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Savanna Tavakoli, a junior in the College of Communication, was one of two people chosen to be a Polyvore community correspondent at New York Fashion Week. PHOTO COURTESY POLYVORE

TERRIERS INBIZ: Meet the Boston University junior who reported from NYFW runway

Andrea Kaufman September 13, 2016

Fifty — that’s how many internships 21-year-old Savanna Tavakoli applied for before she landed an internship at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen Magazine, two highly respected women’s fashion magazines....

Kameel Nasr will host a reading and signing of his new book “The Museum Heist” at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge Wednesday at 7 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY GULOTTA COMMUNICATIONS

INTERVIEW: Author Kameel Nasr on career, fictionalizing Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery

Andrea Kaufman March 30, 2016

Frustrated by the cold-case status of what was arguably the greatest art robbery in history, author Kameel Nasr decided to create a fictional tale of what he believes happened at the Isabella Stewart...

Founders of Unlock Foundation, Scott Karrel and Michelle Shapiro, visited students at the Old Odonase School in Ghana this year. The foundation aims to address educational gaps in rural African schools. PHOTO COURTESY MICHELLE SHAPIRO

Unlock Foundation opens up educational opportunities for rural African children

Andrea Kaufman October 21, 2015

In the four years since the creation of Unlock Foundation, the philanthropic partnership has addressed educational gaps in rural and marginalized African schools by working with teachers, students and...

A recent Kaplan survey found that the number of law school applications will likely increase in the future. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Kaplan predicts increase in number of law school applicants

Andrea Kaufman October 1, 2015

After years of dwindling interest in their field, law schools nationwide may see finally see more applicants this coming cycle, a recent study from Kaplan Test Prep has found. In the telephonic survey,...

The Division of Emerging Media Studies and the Center for Mobile Communication Studies hosted an event April 8 about social media and national policy in Boston University’s College of Communication. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media proves viable avenue to young voters

Andrea Kaufman April 15, 2015

In just over a year and a half, United States citizens will be voting for a new president. They will also be tweeting about him or her. In anticipation, Boston University's College of Communication...

American Enterprise Institute Scholar Christina Hoff Sommers speaks at “Freedom Feminism: The Best Way Forward in the Gender Wars” Monday at the Boston University School of Law. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

LAW panel posits new future for ‘Freedom Feminism”

Andrea Kaufman April 2, 2015

In light of outspoken feminist Christina Hoff Sommers' recent book, "Freedom Feminism: Its Surprising History and Why It Matters Today," Boston University's Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy...

Boston University alternative service break participants take a break during volunteering in Hobe Sound, Florida last week. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

To ASB coordinators, vacation not all that’s ever wanted

Andrea Kaufman March 19, 2015

During spring break, many Boston University students participated in the Community Service Center’s Alternative Service Break trips, where they dedicated their time to volunteering in locations around...

A Feb. 19 panel spoke about the impacts of the recent injunction on U.S. President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In immigration injunction’s wake, panel looks at those pulled under

Andrea Kaufman February 26, 2015

In light of U.S. President Barack Obama's immigration policy woes, Boston University's School of Law held a panel on Feb. 19 to explore the history of immigration policy in the United States. On Feb....

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