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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Facebook parent pages might be better left offline | On the Record

Addison Schmidt November 14, 2023
The latest debacle on the Boston University Parents Page over the "Shut It Down For Palestine" protest shows how Facebook parents page enable the coddling of college-aged children.
The BU Gigs instagram account run by Northeastern University student Kaluwe Muntanga is set to move to an app dubbed “Social Call” in February. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Gigs to move to app next year, bringing large student community with it

Cameron Morsberger December 10, 2020
@bu_gigs, an Instagram account circulating offers and requests from Boston University students, will leave Instagram Feb. 4.
Created by Boston University freshmen Jessica Phillips and Alec Chan, BU Underground is a Facebook group for content creators to share and support each other's work. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU freshmen create Facebook group for content creators

Noor Adatia September 8, 2017

In less than 10 days, BU Underground, a closed Facebook group for students to share and collaborate on artistic projects, has webbed in hundreds of artistic BU students interested in the commitment-free...

Research shows that use of social media for the personal sale of firearms is becoming increasingly popular. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Unregulated gun markets find buyers on Reddit, Facebook

Olivia Deng September 25, 2014

In 2011, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence ranked Massachusetts as the third most stringent state when it comes to gun legislation. Gun legislation was further tightened in August when Massachusetts...

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