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GANS: Fish Down Under swims back home

GANS: Fish Down Under swims back home

Felicia Gans May 5, 2016

This time last week, my plane was somewhere in the air between Sydney and Los Angeles. In the weeks approaching that flight, I really thought I’d be ready. One semester was enough time away. But...

Between 2 and 2:50 a.m. on Oct. 18, a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted in her room at 33 Harry Agganis Way. PHOTO BY MADISON GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuVi II sexual assault possibly not isolated incident, police say

Felicia Gans October 29, 2015

As Boston University police officers continue their search for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a student in her dorm room Oct. 18 at approximately 2 a.m., several residents of 33 Harry Agganis...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Monday “Women Entrepreneurs Boston,” a City of Boston initiative that will advance Boston’s women in business. PHOTO COURTESY DAWN ARLOTTA/CDC

Walsh enacts advancement program for female entrepreneurs

Felicia Gans September 24, 2015

Over the past several years, colleges and universities have increased their focus on supporting female entrepreneurship and providing resources for women in business. But with an initiative launched...

While the number of women in business is rising, a gender and revenue gap between men and women has been reported. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Revenue statistics not looking up for Boston businesswomen

Felicia Gans September 3, 2015

When it comes to the future of women in the Boston business world, the rankings are anything but conclusive. While the 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking gave Boston a No. 2 listing for top cities...

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted in a courtroom sketch at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tsarnaev formally sentenced to death, makes first apology to bombing victims

Felicia Gans June 25, 2015

When Dzhokhar Tsarnaev helped his brother plant two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line on April 15, 2013, his face became a recognized symbol of American tragedy. But as his face became etched...

Prosecutor Steve Millen makes closing remarks during the trial Wednesday, mentioning the video of Tsarnaev giving the middle finger to a camera in a holding cell. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jury deliberation begins after closing statements in Tsarnaev case

Amanda Burke May 14, 2015

More than two months after the start of the trial for admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole spoke to jurors in court Wednesday about weighing the factors...

FINAL WORD: Letter From the Editor

FINAL WORD: Letter From the Editor

Felicia Gans April 30, 2015

I’ve written more ledes than I can count for The Daily Free Press, but I’m at a loss for this one. This year has been about exploration. As Managing Editor this past fall and Editor-in-Chief this...

(From left) Devon McCullough, 60, of Arlington, Amy Hendrickson, 71, of Brookline, Joe Kebartas, 66, of South Boston and Carolyn Whiting, 65, of Reading, protest the death penalty Monday in front of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Defense shifts focus to Tamerlan in opening statements

Felicia Gans April 28, 2015

Since March 5, the focus of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been — unsurprisingly so — on Dzhokhar, the 21-year-old former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student who was convicted on April...

David King, an acute care surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, testified Thursday in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Prosecution rests in penalty phase of Tsarnaev trial

Felicia Gans April 24, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20483"] When Dzhokhar Tsarnaev walked through the door of Courtroom 9 in the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse on Thursday, the victims, family members and press in the previously...

Authorities patrol the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse March 4. Terrorism expert Matthew Levitt testified Monday in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Jury presented with electronic evidence in Tsarnaev trial

Amanda Burke March 24, 2015

Testimony continued Monday in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old who allegedly placed two bombs at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than...

(From left) Vince Vaughn, Nick Frost and Tom Wilkinson star in “Unfinished Business,” premiering Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

INTERVIEW: Vince Vaughn, Nick Frost get down to business

Felicia Gans March 5, 2015

Though Bostonians everywhere are complaining about the record-breaking snow and brutal winter temperatures, for Vince Vaughn, filming a movie in Boston in the dead of winter felt like a warm summer day. In...

The Veterans for Peace local chapter march in the St. Patrick's Day Peace Parade last year. PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT WESTWATER-JUNG

Veterans for Peace, ACLU file complaint, seek approval for St. Patrick’s Day parade

Felicia Gans February 19, 2015

Just over a month before the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the local chapter of Veterans for Peace and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed a complaint on Feb....

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