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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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People watching: the art of existentialism

People watching: the art of existentialism

By Elyanna Kwok, Contributing Writer September 28, 2025
People watching means you’ll get a short peek into a litany of intricate lives, all around the long stretch of Comm. Ave., the state of Massachusetts and the rest of the world. Suddenly, the feeling of being minuscule and nearly insignificant falls on you, and it reinforces every little thought that you’re just another human figuring out how to live your life. But it poses the questions: How unique is your life? If everyone else has their own life, what makes yours so interesting?
person sitting atop a mountain

Why everything happens for a reason

By Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol September 23, 2021
We need to accept and come to terms with the unexpected when situations don’t go our way.

Airbnb, short-term rentals pose challenges to Boston’s housing market

By Shaun Robinson January 31, 2018

In Boston’s short-term rental market, services like Airbnb may be doing more harm than good for the city’s housing displacement crisis. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a new ordinance last...

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