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The Daily Free Press

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EDITORIAL: Journalists especially must exercise duty to vote

Editors November 3, 2020
We are the protectors of democracy, and in turn, the founding document of our democracy works to protect us. In this way, journalism and democracy are intertwined, so it would only be responsible for journalists to participate fully in it.
A ballot drop box in Allston. Dozens of ballots were damaged after a drop box in Copley Square was set on fire Sunday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Copley Square ballot drop box set ablaze

Allison Pirog October 26, 2020
Of the 122 ballots in the box, 87 were legible and able to be processed. Voters who used the drop box between 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4 a.m. on Sunday should contact the Election Department to check the status of their ballot.
Boston University professors Shawn Lynch and Daniela Melo hosted “My Vote, My Voice: The Mechanics of U.S. and Other Elections” on Wednesday to discuss the Nov. 3 election and the impact of voting. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU political scientists say upcoming election will rely on youth turnout

Rachel Do October 26, 2020
Since 2016, just a fraction of the country has participated in general elections. With the 2020 presidential election right around the corner, BU professors discuss the importance of voting and how the system fails.
After the Curtain Call: Is Broadway a proper platform for protest?

After the Curtain Call: Is Broadway a proper platform for protest?

Madison Frilot October 10, 2017

Would you pay upwards of $200 to have an old white man yell at you for two and a half hours straight? Unless you are searching for the fulfillment of some kind of sick dream, my guess is that it wouldn’t...

ENDORSEMENT: Request your absentee ballot and vote for Hillary Clinton

ENDORSEMENT: Request your absentee ballot and vote for Hillary Clinton

Editors October 13, 2016

The past months of the presidential election have been nothing short of tumultuous. As college students, we watched the debates, voted in our primaries and cried as the field winnowed and Bernie bid...

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