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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Former, current students accuse BU assistant professor Christophor Cavalieri of sexual misconduct

Walker Armstrong April 21, 2022
The Daily Free Press spoke to 51 individuals, 35 of which are current and former students. Many allege Cavalieri sexually harassed and verbally abused them.
A LGBTQ flag hangs on a Boston University student’s wall. A Boston University task force released a report in 2018 with recommendations to make the University safer for its LGBTQ faculty and stuff. Three years later, several of the recommendations have yet to be implemented. LIBBY MCCLELLAND/DFP STAFF

Nearly three years later, many recommendations from BU LGBTQIA+ Task Force report have yet to be implemented

Tara Dave February 28, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work of the task force down, but the Q-Center has been launched since.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: Hurricane Ida reporting exposes media’s climate blindspot

Brian Foisy September 12, 2021
Extreme weather has always been big business for news networks, but oftentimes missing is the discussion of climate change.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: It’s past time to do something more substantial about sexual assault on campus

Editors September 9, 2021
It is time for Boston University to let go of the idea that campus sexual assault can be solved by training. 
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BU Hub launches ‘Hub Pathways’ to explore social movements, new courses

Sophie Nye September 1, 2021
The pathways explore racial and environmental justice through curated collections of courses that fulfill all Hub units.
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Cinephilia: Netflix’s ‘Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admission Scandal’ is insightful but misses the mark

Andrew Harwood March 29, 2021
“Operation Varsity Blues” makes waves that aren’t big enough to get out of the shallow end.
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Stuck in an early 2000s time warp

Katherine Wright March 24, 2021
I seem to still be trapped in an early 2000s time warp.
“The Boys In The Band” premiered on Netflix Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘The Boys In The Band’ brings humane gay characters to the fore

Mita Kataria October 2, 2020
Mart Crowley’s 1968 off-Broadway production was revived on Broadway in 2018. The revival, helmed by director Joe Mantello and produced by Ryan Murphy, was adapted into a movie that came out on Netflix on Wednesday.
In “Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities,” a virtual panel hosted by Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, BU Diversity and Inclusion and WBUR CitySpace, local representatives gathered to discuss Black representation in politics. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston political leaders discuss representation in City politics

Colin Boyd September 23, 2020
COVID-19 has overwhelmingly affected families of color at disproportionately higher rates. How will these divisions in racial equality change politics this November?
Recent Boston University graduate Melody You’s Instagram page @albumreceipts features popular albums in the form of paper receipts. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student’s Instagram hobby draws viral success

Cameron Morsberger May 27, 2020
COM graduate Melody You is gaining attention from thousands in her @albumreceipts Instagram project.
Employees of Boston University’s Bulk Mail Services delivered a petition to President Robert Brown’s office Wednesday regarding the school’s decision to shutter the Bulk Mail unit this June. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU staff diversity increases since 2012 report

Sofia Saric April 11, 2019
In 2018, BU's faculty was 7.8 percent people of color.
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