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Facebook parent pages might be better left offline | On the Record

Addison Schmidt November 14, 2023
The latest debacle on the Boston University Parents Page over the "Shut It Down For Palestine" protest shows how Facebook parents page enable the coddling of college-aged children.
A crowd cheers during Holi.

BU Hindu Cultural Association celebrates Holi

Andrew Burke-Stevenson March 30, 2023
BU Hindu Cultural Association put on a 2-hour Holi celebration this past Sunday in Cummington Mall.
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GALLERY: Reslife Union Rally at George Sherman Union

Daily Free Press Staff February 8, 2023
Protestors gathered outside George Sherman Union in support of resident assistants Feb 8. Speakers shared their experiences being resident assistants and how they’ve been mistreated.
Boston University’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences. Faculty of CDS continue to work with the Data Science For Good initiative to tackle societal issues with technology. COURTESY OF JACKIE RICCIARDI VIA BU TODAY

CDS initiative addresses issues in our society through civic-minded technology

Emily Pauls February 24, 2022
The Faculty of Computing and Data Science's new initiative, Data Science for Good, will have programs centered around technology that will help societal issues.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: College dating services provide common ground, connection

Editors March 30, 2021
Marriage Pact and Datamatch connect the community and offer a good substitute for meet-cutes.
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New England Council calls for doubling of Pell Grant

Samuele Petruccelli March 12, 2021
In an open letter released Monday, the Council urged members of the New England House and Senate delegations to draft legislation that would increase the maximum award available to give to recipients displaying extreme financial need.
EDITORIAL: Boston University’s reopening plan prioritizes undergraduates, fails wider community

EDITORIAL: Boston University’s reopening plan prioritizes undergraduates, fails wider community

Editors August 31, 2020
However, the school’s preparations have consistently centered only on its undergraduate student population. While it has done an incredible job catering to this group, it has failed other members of both the BU and Boston community: graduate students, faculty and local residents.

Terriers InBiz: Pablo Ferreyra develops startup to help students buy and sell used goods

Martha Merrow November 29, 2018
Pablo Ferreyra is the CEO and co-founder of the innovative startup, VERTO an e-commerce marketplace that brands itself as a collegiate Craigslist: an online space exclusively for college students to safely and affordably buy and sell used goods.
Boston University's Community Service Center has chosen the Mather School to provide essential resources to as part of its annual holiday drive. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Community Service Center holds holiday donation drive for oldest public elementary school in North America

Julia Maruca November 28, 2018
Teachers at the Mather School in Dorchester reached out to the Community Service Center at Boston University to contribute supplies to a holiday donation drive.
Senior Erin Neville and the rest of the team will look look to reclaim the Patriot League Championship. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Soccer Notebook: Nancy Feldman on conference play, freshman, consistency for the Terriers

Edward Moran September 6, 2017

Terriers back from West, nearing conference play Another year and another tough non-conference slate to start things off for the Terriers. After failing to defend their 2015 Patriot League...

University of Massachusetts Amherst removed its ban on Iranian students Wednesday. PHOTO BY RHOBITE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

UMass Amherst lifts ban on Iranian students in science programs

Paige Smith February 20, 2015

The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced a policy change Wednesday regarding the acceptance of Iranian students into its science and engineering programs, according to a Wednesday press release. The...

Feminist activists celebrate Women’s Rights Movement

Daily Free Press Admin April 1, 2014

Feminists of all ages held hands and swayed to the melody of Kristin Lem’s youthful voice as she strummed her acoustic guitar and sang “We Will Never Give Up.” The lyrics to her song, “We will...

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