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Posters for the white supremacist group “The Base” on Boston University’s campus last November. Instances of white supremacist propaganda increased fourfold in Mass. last year, with cases also more than doubling across the United States. COURTESY SEBASTIAN PORRECA

White supremacist propaganda more than quadrupled in Mass. in 2019

Angela Yang February 26, 2020
Last year saw the highest activity on record for white supremacist propaganda in the U.S., with Massachusetts among the states that recorded the most cases.
Institutions of higher learning, such as Boston University, are facing greater expectations to be socially responsible with their funding. 
ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

Biz Trends: Boston University follows big businesses focused on social responsibility

Amy Pollard January 22, 2019
Boston University has made social responsibility part of its communication strategy.
Ice Cube performs at Supafest in Australia in 2012. The American rapper’s 10th studio album was released Friday. COURTESY OF EVA RINALDI/ FLICKR

REVIEW: Ice Cube’s ‘Everythangs Corrupt’ signals his rise in mainstream rap

Lizzee Harrison December 9, 2018
With over 30 years in the business, gangster rap legend Ice Cube has been welcomed back with open arms into the hip hop genre.
EDITORIAL: The importance of honoring MLK’s legacy

EDITORIAL: The importance of honoring MLK’s legacy

Editors April 4, 2018
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. King, a social justice leader and head of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s, left behind an important legacy for this country and brought about significant racial progress for African-Americans. While he mainly fought for change and equality in the South, he also spent some time in Boston, earning a master’s degree in the School of Theology at Boston University — where he met fellow student and future wife Coretta Scott.

Sexual trauma outreach group expands to School of Public Health

Armand Manoukian February 1, 2018

Sexual Trauma Outreach & Prevention (STOP), a student group created by students at the Boston University School of Medicine, has expanded to include the students in the School of Public Health. STOP...

A flyer advertising Resist Marxism’s Rally for the Republic on Nov. 18 is ripped outside of Boston City Hall. PHOTO BY LEXI PEERY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Resist Marxism plans free speech rally without permit

Hannah Schoenbaum November 3, 2017

An anti-Marxist organization announced its plans Friday to proceed with its free speech rally at the Boston Common, scheduled for Nov. 18, despite not being granted the necessary permit. City officials...

American Protest: No place for white supremacy

American Protest: No place for white supremacy

Meredith Varner October 20, 2017

As an aspiring journalist, free speech is one of the most important pieces of our Constitution to me. It defines my entire future career, and protects the right to democracy in this country. There is,...

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EDITORIAL: Panera misses the mark on social activism

Editors September 21, 2017

When Panera Bread closed its doors on Commonwealth Avenue in May, many Boston University students were sad to see one of their favorite on-campus eateries go. In its absence, Panera regulars are having...

Professor Nina Silber speaks at the Student-Faculty Forum, “Lessons from Charlottesville,” Tuesday night at the George Sherman Union Metcalfe Ballroom about the history of protesting confederate monuments. PHOTO BY BILLY BEVEVINO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community addresses Charlottesville in new Student-Faculty Forum

Andres Picon September 20, 2017

The Boston University Dean of Students Office held its first ever Student-Faculty Forum on Tuesday night titled “Lessons from Charlottesville.” Tuesday night’s discussion was the first in a series...

Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president, sits down with Dean Kenneth Elmore Wednesday night at the Howard Thurman Center to discuss protest, racial tensions and media coverage in professional sports after clashes in Charlottesville. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM alumnus Kevin Merida, Dean Elmore talk sports culture post-Charlottesville

Noor Adatia September 14, 2017

ESPN Senior Vice President Kevin Merida sat down with Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground on Wednesday evening to discuss the impact of the recent protests...

7th Inning Stretch: Okay, Boston, it’s time for a change

7th Inning Stretch: Okay, Boston, it’s time for a change

Jacob Gurvis September 14, 2017

On Tuesday night, I walked across the David Ortiz Bridge, through a packed Yawkey Way, and into beautiful Fenway Park. I enjoyed a ball game where the Boston Red Sox won easily, 11-1. As the Sox trounced...

DELLECHIAIE: Turn off, tune out, but please don’t drop out

DELLECHIAIE: Turn off, tune out, but please don’t drop out

Dan Dellechiaie September 8, 2017

“I am eager to hear your news, whether what you have heard is good or not ... but we won’t object if you stay silent.” - Aeschylus, “The Oresteia” The first cardinal sin among journalists...

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