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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Barbie’ wasn’t snubbed, please get over yourselves

By Lina Barclay January 31, 2024
'Barbie' made for a fun filmgoing experience, but Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie are not deserving of Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Actress. Here's why.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The not-so-harmless need for noise | Cultspiracy

By Kim Schneider January 31, 2024
As dramatic as it may sound, the recurrent itch to grab our headphones not only prevents our ability to see the world around us, but also the world within.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Feeling frazzled: Bridget Jones and the dreaded ’30’ | Mad Women

By Hailey Pitcher January 29, 2024
"Bridget Jones's Diary" portrays a 32-year-old "spinster's" quest for love, but should women feel pressured to have their life together before the dreaded "30?"
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

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

By 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.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Congress better listen to March For Our Lives | Not to Get Political But

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2024
March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill wrote an op-ed addressing gun violence that was published by student newspapers nationwide. Congress better read it and respond accordingly.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Death by Pitchfork | On the Record

By 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.
Annika Morris | Graphic Artist

The internet’s unfortunate idolization of Gypsy Rose Blanchard | Editorial

By Editors January 22, 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was met with online support after being released from prison for the murder of her abusive mother. While her crime can be absolved, can Gen Z's "unseriousness?"

Letter from the Editor: some final words

By Chloe Patel December 8, 2023

The Fall 2023 semester was nothing short of eventful. The semester that has already slipped away into a moment in time, was a few months jam-packed with — simply put — history.   Firstly though,...

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Religion has no place in abortion rights | The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition

By Lillian Chapman December 8, 2023
Having a uterus is a fatal flaw. Most girls can say this from a devastatingly young age. I know I did. I know my sister did. I know my mom did. There are several reasons as to why having a uterus may lead to one’s downfall — all of which I’d need multiple hands to count on. But not being granted control over your own reproductive organ is dehumanizing and degrading. For as long as those in Congress use religious rhetoric to drive the law of the land, it will remain this way forever. 
Ariana Lim | Graphic Artist

Apparently, not ‘anything goes’ | Stop Scrolling

By Madison Forrest December 7, 2023
I subscribed to Emma Chamberlain in 2017 immediately after watching her Dollar Store haul. From that moment forward, I was a fan. Her sense of humor, comfortable style and coffee order made their way into my routine. My first coffee order was her grande vanilla almondmilk latte, and I liked it enough to consistently order the same drink for about four years.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Answered prayers: the gospel of Ethel Cain | Mad Women

By Hailey Pitcher December 7, 2023
“HERE LIES ETHEL CAIN” a website banner shouts on the Google search results. Another article further down states: “Since this interview was conducted, we have been informed that Ethel Cain has been reported missing.” By these broad yet telling headlines, anyone would first think Ethel Cain was a real woman who went missing and was later found dead.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Menstrual equity in the I AM Bill | Final Girl

By Kiana Aftahi December 7, 2023
Having a period is a healthy biological function of the human body. Similar to how our bodies undergo a cycle of eating and processing nutrients, some undergo a monthly shedding of the uterine lining. These are facts. 
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