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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University Hillel Executive Director and University Chaplain Rabbi Jevin Eagle hosted a virtual Passover Seder on Zoom Wednesday. The university’s religious groups are finding ways to continue gathering in virtual spaces while practicing social distancing. COURTESY ETHAN SOBEL

BU’s religious organizations spread their love and faith virtually

Sarah Readdean April 14, 2020
Religious communities on campus are pushing through the difficult times of isolation and continuing to support one another and grow in faith together online.
Yusef Salaam discussed the importance of education and the effects of incarceration on young men of color in his speech, “Born on Purpose and With a Purpose,” at the Tsai Performance Center Friday. JACOB COLLING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

One of the Exonerated Five says everyone is born on purpose, with a purpose

Mita Kataria March 4, 2020
Yusef Salaam, member of the “Exonerated Five,” wrongly accused and convicted of sexually assaulting a Central Park jogger in 1989, has taken up the fight against the unfair criminal justice system, and shared his lecture “Born on Purpose and With a Purpose” at BU on Friday.
People gather together at Marsh Plaza on Tuesday night for a vigil to honor the victims of the terror attacks in New Zealand. JACOB CHANG-RASCLE/ DFP STAFF

Members of Boston Muslim community, City officials react to Christchurch attack

Mia Cathell March 21, 2019
After more than 51 people were killed in an attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday, leaders in the Boston Muslim community and City officials have stood in solidarity with the victims.
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