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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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East to West: Sept 19. 2022

East to West: Sept 19. 2022

Ellen Maloney September 19, 2022

ARRGGG, matey! Happy International Talk like a pirate day! Today on East to West we cover Starbucks demanding union strikers to move off property, a $500,000 increase in funding for BU student organizations,...

Northeastern bombing

After Northeastern explosion, questions linger but no official answers

Daily Free Press Admin September 15, 2022
Community and law enforcement are still searching for answers regarding the Tuesday night package explosion at Northeastern University.
Heather and Tony Sampson, residents of Dundee, Nova Scotia, stand by the tree they are donating to the City of Boston as part of a yearly tradition to thank Massachusetts for its aid to the Canadian province after the Halifax Explosion of 1917. COURTESY OF HEATHER AND TONY SAMPSON

2020 Christmas tree lands in Boston Common from Nova Scotia

Allison Pirog November 11, 2020
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia gives Boston a free Christmas tree every year as a thank-you for the aid Massachusetts provided after the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

EDIT: What is #BostonStrong?

Daily Free Press Admin April 15, 2014

While some people were at the finish line as the bombs exploded at the 2013 Boston Marathon, others were partying on roof decks in Allston. People’s perspectives on the memory of that day are relative...

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