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Grace Lodewick | Graphic Artist

So, you want to get into vintage fashion? | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz April 9, 2025
So, take a deep breath and trust yourself. Personal style is always a work in progress — especially when you are diving into a whole new branch of fashion culture. Try the things you like and see what sticks.
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

Sour truths, bitter lies: Review of Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’

Samantha Genzer March 7, 2025
Gibson isn’t just evil for the sake of it — she is a master manipulator who believes in her own lies just enough to make them convincing. You don’t sympathize with her, but by the end of the series, you do understand how she managed to fool so many people.
student link

MyBU ready for its initial launch, set to gradually replace ‘outdated’ Student Link

Caterina Tomassini March 3, 2023
MyBU, a new platform to help BU students navigate their student accounts, will launch on March 6, and gradually replace the homepage of current Student Link.
stoovy app on an iphone

Terriers in Biz: BU alum app ‘Stoovy’ aims to connect students in private network

Sophie Nye April 15, 2021
Alum Jack Claxton launched the “Stoovy” app to be a safe, streamlined student marketplace.
Full Spectrum Features Our Right to Gaze Black Film Identities

‘Our Right To Gaze: Black Film Identities’ short film series highlights Black artists in the film industry

Emily Pauls February 18, 2021
The short film collection "Our Right to Gaze: Black Film Identities" aims to highlight the work of Black filmmakers in a time where only 13 percent of directors in the Hollywood industry are people of color.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

OP-ED: Traditional education hinders student activism

Editors January 29, 2021
Universities need to prioritize civic engagement over traditional testing requirements. To do so, service learning needs to be intertwined with academic requirements as to not add to the amount of work we already face.
Harvard University student Justin Crist Lee co-created LivelyHood, a volunteer coordination service that aims to tackle food insecurity in the Boston area by matching delivery volunteers with those who need assistance. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston students support vulnerable communities, address food insecurity

Yiran Yu January 26, 2021
Even before the pandemic exacerbated the issue, food insecurity has loomed over the United States — an estimated 11.1 percent of American households were food insecure in 2018, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Now, entrepreneurs and student volunteers are finding creative ways to tackle the issue.
Boston University students Lara Werneck and Yiran Yu created Migration Tales — a website that showcases migrants’ stories and addresses stereotypes about immigrants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students seek to amplify migrant voices, defeat stereotypes through new site

Rachel Do January 25, 2021
The new online story-sharing platform “migration tales," led by co-presidents and BU students Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, aims to eliminate stereotypes and prejudice about migrants, create empathy and foster inclusivity through storytelling.
OneBU, the executive board of Boston University’s Student Government, has made progress toward realizing some of its platform promises, despite setbacks. COURTESY OF DAVID HAETTY

OneBU works to meet platform promises

Claire Williams November 16, 2020
OneBU, BU StuGov's 2020-2021 elected slate, has returned some of its platform promises such as networking resources and mental health care, and is working on doing more for the student body.
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