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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University’s College of Communication. Though applications for BU’s Summer Journalism Academy were released in December and students were accepted, both the online and on-campus programs were canceled in February. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Summer Journalism Academy canceled for 2025, instructors mourn ‘seismic’ loss

Sana Muneer April 6, 2025
Boston University's Summer Journalism Academy will be closed in 2025.
Student encampments on Marsh Plaza. Enshrined in student protest, Boston University saw some of the largest anti-war protests in the 1960s and ‘70s, followed by anti-apartheid protests in the 1980s and similar campus activism remains prevalent at BU. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Decades of activism’: BU community leaders reflect on history of campus protests, coverage

Mary Goetz April 4, 2025
Boston University has a history of protests and student-led activism. Community leaders, professors and former students reflect on their experiences.
Protestors hold signs against homeless encampment sweeps on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and the Boston University Bridge. Warm Up Boston, an organization that supports Boston’s unhoused community, organized a rally to stop the sweeps of homeless encampments on Wednesday morning. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Warm Up Boston holds rally calling for the end of encampment sweeps, delays sweep scheduled at BU Bridge

Elizabeth Mehler February 6, 2025
Rally at BU Bridge to end sweeps of homeless encampments results in delay of sweep.
The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include indecent exposure, larceny and destruction of property. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Nov. 4-10

Alina Fairlie November 11, 2024
This week's crime logs include a bicyclist being struck, indecent exposure and a hit pedestrian.
Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include graffiti, a noise complaint and a panic alarm. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 29-Oct. 4

Katherine Wu October 7, 2024
This week's crime logs include a hazardous condition, a panic alarm and a suspicious person.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Everything wrong with MLB’s new jerseys

Brendan Galvin February 27, 2024
This season, Major League Baseball partnered with Nike and Fanatics to manufacture uniforms for all 30 teams. To say the uniforms are a disappointment would be an understatement.
The Boston University police station. This week’s crime logs included defacing of property, larceny and an intoxicated party.  KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Jan. 15 — Jan. 21

Gia Shin January 23, 2024

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Jan. 15 — 21. Trespass at 745 Commonwealth Ave. A caller reported at 8:32 a.m. on Jan. 15 that...

Boston University police station. This week’s crime logs include larceny, destruction of property, and a hit pedestrian. AMANDA CUCCINIELLO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs for Nov. 25 – Dec. 3

Amelia McAvoy December 4, 2023
Boston University Police Department's reported crime logs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3 include larceny, destruction of property, and a hit pedestrian.
Crime Logs BUPD

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 30 – Nov. 11

Sebastian Castro November 13, 2023
A suspicious package, an indecent exposure and a hit pedestrian were reported in the Oct. 30-Nov. 11 crime logs from the Boston University Police Department.
The Boston University Police Department. BUPD announced the arrest of a man suspected of sexually assaulting two BU students on campus this week. NATALIE CARROLL/ DFP FILE

UPDATE: BU investigates third and fourth sexual assault this week, following arrest for first two

Sydney Topf October 25, 2023
Boston University Police Department announced Friday morning two more sexual assaults occurred on-campus Thursday evening, following the arrest of a suspect in connection to Tuesday’s two other assault incidents.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

How to survive Spooky Season without being spooked

Samantha Marshall October 22, 2023
Halloween is a holiday filled with scares, frights and trips to haunted attractions with friends. For many people, Halloween is the perfect time to visit a haunted house and get your adrenaline running. But if you’re like me –– Halloween usually is not so fun.
Ananya Sharda | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): There’s no quota on love

Analise Bruno October 11, 2023
Dear Abby: How much should a person be dating? I always feel like I am either dating too much or not dating enough, it seems like everyone has an opinion on everyone’s dating life.
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