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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Tips for conquering those first-year university jitters

Margaret Corona June 10, 2023
Regardless of how and when your first days as a Terrier begin, it is essential to remember that all of your feelings about starting college — the goods, the bads and the in-betweens — are valid and normal, and you are not alone!
Amanda Wu | Senior Graphic Artist

The rise of bikes and bike safety

Estelle Luong February 16, 2023
A growing interest in sustainable transportation and an increase in the availability of bike lanes proves why students are choosing bikes. It’s also more affordable and easier to navigate in urban areas like Boston than having a car. 
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Mayor Wu explains bike lane expansion as MBTA Orange Line nears return

Taylor Hawthorne September 15, 2022
As the MBTA is being fixed up, Michelle Wu announces bike lane expansion, hoping to use this as an opportunity to rebuild the transportation system.
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Massachusetts State House introduces bill to regulate e-bikes

Jit Ping Lee April 7, 2022
A bill to regulate the use of electric bicycles in Mass. was referred to the State Senate Ways and Means Committee on Monday. 
Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. Maya recounts a few trips around Boston that she and her roommate Sam have taken this Fall semester. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Maya and Sam: Boston edition

Maya Frankel October 27, 2021
Boston is the best place to become your best self. Take advantage of the city during your time here.
student buying produce at sustainability festival

Annual Sustainability Festival opens conversations about environmentalism

Seamus Webster September 24, 2021
BU Sustainability held its annual Sustainability Festival on Marsh Plaza Thursday to spread awareness and information about sustainability.
f— it won't cut it sign in front of fitness and recreation center at boston university

StuGov launches investigation into F— It Won’t Cut It funding, allegations of abuse

Nathan Lederman April 5, 2021
The CUOC launched the investigation following Reddit posts questioning the funding of the group.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: MBTA consolidations pose disruptions, but are a first step in improving the city’s public transport

Editors February 16, 2021
Though the MBTA must address issues that disproportionately put certain residents and communities at a disadvantage, its plans to consolidate West Campus stations can at least improve BU transportation and bridge the ability gap.
Temporary protected bike lanes put up in downtown Boston earlier this year will become permanent, Mayor Marty Walsh said in a Tuesday press conference. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE

Pop-up to permanent: temporary bike lanes Downtown are here to stay

James Paleologopoulos September 18, 2020
Bike lanes that popped up in Downtown Boston this year are going to be sticking around as the City edges closer to make Downtown jobs more accessible to residents in other neighborhoods.
East to West: August 28, 2020

East to West: August 28, 2020

Justin Tang August 28, 2020

Today on East to West, we cover the new consequences of attending or hosting 25 plus person gatherings, how work-study programs are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the workings of the COVID-19...

Boston University’s new transportation app, Terrier Transportation, gives students information about transit schedules and the nearest transportation options such as the BU Shuttle or MBTA buses and trains, as well as Bluebikes and Zipcar. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN

BU introduces comprehensive transportation app

Allison Pirog August 25, 2020
BU introduced a transportation app called Terrier Transit, which will allow students to access transit schedules and find their nearest shuttle and public transportation options.
A person walks past a Green Line train departing Saint Paul Street station. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

How best to get around campus

Allison Pirog June 12, 2020
Many incoming Boston University students dream of taking in all the views campus has to offer — the city skyline, brownstones on the tree-lined Bay State Road and sailboats on the Charles River.
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