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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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EDITORIAL: Settling the debate: East vs. West Campus

Editors November 17, 2020
East and West Campus both have their thorns and roses. Unfortunately, COVID-19 makes these roses a lot less vibrant when we sit in our dorms all day.
1047 Commonwealth Avenue, an off-campus apartment building. Boston University is currently using the apartment building as quarantine housing for students who have been in close contact with positive COVID-19 cases. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in BU quarantine say more communication is vital

Ellie Yeo September 9, 2020
With BU students being sent to quarantine as close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases, they have mixed reviews of the care they are receiving.
The newly completed apartment-style housing at 1047 Commonwealth Ave. opened to students last week, despite lacking some accommodations such as cable television. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDITORIAL: Micro-units are not really our future

Editors March 1, 2017

Boston’s first micro-unit apartment come to Commonwealth Avenue and is now part of Boston University’s campus, though only for a short period of time. Due to the renovations to Myles Standish Hall...

The newly completed apartment-style housing at 1047 Commonwealth Ave. opened to students last week, despite lacking some accommodations such as cable television. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students enjoy new apartment-style housing, complain about room size

Steven Barry September 6, 2016

Boston University students who live at 1047 Commonwealth Ave. said they had a “love-hate” relationship with the new, air-conditioned, apartment-style university housing. The problem was that students...

A new apartment-style housing option will be offered to BU students in the 2016-17 school year at 1047 Commonwealth Ave. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students will welcome new apartment-style housing for fall 2016

Caroline Hitesman February 10, 2016

Boston University will offer a new apartment-style on-campus housing option at 1047 Commonwealth Ave. starting next semester, said Marc Robillard, executive director for BU Auxiliary Services. The...

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