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Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. A man, who was previously warned he could be arrested if he trespassed Boston University property, was arrested at the Questrom School of Business Thursday. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BREAKING: Man arrested for trespassing in Questrom building

Camille Bugayong February 20, 2025
A man, who was previously warned he may be arrested if he trespassed Boston University property, was arrested at the Questrom School of Business Thursday.
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Canceled: The lack of promise in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Bini Ollivier-Yamin April 12, 2021
We must build a justice system that cares for sexual assault survivors, rather than rely on police.
East to West: Mar. 22, 2021

East to West: Mar. 22, 2021

Justin Tang March 22, 2021

Happy Spring! Today on East to West, we cover Boston University’s decision to return to fully in-person classes for Fall 2021, a recent attempted robbery and arrest on campus, a protest against...

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Let’s Talk About: Alexei Navalny — the man who changed Russian politics

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 10, 2021
The incident of the failed assasination attempt turned Alexei Navalny into an international hero. If the Kremlin’s goal is to silence the opposition, it seems like putting Navalny in jail has exacerbated the problem: Thousands of protesters currently demand for his release, threatening Putin’s power and reminding him that, someday, he might have to face Navalny in the parliament elections.
East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

Jackson Machesky March 5, 2021

Good luck with midterms! Today on East to West, we cover plans for BU’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, developments in the South Campus break-ins, the cancellation of the CGS Boston-London Program,...

6 Buswell St at Boston University

Suspect arrested in connection with South Campus break-ins

Madhri Yehiya March 1, 2021
The Boston University Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with recent South Campus break-ins Friday night. The intruder is believed to be the same person who broke into South Campus residences at 96 Mountfort St. and 6 Buswell St. in February.
Boston police officers at Boston Common

New report finds Boston Police Department lags in reform

Anna Stjernquist March 1, 2021
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
EDITORIAL: New summons recommendation law bolsters Cambridge as a sanctuary city

EDITORIAL: New summons recommendation law bolsters Cambridge as a sanctuary city

Editors February 20, 2020
Although, shielding illegal  immigrants from the Trump administration, on whatever level we are capable of, is a net positive for this country. We are setting a precedent for future presidents that we will not tolerate abuse of human beings on the borders and within the country. 
BU students caught speeding with alcohol, drugs

BU students caught speeding with alcohol, drugs

Andres Picon April 30, 2018
Two Boston University students were arrested near Thetford, Vermont on Saturday afternoon after state police troopers found alcohol, marijuana edibles and fake identifications in their car, which had been speeding at 105 miles per hour.
STROINSKI: Specter of weed monopoly

STROINSKI: Specter of weed monopoly

Anna Stroinski April 6, 2017

Last Sunday, funnyman John Oliver spoke, in great detail, about the gray area of marijuana legality in the United States. It was a fantastic bit and I urge you to check it out. Like Mr. Oliver, I want...

The 2015 Hugo Shong Reporting on Asia Award winner, Jason Rezaian, speaks beside his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and brother, Ali Rezaian, Tuesday afternoon at the College of Communication. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jason Rezaian receives Hugo Shong Award, talks of imprisonment in Iran

Ellen Cranley April 27, 2016

The Boston University College of Communication presented The Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian with the Hugo Shong Reporting on Asia Award Tuesday for his work in Iran prior to...

According to the Boston Police Department, Steven Lent, 26, of Allston, was arrested Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Students relieved following arrest of groping suspect

Christy Osler May 27, 2015

Boston Police Department announced Wednesday that Steven Lent, a 26-year-old Allston resident, was arrested Friday in connection to four different sexual assaults in Allston and Brighton over the past...

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