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High heels including strappy, stiletto and platform lined up on the table in front of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. BU Student Government’s Sexual Assault Prevention department’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, where male-identifying students walked a mile in high heels to spread awareness of sexual violence against women.

Male-identifying students at BU walk a mile in high heels to raise awareness about sexual violence

By Isabelle Zhang May 12, 2025
Strappy, stiletto and platform —  such were the types of high heels lined up on the table in front of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. After some deliberation, sophomore Nathan Ramirez picked out an open-toed pair and slipped them on. These, he decided, would be his shoes for his mile-long trek down Commonwealth Avenue.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Social Media Society: Cell phone stupor

By Gabriela Romero March 20, 2022
Being in the moment is more valuable than anything you can find on social media. 
Smaran Ramidi / DAILY FREE PRESS

Critical Eye: The real substance of addiction

By Sarah Goodman January 19, 2022
The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or behavior the addiction revolves around as well as the aims and griefs that drive it.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston exam schools’ zip code quota will aid equitable education, and with support from sports franchises, a shift in social justice continues

By Editors April 12, 2021
The zip code quota and the sports teams’ support of it aren't revolutionary, but they make a difference.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With A View: Suicide is not a philosophical matter

By Antonia Lehnert March 29, 2021
There is nothing philosophical about the voluntary death of nearly 800,000 people every year.
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BU students win sustainability innovation grants, tackle climate change from new angles

By Divya Sood March 23, 2021
Seven student projects won grants from Innovate@BU and BU Sustainability to tackle climate change.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The spread of COVID-19 in zoos highlights continued unethical practices

By Editors March 22, 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak in the San Diego Zoo is the most recent symptom of unethical animal captivity.
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Musicians, activists speak out against stigmatization of mental illness within industry

By Molly Farrar March 22, 2021
A BU Arts Initiative panel Thursday focused on the reality of mental health in the industry.
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Mass vaccination site opens at Roxbury Community College

By Isabella Abraham March 3, 2021
CIC’s operations opened with an initial dosage capacity of 800 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations per day, with plans to increase that number to 2,500 daily appointments in a month’s time —half will be reserved for local residents.
Questrom School of Business. Questrom hosted a webinar with UBS Monday to discuss the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the job application process. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Questrom Panel emphasizes diversity, inclusion in business

By Ashley Soebroto February 11, 2021
UBS hosts virtual panel with Questrom School of Business emphasizing the importance of not downplaying one's identity in job applications.
Legal experts discussed judicial issues within the U.S. health care system in a Friday symposium hosted by the Boston University School of Law. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Public health, legal experts discuss racial disparities, inequities in health care system

By Divya Sood February 9, 2021
Experts at BU School of Law's “Legal Innovations in Response to Public Health Crises” event on Friday highlighted disparities in the U.S. health care system.
Phyllida Lloyd’s “Herself,” which debuted Jan. 8 on Amazon. The film depicts a single mother who, after experiencing domestic abuse and homelessness, works to build a home for her family. COURTESY OF PAT REDMOND VIA AMAZON STUDIOS

Irish drama ‘Herself’ shines as feel-good film with social justice message

By Emma Vacirca January 13, 2021
The heart-wrenching Irish film "Herself" follows a single mother as she escapes her abusive husband, only for her to find that the Dublin housing crisis leaves her and her two daughters without a permanent home.
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