Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren attends a Hillary Clinton presidential rally in October 2016. Now, Warren and Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici ask the Department of Education to limit fees for student loan borrowers who default on their loans. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Department of Education lifts limits that protect student loan borrowers

Ezgi Toper March 19, 2017

The U.S. Department of Education rescinded limits restricting collection fees that can be issued to student loan borrowers who default on their loans Friday, according to a press release from Rep....

Dr. Vincent Intondi speaks Thursday night at the Boston Public Library about the cross between the United States nuclear weapons policy and the fight for racial equality. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Vincent Intondi discusses race, nuclear weapons at BPL

Ezgi Toper February 17, 2017

A crowd of approximately 40 Boston residents gathered at the Boston Public Library Thursday night for a lecture titled “Nuclear Weapons, Race and Justice in the Trump Era.” Vincent Intondi, a history...

Locals gather at a town hall meeting in Roxbury to discuss solutions to violence in the city. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Roxbury community discusses solutions to violence in Boston

Ezgi Toper February 5, 2017

Approximately 50 community members gathered at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Saturday morning for a town hall meeting about violence in the city of Boston. Monica Cannon, a Roxbury resident...

Women’s March for America brings more than 100,000 to Boston Common

Women’s March for America brings more than 100,000 to Boston Common

Amanda Kaufman January 23, 2017

[mediagrid cat="36546"] Saturday afternoon, one day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, approximately 125,000 people filled the Boston Common to show their support for women’s rights and...

Mass. minimum wage increases to $11 per hour

Mass. minimum wage increases to $11 per hour

Ezgi Toper January 7, 2017

The statewide minimum wage increased from $10 an hour to $11 on Jan. 1, according to a press release issued by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition that fights for higher minimum wage in Massachusetts. This...

Protesters for the “Fight for $15” movement gather at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters rally outside of State House, ask to increase minimum wage

Ezgi Toper November 30, 2016

More than 600 people rallied in the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday afternoon to campaign for a $15 minimum wage legislation as a part of the National Day of Action. Throughout...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Ezgi Toper