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A guide to romantic movies for every relationship status this Valentine’s Day

Lea Tran February 13, 2025
I hope this list was able to give you some inspiration on what to watch this Valentine’s Day. I know not everyone is on the same page when it comes to love, but no matter how or what you’re celebrating, everyone deserves to end the night with a good movie.
Students dance at a Diwali celebration at the Center for Computing and Data Sciences on Friday. Organizations around Boston, such as the State House and cultural clubs at universities, hosted Diwali celebrations, a five-day celebration observed by people of various Indian religions. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Diwali celebrations light up the Boston community

Tavishi Chattopadhyay November 3, 2024
Community leaders and college campuses across Boston hosted Diwali events this past weekend to celebrate the holiday and promote cultural education.
leland clarke plays the piano at a concert

Faculty musicians share challenges, upsides of a year without an audience

Tanisha Bhat April 8, 2021
Faculty musicians discussed how income, teaching and performing have changed in the last year.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Judge like me

Lincoln Son Currie January 27, 2021
President Joe Biden has the opportunity to improve representation in the federal judiciary, and he needs to use his power to nominate more Asian American judges.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Graffiti should respect private property

Editors November 20, 2020
Graffiti and vandalism have a chance to grab people’s attention and prove a point. But defiling a piece of art that cannot be exactly replicated is counterproductive to whatever cause the vandal was hoping to achieve.
Scientists and public health experts gathered on Sept. 15 to discuss the ongoing public health crisis and the science behind COVID-19 for an audience of Boston University students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Experts discuss COVID-19 and its consequences

Anuj Sawhney September 17, 2020
From Boston to Hong Kong, experts in public health gathered to discuss the science behind COVID-19.
Boston University held orientation online summer 2020. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A transformed college experience: perspectives of rising BU freshmen

Diana Piper August 30, 2020
The prospect of college has drastically changed this year. College life will be remodeled, and freshmen will have nothing to compare it to.
College of Communication students at Boston University launched a pro bono communications firm called “empath worldwide” to help small businesses around the globe who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN

BU students launch pro bono communications firm amid pandemic

Belle He August 17, 2020
In an economy significantly impacted by COVID-19 and a nation slowly recovering from financial hardship,Boston University students are addressing the need for public relations services by offering to work at no cost.
Boston University President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown speaks on campus reopening logistics and more with The Daily Free Press

Allison Pirog June 26, 2020
In an interview with The Daily Free Press Thursday, BU President Robert Brown discussed building a sense of community on a physically distanced campus; minimizing health risks for BU students, faculty and staff; and communicating to the student body about unprecedented decisions — as well as other issues that have lingered in students’ minds in recent weeks.
EDITORIAL: Hong Kong-related vandalism reminds us to look outside of the United States

EDITORIAL: Hong Kong-related vandalism reminds us to look outside of the United States

Editors February 18, 2020
We have allowed ourselves to forget about what is taking place internationally because it is no longer occupying a space on the front pages of Western media outlets. Perhaps this is what the vandals were trying to remind us of by placing their message somewhere we can’t avoid. 
East to West: February 18, 2020

East to West: February 18, 2020

Justin Tang February 18, 2020

 This episode is also available on SoundCloud. In this episode of East to West, we cover graffiti vandalism incidents on campus, rising costs for living on campus, the MBTA’s extensive construction...

Graffiti outside The Daily Free Press office. SOPHIE PARK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Vandalism outside The Daily Free Press and whitestones

Melissa Ellin February 14, 2020

Graffiti related to ongoing protests in Hong Kong appeared on the sidewalks outside of The Daily Free Press office and whitestone residences on Commonwealth Ave. Thursday night. Workers began cleaning...

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