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The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

I like to buy my stories secondhand

Kal Hawley October 25, 2023
People used to talk a lot about how much they hated getting hand-me-downs. As the youngest sibling, I had a plethora of clothing that was older than me filling up my closet. But nowadays, I seek out hand-me-down clothing, whether that’s from my family, my friends or local thrift stores. I get so much more enjoyment out of the history (or potential history) behind the pieces than simply buying a shirt from a department store. 
BUPD

Campus Crime Logs: Jan. 31 – Feb. 7

Bailey Scott February 9, 2023
Reports taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Jan. 31 - Feb. 7.
Cap and gown

Seniors report suspicious activity in bank accounts following cap and gown orders

Tanisha Bhat May 13, 2021
A data breach on the supplier's website is currently being investigated.
Harvard Book Store is one of many businesses struggling to make money due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF EDWARD EL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Harvard Book Store publicizes financial struggle, receives outpour of support

Yiran Yu October 29, 2020
Hundreds of local businesses have steadily lost revenue during the pandemic without their usual foot traffic, and Harvard Book Store is among them.
East to West (COVID-19 Update #7) - April 27, 2020 (Season Finale)

East to West (COVID-19 Update #7) – April 27, 2020 (Season Finale)

Justin Tang April 27, 2020

This episode is also available on SoundCloud. Join us for the final episode of Season 3 for more coronavirus coverage. This week, we cover BU’s financial recovery plan, Barnes and Noble at BU’s...

Barnes & Noble at Boston University has extended the due date for textbook rentals to July 15 to accommodate students whose textbooks may have been left on campus. LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE

BU Barnes and Noble working to accommodate needs of students

Allison Pirog April 22, 2020
Barnes and Noble at BU has extended the due date for rented books in an effort to accommodate students whose books were left on campus after the cancelation of in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kenmore Square, located at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street. Mark Development released a proposal Tuesday to build a 300-foot tower, a public plaza and a reworked roadway in the area. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

New hotel proposed for Kenmore Square

Julia Sullivan February 3, 2019
Plans to build a new hotel and plaza at the western edge of Kenmore Square were unveiled by property developer Robert Korff at a community meeting Tuesday night. The proposed hotel would tower nearly 300 feet above the site currently occupied by a Citizens Bank, at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street.
Boston University’s Barnes and Noble has a moving sale before it relocates from Kenmore Square to West Campus in February. ZIJING FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Barnes and Noble to move to West Campus February

Daily Free Press Staff January 24, 2019
The BU Barnes and Noble bookstore will be moving to West Campus this February.
VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Final Word: A letter from the editor

Breanne Kovatch December 6, 2018
When my friend profiled me for her class, she asked me, “What do you want to do in the future?” I had answered that I wanted to be the editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press.
Stores on Beacon Street near Kenmore Square have closed down in succession as real estate developer Related Beal gears up to redevelop the area. HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Kenmore Square scenery to change further with store closures, relocations

Alex LaSalvia October 18, 2018
Boston University students have already felt the loss of Bertucci’s and Bruegger’s Bagels, and now, even more familiar Kenmore Square businesses will be disappearing.
After searching the Kenmore Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station, police officers emerged onto Beacon Street in Kenmore Square to search buildings in the area for a suspect believed to have had a gun. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Police respond to report of armed man near Landmark Center, Kenmore Square

Breanne Kovatch October 16, 2018
Buildings in and near Kenmore Square were on lockdown Tuesday while the Boston Police Department investigated a report of a male in the area who may have had a gun.
Lessons from the Left: What to do about the routine

Lessons from the Left: What to do about the routine

Anna Stroinski November 9, 2017

It’s a routine now, and I don't know why that is. Maybe it’s because of the sheer frequency that the moves we make in response to mass shootings are just plain familiar. Or maybe it’s because having...

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