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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Cody Lewis, a Boston University junior, began his Kickstarter in January to create American Duck patches, a parody of outerwear company Canada Goose. PHOTO BY NELSON WU/FLICKR

Patch campaign aims to pluck Canada Goose

By Laura Porecca February 11, 2015

At Boston University, duck may be the new goose. Canada Goose, a brand of extreme weather outerwear, has rapidly gained popularity within the past year, despite the brand’s high prices. The most commonly...

Alessandra Marandola, a senior in the College of Communication, poses in her apartment Wednesday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Terriers in Tiaras: Two BU students vie for pageant crown

By Navraj Narula February 5, 2015

[mediagrid cat="17884"] The beginning of the semester brings about new goals for everybody, whether educational, charitable, personal or otherwise. For two Boston University students, Alessandra Marandola...

Attendees view a sculpture by College of Fine Arts lecturer Kitty Wales at the Faculty Exhibition at 808 Gallery Friday night. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

On 60th anniversary, CFA exhibition presents professors

By Sonia Rao February 4, 2015

On any given day, thousands of students on Boston University’s Charles River Campus walk past the window-lined 808 Gallery. The gallery traditionally features the hard work of students in the College...

“Dear White People,” released in October, highlights race relations on college campuses. PHOTO BY ASHLEY NGUYEN/COURTESY OF ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

Activist organizations want film to start conversation on race

By Alex Creed January 29, 2015

With the high-profile deaths of unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner during the summer of 2014, discussions about race seem to be featured in media everywhere — from CNN to Twitter feeds. Boston...

New features will launch this week on 7 Cups of Tea, an application that connects users with a person to speak to for emotional support at any time. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CARLY ROSE WILLING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Revamped emotional support app promises an open ear

By Caroline Sun January 28, 2015

Asked about 7 Cups of Tea, the emotional support app he conceived and helped develop, Glen Moriarty shared a letter he received from a student he called “Lindsey.” “You don’t fix any of my problems,”...

Men attempt to stop Kathrine Switzer as she runs the 1967 Boston Marathon as the first woman to compete as a participant with a number, inspiring the name of her new activewear brand, 261 Fearless Collection. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHRINE SWITZER/AP FILE

Groundbreaking marathoner Kathrine Switzer dresses to progress

By Laura Porecca January 22, 2015

Writing about marathon running, Haruki Murakami coined this adage: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Kathrine Switzer is scared of neither. “When you run, you become fearless, not in...

Boston University a cappella group Chordially Yours performs in Downtown Disney in January. PHOTO COURTESY OF DISNEY

Chordially Yours makes magic at Disney World, plans happy-ever-after

By Sonia Rao January 21, 2015

Dreams really do come true at Disney. During winter break, members of Boston University a cappella group Chordially Yours flew down to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida to participate...

Harvard University students Mazin Elfakhani and Hikari Senju have developed a tutoring app called Quickhelp for students and Quickteach for tutors that allows students to request help in any subject and helps to replace tutoring scheduling systems of universities. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tutoring apps offer quick, inexpensive resource for students

By Kimberly Rendon December 11, 2014

In this day and age, smartphones are capable of summoning a ride home, a delivery of fried rice and now, some immediate help with that calculus homework. Harvard University students Mazen Elfakhani and...

Stacy Ulrich, director of the Office of Student Programs and Leadership at Boston University, and Matt Lengen, program manager in OSPL, dress up in anticipation for BU’s first Midnight Breakfast planned for Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY OF STACY ULRICH

BU Midnight Breakfast serves up fun-filled study break for students

By Felipe Belfort Marques December 10, 2014

We’ve all heard of breakfast for dinner. But on Wednesday night, Boston University will be serving the morning meal just a little bit later at the Midnight Breakfast, held by the College of Arts and...

The Happiness Lab founder Vishal Patel loves you and wants you to be happy

By Ella Torres December 4, 2014

Walking into a coffee shop — spilling textbooks over a table, typing away furiously and having two cups of coffee for extra caffeine — can be anything but stress-free. Despite the soothing music in...

Commonwealth Avenue is projected onto a wall by a camera obscura as part of The Camera Obscura Project, which celebrates the use of the tool in fields such and painting, drawing and neuroscience. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Camera Obscura Project shines light on photography’s past

By Kimberly Rendon December 3, 2014

When Toni Pepe Dan found a box full of camera lenses over the summer, she knew she had to make something special out of them. “I didn’t have the heart to throw them away, so I thought I could find...

The Culinary Arts Lab within the Boston University Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy program is an elective that gives students experience in cooking through field trips, lectures and hands-on classes. PHOTO BY ANN SINGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU gastronomy program combines academia with ‘culinaria’

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden November 20, 2014

On an average weekday, Beth Wittenstein walks into the kitchens at 808 Commonwealth Ave. and starts cooking. She watches iconic Boston chefs and foodies carve, sauté and braise – and then she does it...

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