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Cameraman wearing a face covering

BU film students creatively work around production obstacles on-campus

Connor Allen April 23, 2021
COVID-19 protocols, such as masks and distancing, have reduced the accessibility of student productions.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Explaining YouTube’s lo-fi and video game music craze

Nick Speranza April 8, 2021
Our love of video game music represents a desire to stay forever in an insulated, simulated world.
BUnited meets with a student at BU beach

BUnited slate runs uncontested in StuGov elections

Molly Farrar March 4, 2021
With the Boston University Student Government elections fast approaching, the BUnited slate is ready to begin their term as the next StuGov Executive Board, said Student Body President-nominee Nyah Jordan, a junior in the College of Communication.
Student Health Services. Some Boston University students and parents believe BU is not offering sufficient mental health resources, as students grapple with added stress from the pandemic and other challenges. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU parents, students voice concerns surrounding mental health resources on campus

Taylor Brokesh February 11, 2021
Alessandra Kellermann, the mother of a senior at BU as well as the founder of the BU Parents United Facebook Group, said many parents are aware of students’ need for help.
Apartment List found in a national survey that 30 percent of renters were unable to make their January rent payments on time as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect housing affordability. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

National rent debt highlights racial inequities, Boston no exception

Ashley Soebroto January 28, 2021
The pandemic has destabilized the social and economic foundations of the world, and housing is no exception. Thirty percent of renters in the United States were unable to pay their January rent on time, according to a national survey done by the Apartment List.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Distrust in COVID-19 vaccine is understandable, but shouldn’t undermine public health

Editors December 3, 2020
The distrust and vaccine hesitancy among the general public speaks to how long it will take to return to any semblance of normalcy. If we want to see pre-pandemic life restored by the end of next year, we’ll need a unified, national effort to continue wearing masks, practice social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as we’re able.
Boston University’s Global Engineering Brigades, a student organization dedicated to installing water systems in underdeveloped communities, spoke at a guest lecture on Nov. 15 about sustainability and international volunteering. COURTESY OF BU GLOBAL ENGINEERING BRIGADES

International professor’s guest lecture talks sustainability abroad

Yiran Yu November 23, 2020

Sustainability and international activism are more relevant than ever in the 21st century, yet the impact of voluntourism — international volunteering — is less discussed. Global Engineering...

Abbigale Shi

Mind your business: Ableism is rooted in capitalism

Abbigale Shi November 20, 2020
If you want to fight ableism, you must be able to recognize that it is, and has been for a long time, rooted in capitalism.
Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: College

Bini Ollivier-Yamin September 29, 2020
In 2020, however, the scammer is no longer represented by some seedy individual bombarding your Instagram or spam emails. The scammer is now your government, your health care provider and even your university. 
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