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Dearborn STEM Academy. High-priority Boston Public Schools students returned to in-person instruction Thursday. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DFP FILE

High priority students return to Boston classrooms

Sam Trottenberg February 5, 2021
Students with disabilities, students learning English and students experiencing homelessness were allowed back into classrooms for the first time this year Thursday.
Boston University students who volunteer as emergency medical technicians recounted the realities of the pandemic they have observed from the frontline. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

BU student EMTs reflect on pandemic, voice hopes for the future

Madeline Humphrey February 3, 2021
First responders and health care workers have worked tirelessly since the pandemic began, facing intense stress and safety risks as a result. Now, Boston University students are involved in the continued efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
Alexia Nizhny/ DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: University faces difficult decisions when planning for holidays

Editors October 1, 2020
After Boston University announced Tuesday the cancellation of next semester’s Spring Recess in addition to an extended winter break, the immediate response to this news, for most, was disappointment.
OP-ED: Bringing Boston students back isn’t just logistically complicated, it’s irresponsible.

OP-ED: Bringing Boston students back isn’t just logistically complicated, it’s irresponsible.

Editors July 15, 2020
The return of more than 300,000 college students to Boston from regions all around the globe, however, will threaten the progress this state has made.
7th Inning Stretch: In these challenging times, athletes continue to inspire

7th Inning Stretch: In these challenging times, athletes continue to inspire

Jacob Gurvis March 17, 2020

As Bostonians, we are no strangers to the unifying power of sports. When our society is thrust into a period of danger or uncertainty, we often turn to our favorite players and teams for comfort, productive...

The Boston University Student Link login page. A two-factor authentication will be required to log in beginning in February. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Your coronavirus and online learning questions answered

Victoria Bond March 12, 2020
Here’s everything we know about the coronavirus risk to students on campus and how the University's switch to online courses will work.
A service in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End. The Archdiocese of Boston has advised all churches to suspend the traditional handshake during Catholic mass over concerns about the flu and coronavirus. COURTESY OF ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON

Archdiocese of Boston suspends handshaking at mass to prevent transmission of illness

Shannon Damiano March 4, 2020
Amid fears of flu season and the coronavirus outbreak, the Archdiocese of Boston has directed all churches to suspend the traditional shaking of hands during the sign of peace, a staple of Catholic mass, for the foreseeable future.
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