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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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The Daily Free Press announces new investigative team

The Daily Free Press announces new investigative team

Board of Directors August 31, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE DAILY FREE PRESS ANNOUNCES NEW INVESTIGATIVE TEAM New branded slogan, “You deserve an independent voice,” adopted by newspaper BOSTON, MA (August 31, 2017) —...

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FINAL WORD: A letter from the editor

J.D. Capelouto December 8, 2016

We all laughed at Kylie Jenner earlier this year when she said in a New Year’s resolutions video that 2016 “is really about, like, the year of just realizing stuff. And everyone around me, we’re...

The Lee Kum Kee family gave $21 million to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to build a center to study how to increase health and happiness in individuals. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Harvard University explores happiness, health with gifted $21 million

Christy Osler April 28, 2016

Buzz, the energetic Honey Nut Cheerios bumblebee, supported the motto, “Bee happy. Bee healthy.” The beloved bee was on the right track — being happy might actually lead to a healthier life. To...

Tony Award-winner Kelli O'Hara performed Broadway hits at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge Sunday night as part of her first engagement with Celebrity Series of Boston. PHOTO COURTESY CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON

REVIEW: Kelli O’Hara graces audience with angelic vocals

Christy Osler March 4, 2016

Tony-award winner Kelli O’Hara ventured north of the Great White Way Sunday night to perform Broadway favorites to a packed Sanders Theatre in Cambridge. Although she is accustomed to performing...

Planet Records store clerk Michael Boudreau, of Watertown, organizes vintage vinyl records Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Planet Records gravitates toward universal music experience

Christy Osler February 25, 2016

One may wander into Planet Records just to browse its extensive selection of vinyls and CDs, but owner John Damroth promises that whether you’re an “old man from Russia or a young kid from Newark,”...

Grammy Award-winning pop duo a Great Big World prepares for their national “Kaleidoscope Tour" to promote their latest album, “When the Morning Comes.” PHOTO COURTESY JOSEPY LLANES

INTERVIEW: A Great Big World says something about upcoming tour

Christy Osler February 25, 2016

Amid shopping for clothes, scheduling their days-off activities for the next month and writing a Broadway musical, A Great Big World’s Ian Axel and Chad King have been planning a North American tour. The...

“Grease: Live,” a live production of the cult classic movie musical, is scheduled to air on Fox Jan. 31. PHOTO COURTESY TOMMY GARCIA/FOX

INTERVIEW: “Grease: Live” changing game of television musicals

Christy Osler January 28, 2016

Although we are in the midst of a snowy winter, FOX’s “Grease: Live” will help you reminisce on those summer nights. With high school drama, complicated relationships and quests for self-discovery...

From left, Boston University President Robert Brown, Angela Menino, Susan Menino Fenton, and Thomas Menino Jr. announced during a press conference at the Initiative on Cities Tuesday that late Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s archives will be housed at Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU chosen to host Menino’s archives, family of late mayor thanks university

Sekar Krisnauli October 28, 2015

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s family has chosen the Boston University Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center to organize and house the official Thomas Menino Archive, the family announced Tuesday...

An Ohio State University study released Monday titled “The College Prescription Drug Study” found that 10.2 percent of undergraduate students misuse prescription drugs. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE SCHWARZ/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Misusing prescription drugs prevalent at colleges, statistics for BU unclear

Christy Osler October 21, 2015

A new Ohio State University study found that about 10 percent of undergraduate students surveyed reported misusing prescription pain medications, while over 18 percent admitted to misusing prescription...

Fordham University, Marquette University and Brown University have rescinded Bill Cosby's honorary degree this week, but Boston University has yet to follow suit. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Students see need for Cosby honorary degree rescindment

J.D. Capelouto October 1, 2015

After three colleges rescinded Bill Cosby’s honorary degrees from their schools this week, many students disagree with Boston University’s reluctance to rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters...

Results from Boston University's Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey found that 23 percent of female survey respondents have experienced sexual assault victimization while a student. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Students, officials react to stark sexual assault survey results

Sekar Krisnauli September 28, 2015

More than 25 percent of undergraduate female respondents to the Boston University Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey reported they have been victims of sexual assault while at BU, according to the survey’s...

Campus Crime Logs Sept. 18 – 22

Campus Crime Logs Sept. 18 – 22

Christy Osler September 24, 2015

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department from Sept. 18 to 22. Female student approached by unknown male A female student reported an assault and battery incident...

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