Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

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.
Bridge to BU at an announcement dinner Sunday night. Bridge to BU was announced as the 2025-26 Student Government Executive Board at the dinner. PHOTO BY CAMILLE BUGAYONG

BridgeToBU named 2025-2026 StuGov Executive Board

By Camille Bugayong April 6, 2025
BridgeToBU was announced as the 2025-2026 Student Government Executive Board at a Sunday night announcement dinner.
Elizabeth Warren Town hall

Elizabeth Warren kicks off Senate re-election campaign with Roxbury Town Hall

By Anna Rubenstein April 13, 2023
Elizabeth Warren hosted her first Senate re-election campaign event in Roxbury alongside Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley in Roxbury.
A student campaigning for Maura Healey during Boston University’s SPLASH in September. Students at BU and across the country are getting involved in ​​midterm election campaigns. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF

BU students work for midterm election campaigns across the country

By James Buckser November 9, 2022
Students participate in campaigns from Boston to Michigan to New York
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: External support and internal changes can #SaveStudentNewsrooms

By Editors April 26, 2021
Rescuing student journalism means saving us from culturally disappearing into the folds of society.
East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

By Veronica Thompson April 26, 2021

Four days left! Today on East to West, we cover BUPD tackling an alleged suspect on campus, student reports of animals in their residences, a press conference about the Derek Chauvin trial verdict...

prime video's invincible

A tale of two superhero shows: How ‘The Boys,’ ‘Invincible’ subvert superhero stereotypes

By Emma Sánchez April 26, 2021
After binging these shows, I feel red-pilled about how the media milks the hell out of superheroes.
person holding a narcan demonstration device

Seven North Shore cities encourage residents to carry Narcan

By Sam Trottenberg April 2, 2021
A new campaign seeks to curb opioid overdoses through education and increased access to medication.
marty walsh speaking into a microphone

Senate confirms Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

By Madison Mercado March 23, 2021
City Council President Kim Janey stepped up as acting mayor — the first woman and person of color.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Alexei Navalny — the man who changed Russian politics

By Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 10, 2021
The incident of the failed assasination attempt turned Alexei Navalny into an international hero. If the Kremlin’s goal is to silence the opposition, it seems like putting Navalny in jail has exacerbated the problem: Thousands of protesters currently demand for his release, threatening Putin’s power and reminding him that, someday, he might have to face Navalny in the parliament elections.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Keep Iowa first

By Lincoln Son Currie March 4, 2021
My proposal is simple, there’s no action necessary — all you have to do is preserve the status quo, fight any changes to the current primary order and keep Iowa first.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Diamond, Pearl and golden ages

By Nick Speranza March 4, 2021
For the foreseeable future, this great cycle of nostalgia will continue. Even the painful or annoying periods of life may transform into fond memories, but remembering good times is bittersweet. As always, all we can do is enjoy the present — the only time we ever actually live in.
Load More Stories
Activate Search
campaign