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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Freaks and Greeks — Greek life needs to change

By Editors February 24, 2023
Greek life as an American institution needs a profound reckoning in order to maintain relevance and support.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: SAT scores shouldn’t define us

By Editors February 21, 2023
We acknowledge that everyone comes from a different educational background in the same way that they do social, economic and cultural — so why should every student be defined by a single number they earn from a test that isn’t holistically fair?
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Hopelessness — the only response in the wake of another mass shooting

By Editors February 16, 2023
We march, we wave signs, we cry, we plead with politicians, we vote, we sit-in, we post on social media. We do everything we’re supposed to do and guns still win. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Don’t rejoice with the NFL for its fake commitment to diversity

By Editors February 13, 2023
In recent years, the NFL has taken its foot off the pedal of progress in tackling issues related to the lack of diversity and the treatment of Black players. Many see Super Bowl LVII's rank as a chance of redemption— but does a lucky lineup really warrant that kind of commendable merit?
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphics Artist

EDITORIAL: Sustainability at BU — progressive or performative?

By Editors February 9, 2023
Prioritizing sustainability could not only cement BU’s place as a pillar of environmental protection, but actually make a tangible difference throughout the world. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: ChatGPT may be on the rise — but there is something distinctively human missing

By Editors February 6, 2023
Technology, science and mathematics are practically the cornerstones of the American economy — but as these sectors overtake the public domain, are we beginning to stumble down the narrow path of losing a sense of human touch completely?
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: The Oscars aren’t just white — they’re on their way out

By Editors February 3, 2023
Despite repeated pledges made on behalf of the Academy to diversify their nominees and move into modernity, recent failures continue to prove that the Oscars is unwilling to grow — possibly dooming themselves to obscurity in the process. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Don’t settle for adequate rights: A generational approach to defending Roe | EDITORIAL

By Editors January 30, 2023
In light of the Supreme Court overturning the novelty Roe v. Wade doctrine, people across all different generations took to the streets of Boston for the 2023 Women's March to demand back their right to bodily autonomy.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Banning books and axing APs — America’s anti-intellectualism problem

By Editors January 25, 2023
As anti-intellectualism becomes more and more partisan, it also becomes harder to ignore.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The price of living in Boston: the good, the bad and the ugly | EDITORIAL

By Editors January 23, 2023
Home to thousands of citizens — and college students — Boston now faces a tumultuous housing scarcity issue that is forcing residents to either pay up, or move out.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto & Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artists

The FreeP wraps 2022 | EDITORIAL

By Editors December 9, 2022
The Daily Free Press Editorial Board has picked out some moments that distinguish these 365 days from the 1.658 trillion which preceded it. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

The World Cup’s corruption scandal | EDITORIAL

By Editors November 28, 2022
A not so brief history of Qatar's path to the 2022 World Cup demonstrates a sinister cost paid purely for bragging rights. 
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