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protest outside President Brown's office against COVID-19 policies

BU students stage walk-out, demonstration to protest current COVID-19 policies

Talia Lissauer January 26, 2022
Organizers demanded classes be taught remotely until the positivity rate drops below 1%, among other things.
Students walking on Commonwealth Avenue

A preview of this weekend’s first in-person Family and Friends Weekend since Fall 2019

Lauren Rowlands October 20, 2021
Academic open houses, the Charles River Regatta, a hockey game and more to take place this weekend.
students in line for COVID testing

Students share their experiences isolating with COVID-19 in the absence of LfA

Lauren Rowlands September 23, 2021
Many said they struggled to keep up with classes and ask why the announcement took three weeks.
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Let’s Talk About: Indonesia’s team in the All England Open Badminton Championships

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 31, 2021
The unjust treatment toward the Indonesian badminton team proves a need for transparency in sports.
isolation housing at 575 commonwealth avenue

BU community has mixed experiences with COVID-19 rule enforcement

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 25, 2021
Students noted inconsistent enforcement of many COVID-19 restrictions in place since the Fall.
Fenway Park vaccination site. Boston residents who drive seniors to vaccine distribution centers became eligible for same-day appointments Wednesday, leading some to offer rides to elderly vaccine recipients to receive the vaccine sooner. LILY KEPNER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts sees issues with ‘companion vaccination system,’ overall distribution

Madison Mercado February 16, 2021
Bostonians looking for a quicker COVID-19 vaccine have taken to offering the elderly rides to vaccination sites on Craigslist, following a Wednesday announcement by the state that caregivers accompanying those over 75 are eligible for a same-day appointment.
Boston University’s “F--- it Won’t Cut It” campaign and College of Arts and Sciences professor Robert Corley recommend wearing two masks to better protect against COVID-19 and its variants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students reflect on new COVID-19 safety on double-masking

Sophie Nye February 11, 2021
With the CDC's new guidance encouraging tightly fit surgical masks or double-masking, BU community members agree students should continue to take additional precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Boston University is experiencing its largest spike in COVID-19 cases since it began testing, which could complicate efforts to prevent the virus’ spread as students return to campus this month. ROBERT BRANNING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU reports large COVID-19 spike as Spring semester set to start

Emily Stevenson January 14, 2021
Boston University experienced a spike in the on-campus positive test rate for COVID-19, as students, faculty and staff prepare for their return to campus after the holidays.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston University’s Student Health Services has taken on a number of new roles, such as carrying out large-scale coronavirus testing for faculty and students and conducting contact tracing. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students reflect on COVID-19 testing procedures on campus

Anuj Sawhney November 19, 2020
SHS transformed this Fall, but some students still worry about how safe BU really is
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory Monday in response to an uptick in the state’s COVID-19 cases. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker issues another stay-at-home advisory, downsizes acceptable gatherings

Allison Pirog November 3, 2020
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have increased by 278 percent and 145 percent, respectively, since Labor Day.
East to West: September 28, 2020

East to West: September 28, 2020

Justin Tang September 28, 2020

Join the Daily Free Press today as we cover the protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, the possibility of study abroad returning for Spring 2020, rat infestations in Boston neighborhoods, and...

Boston University students and instructors attending certain in-person classes could be considered close contacts if someone in their class tests positive for COVID-19, according to BU Nurse Practitioner Hannah Nichols. COURTESY OF ALEXEY HULSOV VIA PIXABAY

‘Unique situations’ outside BU’s close-contact definition can also warrant contact tracing

Julia Ermi September 24, 2020
Instructors and students attending in-person classes may be identified as close contacts in certain cases outside BU’s official definition, BU Nurse Practitioner Hannah Nichols wrote in an email Wednesday.
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