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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Student struck by car crossing Commonwealth Avenue near West Campus

Daily Free Press Admin April 23, 2014

A female Boston University student struck by a vehicle on Commonwealth Avenue was transported to a local hospital with a leg injury Wednesday afternoon. The student was hit crossing Commonwealth Avenue...

Weigl family sues truck company for death of son Chris

Daily Free Press Admin October 25, 2013

Ten months after Boston University graduate student Christopher Weigl died when an 18-wheel truck struck him on his bicycle on Commonwealth Avenue, his father Andrew Weigl is suing the truck company and...

Officials, advocates seek increased bike safety

Daily Free Press Admin December 12, 2012

In response to a series of biking accidents that have taken place in 2012, city officials and local advocates seek to improve bike safety and education as Boston’s biking culture grows with initiatives...

BU community mourns COM student’s death in fatal bike crash

Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2012

The cyclist killed in a collision that occurred on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Saint Paul Street was identified as Boston University student Chris Weigl, officials said. BU spokesman Colin Riley...

UPDATED: COM grad. student dies in bike collision with truck

Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2012

A Boston University student was killed in a bike crash involving a tractor-trailer truck on West Campus Thursday morning, officials said. Boston Police responded to a call at about 8:36 a.m. regarding...

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