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Charles River Conservancy President Renata von Tscharner speaks to professional skateboarders Tony Alva and Christian Hosoi during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lynch Family Skate Park. PHOTO BY DREW SCHWARTZ/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Long-awaited skate park to come to Boston area

Drew Schwartz October 24, 2014

After fighting for more than a decade for a place Boston’s skateboarders could call their own, the Charles River Conservancy broke ground Thursday on a community skate park at Cambridge’s North Point...

$10 million endowment creates non-profit internship program

$10 million endowment creates non-profit internship program

Drew Schwartz September 19, 2014

Following a $10 million donation from Yawkey Foundations to create a non-profit internship program at Boston University, BU’s Center for Student Services was named in honor of the organization on...

Roommates Kayla Pichichero (SHA ’16), Mollie Wasser (SMG ’16), Amir Feinberg (CAS ’16) and Brock Meyer (CAS '15) spend time together in their gender-neutral Student Village apartment. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Housing offers gender-neutral option on large scale, draws mixed response

Drew Schwartz September 11, 2014

As Amir Feinberg walked into his housing selection appointment in April, he looked to his expectant roommates – two of whom were females – with concern. After researching his options, scouring Boston...

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245 BU faculty join students to call for university divestment from fossil fuels

Drew Schwartz September 10, 2014

More than 240 Boston University faculty have called on BU President Robert Brown to disinvest from the fossil fuel industry and say that a shift to a sustainable stock portfolio is not only necessary...

BU grad in serious condition after fall down elevator shaft

Daily Free Press Admin May 20, 2014

Elisabeth Scotland, a 2014 graduate of Boston University’s School of Management, fell down an elevator shaft in Fenway Park Friday night and remains in serious condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...

Man arrested for trying to carry handguns into BU’s commencement

Daily Free Press Admin May 18, 2014

A man was arrested Sunday after trying to get into Boston University's commencement ceremony with two loaded handguns. At about 1 p.m., Andrea Massa, 28, of Marshfield, was stopped at a security checkpoint...

Memorial for deceased CAS student disappears

Daily Free Press Admin May 1, 2014

On the anniversary of Boston University student Binland Lee’s death in an Allston apartment fire last April, friends and family assembled a memorial Monday where the blaze that took her life broke out....

ENG juniors join local student-run venture company

Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2014

Two Boston University students were appointed Monday to the Dorm Room Fund Boston, a student-run venture company which provides support for young entrepreneurs and developers, to help student leaders...

College costs top financial burden for young adults, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin April 23, 2014

While a recent report suggests paying for college is the biggest financial concern amongst young people, Boston University students echoed the sentiment that the costs of tuition creates a major challenge...

Remembrance or revelry: Celebrating the Marathon

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2014

As the 2014 Boston Marathon approaches, the Boston University community is debating whether the alcohol-fueled celebrations typical of the holiday are still appropriate in light of the 2013 Boston Marathon...

SG slates exchange complaints after polls close Monday

Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2014

Both Student Government slates have filed a total of 14 complaints to the Student Elections Commission since Sunday with regards to the Student Government Executive Board Elections. This results in a...

BU IT fixes glitches in SG voting system

Daily Free Press Admin April 4, 2014

A glitch in the online voting system for the Spring 2014 Boston University Student Government Executive Board Elections prevented an unidentifiable number of students from casting their votes until the...

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