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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro speaks at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center on Wednesday night at an event organized by BU Young Americans for Freedom. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ben Shapiro at BU says America was not built on slavery

Daily Free Press Staff November 14, 2019
Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro spoke at Boston University Wednesday evening after weeks of controversy on campus surrounding his impending visit. Individual protestors raised their voices inside the venue at various points throughout the event.
Members of the BU community gathered in Marsh Plaza on Monday to protest Ben Shapiro coming to speak on campus. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students sit-in at Marsh Plaza to protest Shapiro visit

Melissa Ellin October 29, 2019
Boston University Students Against Hate Speech held a sit-in at Marsh Plaza Monday to protest Ben Shapiro’s Nov. 13 campus appearance.
East to West: September 27, 2019

East to West: September 27, 2019

JenRacoosin September 27, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover negotiations for a conservative student group’s speaker, a state ban on vaping products, and the new Rhett statue. This episode originally aired...

Ben Shapiro at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by Turning Point USA, a freedom-focused nonprofit, at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas in June 2018. Boston University’s Young Americans for Freedom is in negotiations with the administration for Shapiro to come speak on campus. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

Negotiations for Ben Shapiro event on campus lead to a decrease in venue size

Anna Facciola September 24, 2019
The Young Americans for Freedom at Boston University have been in negotiations with Boston University’s administration to secure a venue and security for conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to visit campus. BU has agreed to cover the security costs but said the event must be held in a smaller venue than YAF requested.
Construction zones dot Boston University’s West Campus along Commonwealth Avenue. Projects include sidewalk reconstruction, separated bike lanes, new wheelchair ramps, a water line, drainage systems and landscaping. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Construction projects on Comm. Ave. to continue until June

Mia Cathell February 28, 2019
Constant drilling and orange cones on campus has left some BU students questioning the extensiveness of construction work at BU.
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