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StuGov starts semester with committee chair confirmations and elections presentation

Anna Vidergar January 24, 2023
Boston University Student Government confirmed committee chairs, heard about upcoming StuGov election processes and approved the spring 2023 budget in its first meeting of the Spring semester.
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StuGov Hears End-of-Semester Updates, Committees Share Upcoming Plans

Anna Vidergar December 6, 2022
BU StuGov heard committee, cabinet, executive board and budget updates in its final meeting of the semester Monday night.
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BU StuGov supports Grad Student Union, hears cabinet updates

Anna Vidergar October 4, 2022
Boston University Student Government heard cabinet updates and endorsed the Boston University Graduate Student Union in a meeting Monday night.
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Applications open for Mayor’s Youth Council

Madison Mercado April 27, 2021
The program, taking applications until June 18, promotes civic engagement among high schoolers.
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Boston Design Week returns virtually after last-minute cancellation last year

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 16, 2021
The 12-day festival celebrating the role of design in everyday life will return April 28.
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Senate confirms Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

Madison Mercado March 23, 2021
City Council President Kim Janey stepped up as acting mayor — the first woman and person of color.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. If Walsh is confirmed by the Senate as Labor Secretary, he will look to take his labor- and community-oriented values to Washington. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Recap of Walsh’s mayoral legacy

Daniel Kool January 28, 2021
At 21, he joined Boston’s Laborers Local 223 Union, maintaining active involvement for over 20 years. Now, the 53-year-old is being pulled to D.C., where he awaits a likely confirmation as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor.
East to West: Jan. 15, 2021

East to West: Jan. 15, 2021

Jackson Machesky January 15, 2021

In the Season 5 Premiere of East to West, the Daily Free Press covers how Boston University faculty and leadership responded to insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the virtual Back2BU panels hosted...

At Boston University’s Monday Student Government meeting, students discussed updates to the Cabinet and appointed two new representatives to the Boston Intercollegiate Government. ANNA VIDERGAR/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuGov meets with Student Activities director, confirms BIG representatives

Anna Vidergar November 10, 2020
BU StuGov spoke with SAO Director John Battaglino and heard Cabinet updates on events such as the upcoming Sustainable Business Week. StuGov also confirmed two representatives for the Boston Intercollegiate Government during its meeting Monday.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: What is the future of the Democratic Party?

Gabriella Aponte October 29, 2020
The future of the Democratic Party is one with two defined factions: the moderate, incrementalistic faction that fights to maintain the status quo, and the progressive, democratic socialists who fight to change the system.
In a virtual meeting on Monday, Boston University’s Student Government introduced Building Bold, a student community dedicated to mental health discourse. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuGov introduces online mental health community, discusses new initiatives

Anna Vidergar September 29, 2020
BU StuGov in a meeting Monday night introduced new initiatives such as a student community for mental health discourse and a potential Allston crawl not for partying, but for aiding the neighborhood’s fight against gentrification.
Student Government meets on Monday evening. SG elected a new senate chair, Andrew Chiao, for next year. PHOTO BY LILY ILSLEY-GREENE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG elects Andrew Chiao as Senate chair

Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 1, 2018
Boston University’s Student Government met for the last time this academic year on Monday night, electing Andrew Chiao, a sophomore senator in the College of Arts and Sciences, as next year’s Senate chair.
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