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Ben Thompson, a second-year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a graduate representative for ACSRI, Claire Richer, an undergraduate representative (CAS ’15), and Garrett Moore, an undergraduate representative (ENG ’15) host a town hall meeting about fossil fuel divestment in the Boston University Photonics Center Wednesday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ACSRI members host town hall meeting about fossil fuel divestment

Monika Nayak April 16, 2015

Three members of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing of the Boston University Board of Trustees hosted a town-hall-style open forum Wednesday, inviting BU students and community...

Brooke Washabaugh (CGS '18) and Aidan Donohue (CGS '18) vote for BU's next Student Government leaders Monday in the George Sherman Union. Students will vote for or against fossil fuel divestment on the student link ballot. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students to vote on fossil fuel divestment on SG election ballot

Olivia Quintana April 2, 2015

As a piece of the Student Government election ballot, Boston University students have the opportunity to vote in a referendum about whether the university should divest from fossil fuel investments. The...

Boston University Student Government members attend a meeting Monday night. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG members consider fossil fuel divestment referendum for upcoming election

Sekar Krisnauli February 17, 2015

Boston University Student Government Senate gathered Monday night to consider the possibility of adding a fossil fuel divestment referendum on the ballot during the upcoming student body election. Claire...

Divestment from oil and fossil fuels could be damaging to university endowments, according to a study commissioned by the Independent Petroleum Association of America. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divestment from fossil fuels may harm university endowments, study finds

J.D. Capelouto February 11, 2015

Divestment from fossil fuels could harm university endowments, according to a study published Tuesday by economics consulting firm Compass Lexecon. The study, commissioned by the Independent Petroleum...

Boston University’s Board of Trustees announced on Monday that they will not divest from firearm manufacturers. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GLASGOW/FLICKR

BU trustees decline proposal to divest from gun manufacturers

Mina Corpuz February 5, 2015

Members of the Boston University Board of Trustees and Executive Committee rejected a committee proposal from the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing to divest from civilian firearms...

Students attend a student government meeting in October. The organization held their first meeting of the semester Sunday. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG confirms E-board members, continues with campaigns

Sekar Krisnauli February 2, 2015

After two postponements due to Winter Storm Juno, the Boston University Student Government Senate held its first meeting of the semester Sunday to confirm members of the Executive Board and continue...

Attendees of the People’s Climate March filled the streets of New York Sunday in order to raise awareness in the days prior to the United Nations Climate Summit. PHOTO BY SARAH FISHER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston revamps plan to address climate change, cut City emissions

Mina Corpuz September 25, 2014

In collaboration with sustainability organizations and members of the Boston community, the City has begun to update its Climate Action Plan to address climate change and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Established...

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245 BU faculty join students to call for university divestment from fossil fuels

Drew Schwartz September 10, 2014

More than 240 Boston University faculty have called on BU President Robert Brown to disinvest from the fossil fuel industry and say that a shift to a sustainable stock portfolio is not only necessary...

Roundup: Women’s rowing captures Patriot League championship

Daily Free Press Admin May 17, 2014

The Boston University women’s rowing team capped off a successful league season Friday, winning the Patriot League Championship and earning the program’s second-straight NCAA Championships berth. In...

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