRAN XIE | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Progressive groups rally in Boston Common on election night

Daily Free Press Staff November 4, 2020
Local progressive groups rallied to show their commitment to fighting for workers’ rights, climate justice and racial equity long after ballots were counted. About 50 people showed up in the 30-degree weather, bundled in coats and masks and bumping elbows to greet one another.
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell announced her run for mayor of Boston on Thursday. MARIA CASTILLO/ DFP FILE

Mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell shares her vision for Boston

Allison Pirog September 30, 2020
In an interview with The Daily Free Press Tuesday, Councilor Andrea Campbell discussed how she hopes to address systemic racism and listen to community members when looking for solutions, as well as how she is campaigning during a pandemic.
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