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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Ibram X. Kendi at South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas on March 8. The Center for Antiracist Research will be closing when its university charter expires on June 30. COURTESY OF FUZHEADO VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

‘Behind closed doors’: Ibram X. Kendi departs BU, Center for Antiracist Research to close after 5 years

Nicole Abrams February 7, 2025
Ibram X. Kendi, author, activist and founder of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, is leaving BU after five years, and CAR will close June 30 when its charter with the University expires, according to a Jan. 30 announcement.
ASU closet

BU Asian Student Union hosts first thrift shop event to raise money for local non-profit

Emma Hagert April 4, 2022
BU ASU to donate the proceeds of "ASU's Closet" to the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.
praying hands

Workshop in transfuturist prayer emphasizes importance of supportive spaces

Molly Farrar March 30, 2021
Micah Rosegrant, a part-time CFA senior, led a workshop on “trans affirmative spirituality” Friday.
children light candles at a stop asian hate protest

Activists call for equity, representation in response to anti-Asian violence

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 28, 2021
Panelists discussed systemic inequity, the model minority myth and openly racist hate crimes.
Students at the National Society of Collegiate Scholars table at SPLASH in 2014. On Wednesday, the Student Activities Office at Boston University released guidelines restricting student organizations to holding most meetings virtually in the Fall. MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE

Student organizations must hold most Fall meetings virtually

Inyeong Kim August 3, 2020
BU's student organizations must hold most events virtually this Fall, according to SAO. Some gatherings can still be held in person, but under strict capacity limits and with furniture fixed in place to ensure social distancing.
Chinese lion dancers performing outside the Gates of Chinatown for their annual Chinese New Years parade Sunday. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chinatown holds parade to celebrate Chinese New Year

Roshni Kotwani February 21, 2019
The Lion Dance Parade this Sunday was part of the celebrations for the Chinese New Year, which was on Feb. 5.
Boston University alumna and actress Ami Park speaks at the annual Breaking Boundaries conference at Metcalf Hall Friday night. ZIJING FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Timothy DeLaGhetto, BU alumna Ami Park challenge stereotypes in ASU’s talk

Mae Tonge December 5, 2018
Boston University’s Asian Student Union hosted its second annual “Breaking Boundaries” speaker series. ASU invited four speakers from the Asian-American community to tell their stories Friday.
Alianza Latina, in collaboration with  Questrom Latino and the BU Brazilian Association, held a Latino Soccer Tournament last November. PHOTO BY ELIZA SHAW/DFP FILE PHOTO

Get to know BU’s cultural, religious groups

Samantha Drysdale June 5, 2018

People from every corner of the world find a home at Boston University each year. The college reflects its diverse student body through over 60 cultural and religious clubs and organizations. The following...

Social media stars Kevjumba, Blogilates and Awkwafina speak at the Metcalf Hall in the George Sherman Union about Asian and Asian-American stereotypes and representation on Dec. 2. PHOTO BY LAUREN FRIAS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Breaking Boundaries’ addresses lack of Asian, Asian-American representation in media

Lauren Frias December 8, 2017

Following the early 2017 controversy of “whitewashing” the film adaption of Japanese manga “Ghost in the Shell,” there have been strides in attempting to address the issue of Asian and Asian-American...

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