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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Letting go of my old pants

By Sophia Keohane January 23, 2025
It sucks saying goodbye to your favorite pair of jeans. It sucks saying bye to someone you used to love. But at the end of the day, it’s not a fit — and that’s okay. 
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A non-mathematical appreciation for math

By Veronica Thompson September 27, 2021
Understanding concepts in math did not help me with math, but it did help me with life.
Construction site of the Center for Computing and Data Sciences

Jenga building continues construction, excitement builds

By Molly Farrar September 9, 2021

Since Boston University unveiled its plans for the new Center for Computing and Data Sciences in 2018, its unique stacked design almost immediately inspired students on campus to create the affectionate...

Map of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan

BU students with ties to Israel and Palestine share personal stories, frustrations amid more than 230 deaths in Gaza, 12 in Israel before cease-fire

By Jesús Marrero Suárez May 23, 2021
The 11-day period of violence heightened antisemitism, Islamophobia and division in the region.
Voters in line at Higginson-Lewis K-8 school

Activists call for equitable redistricting in Massachusetts

By Samuele Petruccelli February 26, 2021
Panelists from Lawyers for Civil Rights, Massachusetts Voter Table and Worcester Interfaith spoke on the necessity for grouping residents in districts with the same vested interests.
Standardized test answer sheet

BU extends test-optional admissions policy until Spring 2023

By Sam Trottenberg February 23, 2021
Boston University announced it would extend its test-optional admissions policy for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 applicants, nearly a year after the school initially made this decision.
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EDITORIAL: The University’s ‘diversity’ marketing is misleading, hurtful

By Editors February 18, 2021
BU’s marketing — and the handful of diversity victories — it clings to is not representative of its reality. Though it may be implementing anti-racist policies, the change is not visible in classrooms, on campus or at an administrative level.
The USS Constitution Museum’s annual LEGO Maritime Festival kicked off virtually Saturday for participants of all ages. AZREEN REHMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

USS Constitution Museum hosts virtual LEGO Maritime Festival

By Sam Trottenberg February 16, 2021
The festival encompasses activities for all ages, including a LEGO shipbuilding competition and a virtual tour of a LEGO model of the USS Constitution, according to the USS Constitution Museum website.
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EDITORIAL: Impostor syndrome prevents us from valuing ourselves and our achievements

By Editors February 12, 2021
We have fostered a toxic culture that prioritizes productivity over self care, leading to a common feeling for college students: imposter syndrome.
REID: Art is dumb

REID: Art is dumb

By Patrick Reid September 29, 2017

Imagine two people. They’ve both just read the nonchalantly earth-shattering statement in the title above, and are feeling quite differently. The first groans mildly at even the slightest mention of...

The National Science Foundation awards Boston University with a grant to increase STEM opportunities for minority students. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUSM receives grant to make STEM fields more inclusive

By Sarah Wu September 18, 2017

Boston University School of Medicine has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for its BEST BET project, which aims to expose undergraduate students from underrepresented...

MARTIN: Unequal weight on STEM majors

MARTIN: Unequal weight on STEM majors

By Ellis Martin February 12, 2016

I’m a simple man. I come from the outskirts of Indianapolis. It’s just like any other place in Indiana, really. Fields of corn and soy stretch across the horizon quite dreamily. I like the waves of...

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