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Marathon athletes pass Temple Ohabei Shalom on Beacon Street. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: 125th Boston Marathon

Daily Free Press Staff October 13, 2021
Nearly 20,000 athletes ran the 125th Boston Marathon in person Monday after a 910-day hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new Allergy Awareness Club at Boston University will have its first meeting Tuesday night. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Allergy awareness club comes to BU

Conor Kelley December 12, 2018

The Allergy Awareness Club, or AIR (Allergies, Intolerances and Restrictions), is kicking off its presence at BU in efforts to host discussions and events focused around allergies, food intolerances...

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Masked individuals with suspected Nazi affiliations disrupt anarchist book fair

Jenna Manto November 27, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKf72Tug88g Five people began chanting slogans associated with Nazis at the Boston Anarchist Bookfair Sunday. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT Masked individuals...

Marsh Chapel at BU. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students survive on refugee rations

Daily Free Press Staff November 15, 2018

By Conor Kelley and Shayna Scott Boston University students are attempting to survive a week on food supplies similar to those provided to a refugee as part of Marsh Chapel’s Refugee Ration Challenge...

Boston University students reported not receiving absentee ballots for the midterm election, despite having requested them in advance. COURTESY OF NADYA PEEK/ FLICKR

BU students face problems with absentee ballots

Daily Free Press Staff November 9, 2018
Several Boston University students reportedly did not receive their requested absentee ballots for the 2018 midterm elections.
Campus crime logs: 11/8

Campus crime logs: 11/8

Conor Kelley November 7, 2018
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 2–6.
Boston University political science professor Dino Christenson (right) chats with students at a watch party Tuesday night at Student Village 1. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students monitor midterm results at on-campus watch parties

Daily Free Press Staff November 7, 2018
Boston University students gathered in the Warren Towers multipurpose room and in the student atrium in Student Village 1 Tuesday night to watch the 2018 midterm elections.
Campus crime logs: 11/1

Campus crime logs: 11/1

Conor Kelley November 1, 2018
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Oct. 26–29.
The Boston University School of Medicine. A new study by researchers at the school suggests treating chronic inflammation in elderly people could help avert the onset of Alzheimer's disease. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Chronic inflammation with ApoE4 gene results in increased risk of Alzheimer’s, BUSM researchers say

Conor Kelley October 25, 2018
People who possess the gene ApoE4 and have chronic low-grade inflammation have an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine.
Room 338, pictured above, is the only remaining computer lab in Boston University’s College of Communication. HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM BYOD policy improves work mobility, decreases class efficiency

Daily Free Press Staff October 18, 2018
This year's College of Communication students are the first to experience the pros and cons of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy now in effect at COM.
Campus crime logs: 10/18

Campus crime logs: 10/18

Conor Kelley October 17, 2018
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Oct. 12–15.
The use of a single container to froth both dairy and non-dairy milk at the Starbucks in the George Sherman Union has raised concerns about food allergies among Boston University students. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Starbucks policy change frustrates students

Conor Kelley October 6, 2018
Several Boston University students are concerned about a Starbucks policy change that removed labels from the coffee shop’s milk pitchers.
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