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The year of the wise fool | Just Gabbing

The year of the wise fool | Just Gabbing

By Gabriella Di Dea, Lifestyle Editor May 1, 2025
So, was I a little foolish to think I could have it together this year? Absolutely. Did I grow and learn more than I ever have? Indubitably. 
A performance of “The Boys” by Wandering Minds. The club was founded in 2000 and promotes all aspects of theater production. PHOTO COURTESY OF WANDERING MINDS

Ancient Greeks met Greek life in student-written play “The Boys”

By Priyal Patel November 17, 2023
BU's Wandering Minds presents “The Boys,” a three-act play written and directed by Bridget Fekety and John Griffin that draws on Ancient Greek and modern Greek life.
The word “sophomore.” The term comes from the Greek words “sophos,” meaning clever or wise, and “moros,” meaning foolish. ILLUSTRATION BY BAILEY SHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What does it mean to be a sophomore?

By Veronica Thompson September 17, 2021
I am a wise fool and that’s something to be proud of.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With a View: Ancient Greece and Italy share hospitality and xenophobia

By Antonia Lehnert April 12, 2021
Before being hosted in someone’s home, one should feel welcomed in their country first.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Diamonds and Rust: Nostalgia’s perks and downfalls

By Joel Herbert February 3, 2021
Nostalgia’s good and bad usually exist simultaneously — the bittersweet pain of homecoming. If we are feeling down because of the past, then we need to live more in the moment. However, if we experience joy and happiness from our memories, then we should continue to let it give us hope and meaning.
Boston University’s Classics Department hosted its fifth annual Gorefest virtually on Friday. COURTESY OF DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL STUDIES

Classics enthusiasts celebrate Halloween via dramatic virtual readings of Greek tragedy

By Connor Allen November 2, 2020

As the snow came pouring down over Boston Friday night, the Boston University Classics department held its fifth annual Gore Fest — a night of dramatic readings of Ancient Greek and Roman horror tragedies...

Boston University’s Greek Life community has raised nearly $30,000 since March 20 for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization that provides support to hospitalized children. COURTESY OLIVER POUR

BU Greek Life joins forces to fundraise for children-based Project Sunshine

By Roshni Kotwani April 1, 2020
A fundraising campaign by BU’s Greek Life organizations has raised nearly $30,000 since since March 20 to donate to Project Sunshine and support hospitalized children
Letter to the Editor: An open apology from some random kid in a frat

Letter to the Editor: An open apology from some random kid in a frat

By Editors April 20, 2018

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author.   Dear BU community, My name is Sam Sharon. I’m a junior in...

Bearing Witness: On the systemic issues in Greek life

By Ariel Stein February 11, 2018

People are always searching for meaning — meaningful conversations, meaningful volunteer work and meaningful friends. We’re told that to be successful in college, we should strive to get get good grades...

Worldview: The power of names and the Macedonian dispute

By David Damiano February 8, 2018

On Sunday, around 140,000 Greeks gathered in Athens to protest the government’s negotiations with the neighboring Republic of Macedonia (which from here on will be referred to as its capital city, Skopje)...

OP-ED: The missing sorority house

By Editors December 4, 2015

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Before I came to college, I knew I wanted to join a sorority. I had heard stories from...

SARNA: Exploring food trends of 2015

SARNA: Exploring food trends of 2015

By Rhea Sarna November 24, 2015

We live in the age where everything seems better manipulated to our customized benefits. Food no longer serves the purpose of just nourishment or appetite-fulfillment — now, it needs to be trending....

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