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Nathan Philips, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Earth and Environment, and Alice Arena hold signs at Philips’ demonstration at Marsh Plaza March 5. Philips regularly uses his office window on the fourth floor of BU’s College of Arts and Sciences to display political messages to passersby along Commonwealth Avenue. PHOTO BY PHOEBE MILLER

‘Say his name’: BU faculty, graduate workers reflect on University responses to political speech

Lauren Albano March 30, 2025
With the recent executive crackdown on universities for pro-Palestine activism, the incident with Phillips’ signage sparked dialogue among BU faculty and students over administrative responses to free speech on campus.

Broadway’s “Good Night and Good Luck”

Erica Schwartz March 18, 2025
As soon as the curtains pulled back and the set pieces rolled in, I was amazed by the level of detail that went into the set. The smoky cigarettes that nearly every performer totes around the stage add another layer of sensory detail that brings you physically into the world the show is recreating.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor, Josephine Kalbfleisch | DFP Photographer, Lauren Albano | Campus Co-Editor

Musk Foundation donations to BU rocketry club launch debate

Lauren Albano February 28, 2025
Donations made by the Musk Foundation to a BU rocketry team uncovered by The Daily Free Press are igniting debates over private donorship and revealing intra-University tensions over the funding it receives.
Protestors hold signs and wave flags at “No Kings on Presidents’ Day” protest Monday. Hundreds of protestors gathered at the Massachusetts State House to oppose recent executive orders and policy changes by the Trump administration, condemning alleged government overreach, attacks on human rights and the erosion of democratic norms. TALIA LISSAUER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Protestors demand end to ‘executive overreach,’ defend human rights

JenRacoosin February 18, 2025
Protestors gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to protest President Donald Trump's slew of executive orders and policy changes.
Protesters in front of a Tesla store on Boylston Street Saturday. Around 30 citizens gathered to protest the political actions of Elon Musk, a movement started by a Bostonian that is gaining national traction. JOSIE KALBFLEISCH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston-born ‘Tesla Takeover’ protest sparks national movement against Elon Musk

Lauren Albano February 16, 2025
Protestors gathered in front of a Tesla store on Boylston Street Saturday to demonstrate against the political actions of Elon Musk, a movement started by a Bostonian online that gained national traction.
The temporary restraining order Boston federal workers filed against the Defendant’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Acting OPM Director Charles Ezzell for deferring the Fork in the Road resignation program. The deadline for federal employees to participate in the federal buyout program has been set. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Judge allows Fork in the Road Resignation program to proceed, denies lawsuit

Nicole Abrams February 13, 2025
A federal judge in Boston lifted the pause on the deadline for the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” federal buyout program, according to a ruling filed Wednesday. The program, which was promoted extensively by Elon Musk in his plan to downsize the federal government, will now move forward.
Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

Keeping DEI in games means finding authenticity in our narratives | Full Inventory

Chloe Cramutola February 7, 2025
We instead must find authenticity in our narratives, instead of scraping for diversity that never even existed. Maybe then — finally — we can believe equality is more than a political agenda.
Questrom School of Business Rafik B. Hariri Building. Former Questrom Media Technician Jared May is under investigation for sharing a post of six DOGE employees with the caption “Wanted for Treason Dead or Alive” on social media platform X. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BREAKING: BU employee Jared May’s post about DOGE employees triggers national outrage

Lauren Albano February 5, 2025
Boston University employee Jared May is under fire after he posted online Monday about six young DOGE employees, garnering national attention and outrage.
The entrance to the Old South Church. Boston religious leaders, professors and college students reflect on the impact of faith on American politics after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and the slew of executive actions he rolled out during his first weeks in office. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Make America a Christian nation’: Bostonians pray on faith’s role in Trump’s executive actions

Megan Amato February 2, 2025
Boston religious leaders and community members reflect on the role of religion in President Donald Trump’s policies, following a bishop’s call for mercy amid several executive orders passed by Trump during his first day in office.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

X is a lawless land | Data Driven

Sarah Datta February 29, 2024
Sure, free speech is important, and there’s something to be said about X not militantly controlling its users. But, profiting off of terrorists? Come on.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Mockery, hypocrisy are Vivek Ramaswamy’s favorites | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 15, 2023
At the third Republican primary debate Vivek Ramaswamy demonstrated his hypocrisy and lack of credibility as a candidate by resorting to ad hominem attacks and mockery.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The myth of ‘The Matrix’: misogyny, men, mediocrity | Cultspiracy

Kim Schneider October 5, 2023
The "Red Pill" has been hijacked by conservatives to twist the anti-capitalist message of "The Matrix".
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