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Protestors march at the Boston Climate Strike last December. Boston-based environmental organizations have had to cancel in-person Earth Day rallies and transition to virtual events because of the coronavirus. AUSMA PALMER/ DFP FILE

Environmental activism moves online for this year’s Earth Day celebrations

Molly Farrar April 21, 2020
Environmental organizations are forced to cancel their Earth Day celebrations this year, and continue their advocacy efforts online.
DivestBU has been an outspoken group on campus for years, holding many rallies and marches. They have pushed BU towards divesting from the fossil fuel industry. BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A preview of campus news coverage this fall

Alex LaSalvia June 13, 2019
Every weekday, The Daily Free Press publishes stories that matter to the students of Boston University. Here are some of the stories the FreeP has been covering throughout the past year and will continue to cover for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
New student group BU Students Against Mass Incarceration launched this month with the goal of teaching the student body about BU’s participation in the prison system. COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

New student organization calls for BU to divest from private prison system

Sofia Saric April 26, 2019
Boston University Students Against Mass Incarceration, a new student-run private prison divestment campaign, launched this month with the goal of educating the student body about BU’s participation in the prison industrial complex.
Bolaji Olagbegi and Bridget De La Torre present their divestment proposal to BU Student Government’s Senate Monday night. GRANT HILLYER/ DFP STAFF

Senate discusses endorsing DivestBU’s fossil fuel proposal

Grant Hillyer March 26, 2019
SG voted at their meeting Monday night to endorse DivestBU’s reinvestment proposal that calls on the university to fully divest from fossil fuel industries.
Nathan Phillips is a professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professor Nathan Phillips lends aid to homeowners affected by Merrimack Valley gas leak

Martha Merrow November 15, 2018
When the Merrimack Valley suffered a massive gas explosion in September, Boston University professor Nathan Phillips didn’t hesitate to step in and help.
Panelists speak during “Climate Action for Our Future: Mobilizing Student Power” on Wednesday evening. The Environmental Student Organization and Divest BU hosted the event to discuss climate change in Boston. PHOTO BY MADHAV KOHLI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panelists urge students to take action against climate change

Haley Lerner April 18, 2018
Boston University’s Environmental Student Organization hosted a panel with DivestBU to facilitate discussion about local climate change mitigation in Boston and the influence of students on Wednesday evening.
Nicolas Suarez leads a tour for prospective students on Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Admissions ambassadors petition to be paid by university

Andres Picon March 14, 2018
Boston University tour guides, also known as admissions ambassadors, are petitioning to get paid for their work, as they currently run tours for prospective students and their families on a volunteer basis. The petition was released just days after BU President Robert Brown announced a 3.4 percent increase in the total cost for tuition, fees, room and board.
Student Government meets Monday night at  the Photonics Center. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG endorses BU Bold climate plan, other campus initiatives

Isabel Owens November 21, 2017

Boston University’s Student Government voted to endorse BU Bold, a version of the Climate Action Plan that urges BU to adopt 100 percent renewable energy, among a slew of other initiatives at its...

Divest BU activism liaison Masha Vernik speaks at Divest BU’s National Campus Day of Action at Marsh Chapel Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DivestBU rallies to urge Board of Trustees to adopt climate action plan

Isabel Owens November 16, 2017

DivestBU urged the Boston University Board of Trustees to adopt BU Bold — a version of the Climate Action Plan advocating that BU shift entirely to renewable energy by 2040 — at a rally Wednesday...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to President Brown, in response his rejection of Divest BU’s petition demands

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to President Brown, in response his rejection of Divest BU’s petition demands

Editors February 15, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Dear President Brown, Today marks the 14th day we are requesting a...

OP-ED: The moral argument for BU to divest its fossil fuel holdings

OP-ED: The moral argument for BU to divest its fossil fuel holdings

Editors April 25, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Boston University’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing recently announced...

OP-ED: BU Board of Trustees should vote in favor of ACSRI recommendation of fossil fuel divestment

OP-ED: BU Board of Trustees should vote in favor of ACSRI recommendation of fossil fuel divestment

Editors April 20, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. On Wednesday, the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) [publicly]...

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