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Carl Woog, former director for strategic communications of the National Security Council, speaks about national security and the media Tuesday night at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. PHOTO BY MARIA CASTILLO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU alum, students discuss media relations in Obama administration

Sophia Brown March 21, 2017

Approximately 40 Boston University students and professors gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to discuss the relationship between freedom of press and national...

The Boston University College Republicans' meeting attendance has tripled from 10 to 30 students in recent months. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU College Republicans see spike in attendance

Sarah Wu March 14, 2017

The Boston University College Republicans attendance has tripled in recent months, from 10 to 30 students regularly attending meetings. The group’s Facebook page describes themselves as “the center...

Kate Pavlich, the editor for Townhall.com, spoke about entitlement among young people during a lecture hosted by the Boston University College Republicans Thursday night in the GSU Conference Auditorium. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Fox journalist encourages conservative students on campus to speak up

Naba Khan November 18, 2016

Approximately 50 students gathered Thursday evening to listen to journalist Katie Pavlich discuss what she sees as an age of millennial entitlement at an event organized by the Boston University College...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire in October. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE PHOTO

One day after election, reality starts to sink in for BU students

Noor Adatia November 10, 2016

By Noor Adatia and Taylor Kocher Sara Skelton, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she was sitting in in her dorm room watching live coverage of the presidential election when she...

A student’s dorm room window on 180 Bay State Road displays a “Bernie for President” sign Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY JAKE FRIEDLAND/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

One year from presidential election, students get involved, take sides

Monika Nayak November 4, 2015

Even though she is an international student and will not be able to vote in the upcoming 2016 U.S. presidential election, Jesslyn Katherine, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, joined the...

Mim Eiben (CAS and SMG ‘18) proposes printing flyers for off-campus students to inform them of their rights as tenants at a Boston University Student Government meeting at the Photonics Center Monday. PHOTO BY STANISLAVA LABETSKAYA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG addresses safety concerns off-, on-campus students

Will Tentindo November 18, 2014

The Boston University Student Government addressed safety concerns for off- and on-campus students at a meeting Monday night. Senate voted to grant $500 to the Department of City Affairs to create and...

Through initiatives by Boston University Student Government including the website TurboVote, 100 more students registered to vote this year than in 2013. GRAPHIC BY FALON MORAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

More students register to vote in elections, make use of TurboVote service

Gherardo Astaldi October 28, 2014

In an effort to encourage more Boston University students to participate in the Nov. 4 state elections, BU Student Government partnered with online voter engagement service TurboVote, missing their 100-person...

In an effort to encourage students to vote, Boston University Student Government partnered with TurboVote, a non-profit startup that eases the voter registration process for college students. GRAPHIC BY MAYA DEVEREAUX/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG partners with TurboVote to register students to vote

Gherardo Astaldi October 14, 2014

Boston University Student Government has partnered with TurboVote, an online voter engagement service, in order to encourage students to register for the state and federal elections on Nov. 4. “The...

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