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East to West: Oct. 4, 2021

East to West: Oct. 4, 2021

Veronica Thompson October 4, 2021

Good luck with midterms! Today on East to West, we cover BU’s divestment from fossil fuels, political club’s preferences in the Boston mayoral election, the establishment of Boston’s Black...

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Boston University political clubs split between Wu and Essaibi George in Boston mayoral election

Phoebe Chen October 1, 2021
BU political clubs did not endorse candidates, but reflected their thoughts on each candidates platform and on the race.
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BU College Democrats hold annual Spring panel, discuss activism

Vanessa Bartlett April 16, 2021
Faculty and activists discussed the experiences and challenges faced when organizing for change.
Students from Boston University College Democrats, Up to Us and BU College Republicans at a fiscal policy debate in 2018. BU’s different political organizations have varying opinions on this year’s presidential election results. SERENA YU/ DFP FILE

Student political organizations stay active as they accept presidential results

Madison Mercado November 16, 2020
Student political organizations at BU hold mixed opinions on this year’s presidential election results and plan to continue meeting to discuss politics while engaging with the BU community.
A sign near the Boston University Beach encouraging students to register to vote. College students have lower voter turnout than any age group, which may be exacerbated by COVID-19 and difficulties with voter registration. LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students reflect on voting process, importance of this year’s election

Ashley Soebroto November 4, 2020

Young voters are traditionally less likely to turn out on Election Day than any other age demographic, and the sharp increase in early and mail-in voting further complicated the process this year. However,...

East to West: Oct. 19, 2020

East to West: Oct. 19, 2020

Justin Tang October 19, 2020

FEATURING: Justin Tang, Jackson Machesky, Sarah Wager WRITTEN BY: Justin Tang, Jackson Machesky, Sarah Wager, Katrina Liu, Nellie Maloney, Mia Parker EDITED BY: Nellie Maloney BASED ON DFP...

Boston University College Republicans released a statement on Instagram denouncing a Twitter thread by Ibram X. Kendi, director and founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU College Republicans receive backlash over statement against Kendi tweets

Nathan Lederman October 4, 2020
Student organizations and individuals on campus have expressed both outrage against and support for Ibram X. Kendi, director and founder of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, after a series of his tweets garnered attention online.

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: BU College Democrats on student loan debt

Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

In efforts to gain perspectives from students of Democratic and Republican political affiliations, The Daily Free Press asked BU College Democrats and BU College Republicans to answer the following question:...

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