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Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

BU’s Student Government passed a Survivor’s Bill of Rights. Don’t let the administration ignore it.

Guest Writer May 20, 2023
I want BU to be a place where students can feel safe. I want BU to be a place where the administration cares about its students. And I want BU to be a place where, if anyone is forced to be a survivor, they can feel supported by their school.
The Gender Affirming Room for Belonging launch party on Nov. 6. The room is in the basement of the George Sherman Union and features makeup, binders and other gender-affirming products for trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people to explore and affirm their gender identity. COURTESY OF ELIZABETH NATALIE NG

CGSA Gender-Affirmation Room encourages identity exploration

Sara Creato November 16, 2022
BU's Gender-Affirming Room for Belonging launched Nov. 6 in the GSU basement.
Denim Day

BU organizations raise sexual assault awareness with Denim Day display

Adithya Iyer April 22, 2022
BU's SARP, CGSA and It's On Us BU organized a denim display in the lead up to Denim Day on April 27.
bu stugov election winners

Fight to BU wins StuGov elections

Anna Vidergar April 5, 2022
Meanwhile, every At-Large party obtained about 20% of the votes, subsequently receiving 2 Senate seats each.
stugov at-large debate

At-Large parties debate performative activism, marginalized group representation days ahead of elections

Daily Free Press Staff March 24, 2022
Voting will open in four days. Eight seats will be distributed according to the percentage of the vote each party receives.
Boston University Student Government. BU StuGov slate candidates discussed ideas to solve student issues during a town hall meeting at the George Sherman Union Back Court March 16. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFF

Running slates answer student questions on Black mental health, student involvement in StuGov election town hall

Anna Vidergar March 17, 2022
Students asked slate representatives how they would respond to issues of mental health, diversity and more.
A student writes on a blackboard during a Student Government Executive Board election campaign kick-off event in 2016. Two slates, BeYou and Fight to BU, are running for the 2022-2023 academic year Executive Board positions. LEXI PLINE/DFP FILE

PREVIEW: Slates and parties running for Student Government election

Anna Vidergar March 16, 2022
Fight to BU and Be You are running for Executive Board, while five parties are running for eight At-Large party seats.
Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism and Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center hosted a virtual panel on Thursday to discuss a rise in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND ACTIVISM

SARP reports increase in domestic violence due to pandemic

Ashley Soebroto November 11, 2020
Domestic violence has soared across the country in recent months. At BU, professors and sexual assault experts spoke about the growing prevalence of domestic abuse during the pandemic.
SPLASH, an bi-annual event on Nickerson Field, is an opportunity for students to learn about the many clubs and organizations available at Boston University. MIKE DESOCIO/ DFP FILE

BU student organizations for every niche

Ellie Yeo June 12, 2020
As incoming students begin planning their move to college, the question on their minds shifts from what school they will be attending for the next four years to what they will do with their time there. 
One of the book tables at the Boston Anarchist Bookfair that took place in Cambridge at The Democracy Center Saturday and Makeshift Boston Sunday instead of on Boston University’s campus, as it had been in previous years. COURTESY OF THE BOSTON ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR

Boston Anarchist Bookfair leaves BU after security cost dispute

Daily Free Press Staff November 14, 2019
The Boston Anarchist Bookfair had a last-minute location change Friday from Boston University’s George Sherman Union after disputes with BU administration over the security costs, BU officials said.
Boston University's Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism (CGSA) submitted a proposal to the BU's administration in February pushing for gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Gender-inclusive bathrooms to be constructed in the GSU

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 6, 2018
An independent architecture firm specializing in installing gender-inclusive bathrooms in pre-existing spaces will break ground on Boston University’s first, specifically gender-inclusive bathroom in October.
CAS senior Megan Birgy, sophomore Faith Puleikis and junior Rachel Bennetts talk at the BU Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism on Wednesday evening. CGSA's Gender-Inclusive BU Proposal has made it to the University Council, one of the main governing bodies for the university. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF.

CGSA proposal on its way to be reviewed by University Council

Mike Reddy March 22, 2018
Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism is waiting for confirmation that their proposal for a more gender-inclusive BU was moved to the University Council’s Committee on Student Life and Policies.
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