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Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine members participating in a “study-in” at the Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences Nov. 6. After the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil for his participation in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, national concern sparked over how President Donald Trump’s immigration policy could be used to target student activists. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Detention of Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil raises concerns over protest rights at BU

Sangmin Song March 21, 2025
At Boston University, a hot spot for pro-Israel and pro-Palestine student activism, the events at Columbia have raised pressing questions around student protesters’ First Amendment protections and the response of University authorities to federal orders.
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City Council rejects amendments to Mayor Wu’s Participatory Budgeting Plan

Cassandra Dumay February 10, 2023
City Council members on Wednesday voted down amendments to Mayor Michelle Wu’s plans to give residents a say in spending taxpayer dollars.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Normalizing travelers overstepping their visas

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol April 21, 2021
It’s important to be respectful and adhere to your legal obligations to the country you’re visiting.
jogger runs through the back bay fens in boston

Dredging aimed to preserve Back Bay Fens’ Muddy River

Samuele Petruccelli April 15, 2021
The project could have lasting impacts on the watershed’s flow, quality and biodiversity.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Ideologies that dismiss science are dangerous

Luca Becker February 26, 2021
This ideology of politicizing science — such as Trump’s politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic — already has and will continue to have large-scale consequences in the real world.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Letter from the Editor: Listen to Black voices

Colbi Edmonds February 18, 2021
Listen to every voice in this paper. Listen to every Black person. Listen to our anger and our hurt. Because if you listen, you’ll realize we’ve been repeating the same message for a long time.
Shots are extracted from Pfizer vials at the Samuel Adams Bar at Fenway. LILY KEPNER/DFP STAFF

PREVIEW: Fenway Park to become second mass vaccination site in Massachusetts

Lily Kepner January 30, 2021
At Fenway Park, you can’t order any souvenirs, popcorn or peanuts. But you can get a shot from the bar. This Monday, Boston's beloved ballpark will officially open as the second mass vaccination site in the state, after a "soft launch" Friday.
In a virtual panel Monday, speakers from the College of Arts and Sciences, Howard Thurman Center and School of Law discussed the impact of the U.S. Capitol riots on American government and democracy. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU hosts panel after U.S. Capitol attacks, discusses crisis from multiple angles

Yiran Yu January 13, 2021
Seven BU panelists from the departments of political science, women’s, gender and sexuality studies and the law school gathered for a virtual panel Monday night to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6.
EDITORIAL: Not voting is counterintuitive to societal change

EDITORIAL: Not voting is counterintuitive to societal change

Editors October 2, 2020
Many young, leftist voters have expressed their burning disdain for the government and are protesting the upcoming election by not voting. But, it is an unproductive use of their constitutional right as a citizen.
OLIVIER: Is current police use of facial recognition a threat to the innocent?

OLIVIER: Is current police use of facial recognition a threat to the innocent?

Kaitlyn Olivier October 23, 2016

If you think facial profiling is strictly for the guilty, you will be shocked to learn that there is a high likelihood your profile is already flagged. According to an Atlantic article, there is “a 50...

OP-ED: Stand up for Boston University constitutional reform

OP-ED: Stand up for Boston University constitutional reform

Editors February 28, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. If we have nothing else, we have our voices and our will to action. The power of the students,...

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