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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Questrom students featured in Poets & Quants Most Disruptive Business School Startups

Sarah Cai February 3, 2023
The students drew inspiration from their upbringings to create their sustainability-focused startups.
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Saxbys opens in Center for Computing & Data Sciences with “a whole different energy”

Uta Mori January 20, 2023
The cafe held a grand opening on Jan. 19 on the first floor of the "Jenga building."
Joujete’s all-gender shorts. Boston University junior Cady Ghandour launched the ethical loungewear company on Nov. 25. COURTESY OF JOUJETE VIA INSTAGRAM

joujete, an inclusive, sustainable loungewear brand with ‘soul’ launched Friday

Stella Tannenbaum November 29, 2022
BU student launches new brand joujete, an affordable, sustainable short line inspired by her grandmother
Boston University BUild Lab’s current Innovator in Residence Jonathan Allen. Allen said he wants students to see themselves as innovators in their desired fields and be able to use the Lab’s programs and resources regardless of their major. COURTESY OF GEENA GRANT

New BUild Lab Innovator in Residence Jonathan Allen aims to support student entrepreneurship

Emily Pauls October 21, 2021
With the BUild Lab, Allen will offer office hours, host a speaker series and share his own experiences.
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Innovate@BU hosts 21st New Venture Competition for social impacts

Divya Sood April 15, 2021
Twelve student ventures will compete Friday for grant money to fund their innovative ventures.
East to West: Apr. 5, 2021

East to West: Apr. 5, 2021

Katrina Liu April 5, 2021

Warm weather has come! Today on East to West, we cover students expressing disagreement with some BU COVID-19 policies, Boston University’s Youth Democratic Socialists of America’s protest of...

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White Massachusetts residents more than twice as likely to own a business than Black, Latinx residents

Anna Stjernquist March 31, 2021
Less than half a percent of Boston’s 2014-2019 contract spending went to Black-owned business.
Boston Ujima Project’s virtual “Meditations on Love with Black Cotton Club” event Sunday. The Boston City Council endorsed Ujima’s week-long “We Be Knowin’” webinar series, which began Sunday and continues through next Monday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Umija Project hosts virtual community assemblies

Tanisha Bhat February 16, 2021
The Boston Ujima Project kicked off its 2021 Citywide Assembly, “We Be Knowin’: A Boston Ujima Project Celebration of Everyday Democracy” Sunday — a series of cultural events and collective community planning designed to honor local communities.
Boston University seniors Kiana Ghamarifard and Michael Eschmann created “Kahila,” a buoyant Apple Watch case, to allow surfers to wear their watches in the water confidently. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

TERRIERS IN BIZ: BU seniors design technology for surfers, leveraging teamwork, passion

Divya Sood February 15, 2021
Two BU seniors and surfers turned a problem into a passion project by developing "Kahlia," a brightly-covered buoyant case to protect Apple Watches from getting lost in the waves.
Bus stop on Park Drive. Boston University student Sarah Hillesheim won the Innovate@BU Community Transit Design Challenge for her proposal to improve accessibility at bus and above-ground T stops. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Innovate@BU announces community transit design winner, plan to increase transportation accessibility

Yiran Yu February 2, 2021
Public transportation may be the engine of the city of Boston, but that doesn’t mean it works for everyone. Innovate@BU recently co-hosted a venture competition with the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired where students and alumni crafted creative solutions to make the city's transportation more accessible.
“Finding Agnes,” a Netflix original film released Monday, depicts a son's journey to learn more about his estranged mother after she suddenly passes. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Finding Agnes’ marks new take on the family drama

Rachel Do December 2, 2020
The film, which depicts a strained mother-son relationship, stands out against the typical family narrative in a sad but realistic manner.
The Boston Women’s Fund promotes women-led, community-driven initiatives that aim to achieve economic, social and racial equality. COURTESY OF BOSTON WOMEN’S FUND

Boston Women’s Fund encourages diverse youth to drive change in local politics

Madeline Humphrey November 13, 2020

In the business world, women receive a reported 7 percent of venture funds for their startups, according to a Fundera statistic, even as more are pursuing entrepreneurial success in the United States. The...

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