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Protestors gathered Sunday at One Silber Way to protest Boston University President Robert Brown’s ties to DowDuPont Inc., the company responsible for the Bhopal, India, crisis. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters urge President Brown to remember victims of Bhopal disaster, cut ties with DowDuPont

Eleanor Ho December 6, 2018
Dozens of water bottles filled with murky brown liquid littered the surface of table tops in the George Sherman Union.
Puppeteer Brad Shur (left) performs an act called “The Kingdom” as part of his show “Cardboard Explosion.” VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Puppeteer Pipkins pursues puppet passion in performance

Eleanor Ho November 15, 2018
When renowned artist and puppeteer Tarish “Jeghetto” Pipkins took the stage at BU Central, all eyes weren’t on him. They were on his latest creation, Crush, a puppet made out of cardboard and cloth with two shining green eyes. With the help of his puppet, Pipkins hosted Boston University’s first puppet slam Saturday evening.
Columbia University professor Tey Meadow speaks about her new book “Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century” Monday as part of Boston University Department of Sociology’s seminar series. HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Columbia University professor shares research on transgender children at seminar series

Eleanor Ho October 25, 2018
Columbia University professor Tey Meadow recalled meeting Rafe, one of the research subjects in her new book “Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century,” as a young girl demonstrating a dance move from a Britney Spears video.
Kim Chambers in “Kim Swims” (2017). COURTESY OF KATE WEBBER/ KIM SWIMS LLC.

Boston Women’s Film Festival highlights female resilience in film industry

Eleanor Ho October 4, 2018
Museum of Fine Arts and the Brattle Theatre hosted the inaugural Boston Women’s Film Festival and hosted screening for films that women featured in, such as “What They Had.”
City Crime Logs: April 15–17

City Crime Logs: April 15–17

Eleanor Ho April 18, 2018
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from April 15–17.
City Crime Logs: April 6-8

City Crime Logs: April 6-8

Eleanor Ho April 11, 2018
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from April 6-8.

City Crime Logs: March 22–23

Eleanor Ho March 28, 2018
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from March 22-23.

City Crime Logs: March 11

Eleanor Ho March 14, 2018
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs on March 11.
Target offers low-cost flu vaccinations. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ed Markey announces push for universal flu vaccine

Eleanor Ho February 21, 2018
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey introduced the Flu Vaccine Act Thursday, a bill that supports comprehensive research to create a universal flu vaccine — a total investment of $1 billion over five years.

City crime logs: Feb. 18-20

Eleanor Ho February 21, 2018
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Feb. 18-20.

City Crime Logs: Feb. 9-11

Eleanor Ho February 15, 2018

  The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Feb. 9-11. Suspect uses counterfeit $100 bill to buy pizza An officer responded to a larceny report...

Marijuana expungement, market participation evaluated by Cannabis Advisory Board

Eleanor Ho February 9, 2018

  The Cannabis Advisory Board held a public forum Thursday morning to discuss draft regulations concerning the use of marijuana in Massachusetts. These regulations will address several aspects...

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