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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Students embrace crowdfunding as tuition rises

Daily Free Press Admin March 23, 2014

Alexis-Brianna Felix didn’t know what to do when her bill for the Spring 2014 semester at Boston University was due. The College of Arts and Sciences sophomore studying public policy and sociology...

Textbook blues: Econ professor’s take on “the textbook cartel,” rising prices

Daily Free Press Admin January 26, 2014

While some economists specialize in bonds or Social Security, Mark Perry, a University of Michigan–Flint professor of economics and scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.,...

Textbook blues: Students struggle to find alternatives to Barnes & Noble

Daily Free Press Admin January 26, 2014

  As students settle into their new schedules, they also face the bi-annual torture of emptying their wallets for a fresh set of textbooks. With the price of textbooks creeping up to record highs,...

FINAL WORD: A letter from the editor

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

I started worrying about the content of my final word the day I was elected Editor-in-Chief. I knew my staff was going to turn out good work, but I was concerned we wouldn’t be remarkable. What if...

Tsarnaev’s lawyer renowned for high-profile cases

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Altlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph and Boston Marathon bomber Dhzhokhar Tsarnaev now have more in common than their alleged criminal acts. They all have or had acclaimed defense...

REVIEW: Andrew Jackson Jihad at Great Scott

Daily Free Press Admin April 24, 2013

  If Great Scott had couches — or even seats, for that matter — it would have felt as if Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad was playing in your living room Tuesday night. The casual lineup...

Students support GOP candidates’ views on DOMA

Daily Free Press Admin April 2, 2013

While college students might not be their primary demographic, Republican candidates seeking Secretary of State John Kerry’s former senate seat might impress them anyway. A number of Boston University...

Moody’s upgrades BU’s credit rating, allowing easier borrowing

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2013

Moody’s Investor Service upgraded Boston University’s credit rating to A1 from A2 Wednesday, citing BU’s growing reputation as a prominent research university, according to a Moody’s release. Moody’s...

BUSM profs. see new growth in cell development

Daily Free Press Admin January 29, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine professors have discovered that tissues taken from specific cells were not rejected when transplanted into genetically identical recipients, according to a BUSM press...

Prof., researcher elected to fellowship

Daily Free Press Admin October 17, 2012

Two Boston University professors were named as Massachusetts Academy of Science fellows Thursday. Scientific peers nominated James Hamilton, professor at the BU School of Medicine and the College of Engineering,...

Former BU President John Silber dies at 86

Daily Free Press Admin September 27, 2012

Former Boston University President John Silber, 86, died of kidney failure early Thursday morning after a long illness. Silber served as university president for 25 years from 1971 to 1996, and as chancellor...

BUSM awarded grant for work life enhancement

Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2012

Boston University School of Medicine received a $250,000 grant from the American Council of Education and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Tuesday for its work in career flexibility for academic physicians. The...

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