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The Daily Free Press

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The Daily Free Press

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BU YDSA protests for free laundry at Marsh Plaza

Rin Velasco March 29, 2021
BU YDSA held an in-person protest following petitioning and meetings with BU administration.
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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.
Boston University commencement

BU plans in-person Commencement for Class of 2020, 2021

Emily Stevenson March 1, 2021
Boston University President Robert Brown announced in an email Thursday the 2021 Commencement ceremony will be held in-person May 16. The event is subject to change and will occur in accordance with city and state guidelines.
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 students in some residences were asked to follow stricter mask-wearing policies in common areas and other spaces this semester. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in some on-campus residences face stricter COVID-19 protocols this semester

Anne Jonas February 4, 2021
Since the Fall, students living in on-campus dormitories have been expected to form “households” within their residences and establish COVID-19 residential protocols on mask-wearing and social distancing based on each other's personal preferences. However, some students were sent a stricter set of residential COVID-19 protocols by their resident assistants for the Spring semester than in the Fall.
As Winter Intersession approaches, Boston University students are weighing whether to go home, leave campus or make other arrangements. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Navigating winter break 2020: a guidebook

Anne Jonas October 25, 2020
From international travel restrictions to general uncertainties regarding domestic travel, BU students are weighing their options for Winter Intersession: go home, leave campus or make other arrangements.
Boston University faculty are allowed to ask students to present their green-colored badge that indicates compliance with safety requirements before entering class, but some professors are relying on the honor system instead. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to begin checking for green compliance badges across campus

Melissa Ellin October 20, 2020
Starting Thursday, BU will begin checking students’ compliance status before allowing them entry to campus spaces, senior leadership announced in an email to students Tuesday.
The ability to include pronouns in one’s Zoom screen name has both advantages and disadvantages, according to transgender and non-binary students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Transgender and non-binary students feel added pressures of online learning

Nathan Lederman October 19, 2020
As remote learning cements its role in higher education, students who are transgender and nonbinary say the Zoom format presents unique challenges as well as benefits.
Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. BU students may now reserve spaces in University buildings to study and attend virtual classes. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to make study spaces available across campus to meet student need

Nick Kolev October 14, 2020
BU students can now reserve classrooms and other spaces in buildings across campus for personal uses, such as studying and attending online class, University leadership announced in an email Tuesday.
Boston University professional business fraternity Phi Chi Theta’s statement, posted to its website, regarding a recent video showing members at a large gathering. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professional frat on ‘probation’ after members attend off-campus gathering

Isabella Abraham October 7, 2020
BU’s chapter of the professional business and economics fraternity Phi Chi Theta is on “probation,” Senior Associate Dean of Students Jason Campbell-Foster said, after a video circulated online of 15 of its members at an off-campus gathering last month.
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