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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The office of the Department of Film and Television in COM

BU searches for new Film and Television Department chair

Megan Amato October 3, 2023
Boston University’s Department of Film and Television is making a second attempt to search for a new department chair, according to a recent job listing on LinkedIn. Current FTV chair Paul Schneider said he tried to step down last year but remained on staff because a replacement could not be secured.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Spring Scramble: Headlines going into week one

Brendan Nordstrom April 13, 2022
Columnist Brendan Nordstrom assesses top USFL storylines ahead of week one.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Spring Scramble: Three keys to the USFL’s survival

Brendan Nordstrom April 6, 2022
Columnist Brendan Nordstrom unveils three keys to the USFL's success as a new football league.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Spring Scramble: The USFL is back

Brendan Nordstrom March 2, 2022
Columnist Brendan Nordstrom kicks off USFL column "Spring Scramble" with a history of the USFL.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The introduction of NFTs and cryptocurrency to the esports world inspires a grim vision of the future

Nick Speranza November 17, 2021
The trend of video game platforms and esport organizations integrating NFTs and cryptocurrency is concerning.
STROINSKI: The myth of apolitical sports

STROINSKI: The myth of apolitical sports

Anna Stroinski September 18, 2017

We can try over and over to divorce our cultural institutions from our political ones, but the fact of the matter is that we’re never going to be successful. American history is a history of parts, and...

Dan Stevens stars as David Haller in the new FX show, “Legion.” PHOTO COURTESY FX

REVIEW: FX’s new TV series “Legion” addresses mental illness without going overboard

Megan Mulligan February 9, 2017

Marvel and Fox team up once again to begin a new story outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with FX’s television show “Legion,” which premiered on Wednesday. The show began by introducing us...

BERMAN: We all could use some "Morning Joe"

BERMAN: We all could use some “Morning Joe”

Max Berman December 9, 2016

I’ve never been a huge fan of Twitter. It seems like half of the tweets I come across are written by couch potatoes who type away furiously on their phones (which is probably true). The “tweeters”...

PHOTO COURTESY FLICKR USER GAGE SKIDMORE

BERMAN: Sean Hannity is Trump’s biggest fan

Max Berman September 12, 2016

Throughout this mind-boggling, scream-inducing and hair-pulling election, much of the blame for Trump’s success in securing the Republican nomination has been attributed to the mainstream media. The...

Cast members of the new comedy “Everybody Wants Some!!” Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin and Ryan Guzman speak to members of the press Friday afternoon at the Eliot Hotel. PHOTO BY SOFIA FARENTINOS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: “Everybody Wants Some!!” cast shares ’80s lightheartedness

Conner Reed March 27, 2016

At one point in Richard Linklater’s newest film, Jake, a college freshman played by Blake Jenner who’s just spent a long weekend with his future baseball teammates, enters the first class of his...

The highly anticipated revival of "The X-Files” starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson aired the first and second episodes of the six episode miniseries Sunday and Monday on FOX. PHOTO ED ARAGUELE/FOX

REVIEW: “The X-Files” reboot features new ideas, fails execution

Bronsen Bloom January 29, 2016

“I Want to Believe” that “The X-Files” reboot will confuse and delight a new generation of viewers just as it had in the ‘90s, but there is reasonable doubt. FOX kicked off the six-episode...

“Grease: Live,” a live production of the cult classic movie musical, is scheduled to air on Fox Jan. 31. PHOTO COURTESY TOMMY GARCIA/FOX

INTERVIEW: “Grease: Live” changing game of television musicals

Christy Osler January 28, 2016

Although we are in the midst of a snowy winter, FOX’s “Grease: Live” will help you reminisce on those summer nights. With high school drama, complicated relationships and quests for self-discovery...

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