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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Admitted film

BU students create independent web series set to premiere Spring 2023

By Rose Kassam October 11, 2022
A new "mockumentary" is in the works and is being created solely by BU students
808 Gallery

Boston artist Jaina Cipriano’s Dreamscapes renews gallery space

By Spencer Jacques October 6, 2022
The 808 Gallery reopens as a reimagined space far from a COVID-19 testing site
The Boston University Symphony Orchestra performing at the Tsai Performance Center on Sept. 30. The concert was one of the first to be performed by a full capacity orchestra and without mask requirements since the pandemic. SHANNON RUSNAK/DFP STAFF

End of pandemic restrictions restores connections for BU Symphony Orchestra

By Kajsa Kedefors October 5, 2022
The BU Symphony Orchestra unfolds their first performance of the semester without mask requirements
BU international adoptee club

BU International Adoptee Club focus on membership, branch out to more diverse communities

By Mia Knezevic September 28, 2022

The Boston University International Adoptee Club strives to provide a space for adopted students to share common experiences and connect further with their roots. A year after its founding, members of...

Flea market

Open Market’s Fenway Flea brings vintage, unique wares to an abandoned gas station

By Sophia Hebert September 28, 2022

Under the string-light embellished awning of an abandoned gas station lies the Fenway Flea — a concept created by the brand Original Markets. The market, open on Sundays, opened to the public on Sept....

RoadRunner

The Bowery Presents’ Roadrunner prioritizes fans and artists alike

By Sophia Hebert September 26, 2022
The new concert venue in Allston is hosting indie artists Joji, Japanese Breakfast, Remi Wolf, Steve Lacy and beabadoobee, among others.
Porsha Olayiwola

Boston’s Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola kicks off event series highlighting LGBTQIA+ experiences

By Amanda Brynn Birbara September 25, 2022
Porsha Olayiwola came to BU for a poetry reading, highlighting the experiences of queer Black people.
Stone Art Gallery

Field Visions exhibit closes, panel discussion draws attention to landscape, abstraction

By Stella Tannenbaum September 16, 2022
Art gallery exhibit ends with a panel discussion and final look into artistic and physical landscapes
Eva Lewis art showcase profile

BU grad student ‘tackles’ women objectification with South Boston art exhibition

By Jasmine Grant April 22, 2022
Eva Lewis' exhibition called “Disparate,” will be at the LaiSun Keane gallery until May 1.
Director Erin Lee Carr at WBUR CitySpace

WBUR CitySpace hosts screening, Q&A of HBO’s ‘Undercurrent’ with director Erin Lee Carr

By Liam Fitzpatrick March 21, 2022
WBUR's Lisa Mullins moderated the conversation about Carr's new two-part documentary.
Mavis Hicks of Mavology

From butter to body butter: How Mavis Hicks created an inclusive skincare line

By Sukanya Mitra February 25, 2022
Mavis Hicks created her very own skincare brand in order to make products that are inclusive of all skin types.
"Young Nerds of Color" at the Central Square Theater

New play celebrates underrepresented people in scientific fields

By Yiran Yu February 16, 2022
"Young Nerds of Color," a new play from the Central Square Theater, highlights diverse scientists and will be showing from Feb. 17 to March 20.
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