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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The fall facade: why students tend to romanticize autumn

The fall facade: why students tend to romanticize autumn

By Anoushka Chakrabarti, Contributing Writer September 28, 2025
Still, even with all that, it feels like there’s something about autumn that makes it easier to slow down and notice the little things. Maybe it’s the crunch of leaves on the way to class or the comfort of rewatching a favorite show with friends. For me, that’s what the season is really about — not the picture-perfect aesthetic, but those small moments that make campus life feel a little cozier. And honestly, that’s enough to make fall feel pretty romantic.
Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

Lanvin’s ‘À LA MAISON’: Celebrating Jeanne Lanvin’s timeless elegance

By Rachel Yu January 30, 2025
The looks, details and overall atmosphere of this collection portrayed Lanvin’s return to its original, iconic roots. Ultimately, the collection honored the fundamental mark Jeanne Lanvin left on the House. Especially as it was Copping’s first season with Lanvin, many can say he certainly fulfilled the House’s values and stylistic foundations through his designs, leaving the fashion world eagerly awaiting his future collections. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Critical Eye: On cottagecore being a digital escape from the digital

By Sarah Goodman November 19, 2021
The rise of the cottagecore aesthetic is a movement made stationary because of its overemphasis on aesthetics that prematurely quells true movement and renders its naturalist ethos hollow.
mansfield park film on a computer screen

Cinephilia: Revisiting Patricia Rozema’s ‘Mansfield Park’

By Andrew Harwood April 21, 2021
Triumphant in its dissection of class and politics, but burdened by its neglect of societal ills.
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