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‘No plans’ to repeal BU Shuttle mask mandate, University says

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 21, 2022
Mask policy in University buses will not change following the strike-down of the federal transportation mask mandate.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Get the Flu Shot

Lincoln Son Currie October 13, 2021
As Americans, we all have a responsibility to do better at getting our flu shots every year, and that includes me.
East to West: March 6, 2020

East to West: March 6, 2020

Justin Tang March 6, 2020

This episode is also available on SoundCloud. In this episode of East to West, we cover Super Tuesday primary elections, the death of BU real-life mascot Rhett, a new state bill that will help...

Artist Domenic Esposito’s “FDA Spoon” on the sidewalk in front of the Food and Drug Administration to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic. The sculpture is being installed on Boston University’s campus. COURTESY OF DOMENIC ESPOSITO

Giant spoon at the GSU shines a light on the opioid epidemic

Nikolay Kolev October 10, 2019
A giant heroin spoon sculpture titled the “FDA Spoon” will be placed in front of the George Sherman Union from Oct. 10 to 25. 
East to West: September 27, 2019

East to West: September 27, 2019

JenRacoosin September 27, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover negotiations for a conservative student group’s speaker, a state ban on vaping products, and the new Rhett statue. This episode originally aired...

Bearing Witness: A world without guns

Bearing Witness: A world without guns

Ariel Stein March 27, 2018
In a world with no guns, 438 students, administrators, teachers or security guards would not have been shot in while simply attending school since Sandy Hook. In a world with no guns, 8,900 teenage boys and men would not be able to take each other’s lives in a gang-related homicide each year. In a world with no guns, Trayvon Martin would not be famous. In a world with no guns, 96 people a day would not be killed by the pull of a trigger.
Marion McNabb speaks at the “Community First in Cannabis!” event on Feb. 26. PHOTO COURTESY MARION MCNABB

TERRIERS IN BIZ: Marion McNabb brings cannabis research advocacy to Boston

Simone Migliori March 14, 2018

Dr. Marion McNabb met Doubt at an orphanage in Harare, Zimbabwe. Named for his uncertain chance of survival, Doubt was HIV positive, and died when he was just 7 years old. Without the resources...

Visitors stand in the Garden of Peace, a memorial to victims of homicide in Boston. PHOTO BY HANNAH ROGERS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Experts say mass shootings should be treated like public health crises

Minali Prasad March 1, 2018

In the wake of the Parkland shooting, America’s national dialogue on gun violence resurfaced. Many discussions focused on regulating firearm sales or addressing untreated mental illnesses, but some...

PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REYNOLDS: A Breath of Fresh Air

Rebecca Reynolds September 12, 2014

I am minding my own business walking down Commonwealth Avenue, breathing in some fresh air, when I start choking on a mouthful of cigarette smoke. Or maybe I’m not walking; maybe I’m just trying to...

Meningitis hearing raises questions on oversight

Daily Free Press Admin November 15, 2012

Massachusetts lawmakers called for improved oversight for the Framingham Pharmacy linked to a recent nationwide meningitis outbreak at a Statehouse hearing Wednesday, as officials highlighted the failure...

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