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The Daily Free Press

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A flooded residence in Boston University’s 1019 Commonwealth Avenue dormitory. A pipe burst in the dorm on Tuesday night, and affected students have been relocated to West and South Campus during repairs. COURTESY OF JOSH LEE

Pipe burst forces students out of flooded 1019 Comm. Ave. residence

Lauren Albano February 13, 2025
A flooded suite in 1019 Commonwealth Ave. caused damage to multiple floors and led residents to be displaced
The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include a broken-into car, a suspicious person and an injured animal. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: March 31 — April 6

Gia Shin April 8, 2024
This week’s crime logs include a broken-into car, a suspicious person and an injured animal.
disability ramp BU beach

Friday snowstorm made it ‘impossible’ to travel on campus, students with disabilities say

Tanisha Bhat March 4, 2022
Students with physical disabilities expressed frustrations after BU decided to hold classes on Friday snowstorm.
students in line for COVID testing

Agganis Arena to close for COVID-19 testing, faculty and staff will continue unobserved testing

Anna Vidergar September 9, 2021
Charles River campus students note the inconvenience and difficulty of finding available tests.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Students hold a responsibility to be sustainable, but so does the University

Editors February 11, 2021
Yes, the new waste-disposal initiative is a positive, but we should also make sure it's used properly and followed by further substantial change.
Boston University installed three-bin recycling systems in Claflin, Rich and Sleeper Halls in West Campus to make recycling easier for residents. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU adds additional recycling bins in West Campus

Kylee Nguyen February 10, 2021
Trash, food waste and mixed recycling bins are now available on every floor that has a trash room in Claflin Hall, Rich Hall and Sleeper Hall. Previously, West Campus residences had recycling on only one floor of each building.
Hsin-Yu Chen, a graduate student in the College of Fine Arts, practices piano in a CFA practice room. Non-CFA students have complained that practice spaces outside of CFA are disorganized and have strict time limits. MIA KHATIB/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students complain about lack of practice room availability

Ellie Yeo February 20, 2020
BU students outside CFA wishing to access practice rooms have been having difficulty securing adequate space. While space is readily available for students in CFA, other students have more barriers between them and reserving a practice space.
A fire breaks out in Rich Hall at 277 Babcock St. Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rich Hall evacuated after mattress fire on 10th floor

Alyssa Meyers April 12, 2017

Residents in Rich Hall were evacuated Tuesday evening after a mattress on the 10th floor caught on fire, according to the Boston University Police Department. Officers from BUPD, the Boston Police...

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1019 Commonwealth Ave.