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A student attends a college suicide awareness event organized by Active Minds at Boston University in September 2017. A team of BU students will take part in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk Saturday. LILIAN LI/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU students raise funds for suicide prevention walk

Joel Lau November 1, 2018
A team of Boston University students will participate in the AFSP Boston Out of the Darkness Walk to raise funds and awareness about the topics of suicide and mental health.
Faculty union uses billboard campaign to negotiate fair contracts

Faculty union uses billboard campaign to negotiate fair contracts

Haley Fritz April 21, 2017

The Service Employees International Union Local 509 ran a billboard campaign on Boston University’s campus Friday afternoon, hoping the campaign will help them to negotiate a fair contracts for part-time...

Kevin Krueger, of Florida, wears a blanket as he rests after the race. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Citizens from around the globe come together for Boston Marathon

Alyssa Meyers April 18, 2017

Boston locals joined with residents from other Massachusetts cities and communities across the world to support the runners of the 2017 Boston Marathon. Several marathon goers have personal connections...

Maria Currie, a former Boston University student, speaks at a press conference Wednesday afternoon regarding a sexual harassment case that she and another student filed against a university professor in April. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Court denies CFA professor’s request to dismiss sexual harassment charges

Alana Levene March 16, 2017

A federal judge denied Boston University and a College of Fine Arts professor’s request to dismiss five of 10 claims related to a sexual harassment case that CFA students brought against them, according...

Boston City Council holds a meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Council's Cannabis Fact-Finding Trip to Denver, Colorado and how cannabis-related policies may affect Boston. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council meets to discuss marijuana policy

Nadya Korytnikova March 1, 2017

A small group of journalists and Boston residents gathered in the Iannella Chamber at Boston City Hall Tuesday afternoon for a City Council meeting discussing marijuana legislation with regard to a...

Massachusetts congressional delegation asks Boston Logan International Airport to refrain from detaining people who would be affected by the travel ban. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts officials call on Logan Airport to comply with immigration restraining order

Haley Fritz February 7, 2017

Massachusetts congressional delegation members and state representatives signed a letter on Wednesday, calling on Boston Logan International Airport customs officials to comply with the temporary restraining...

A rally breaks out Wednesday afternoon in Boston Common in support of the Massachusetts Safe Communities Act. PHOTO BY ALYSSA MEYERS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds gather in Boston Common, support Mass. Safe Communities Act

Sarah Wu February 2, 2017

By Sarah Wu and Haley Fritz Approximately 200 protesters gathered in the snowy Boston Common Wednesday afternoon to stand in solidarity with those affected by President Donald Trump’s controversial...

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...

Nitya Rudraraju (ENG ‘19) enjoyed a breakfast of traditional Indian foods with her cousins in Orlando, Florida. PHOTO COURTESY NITYA RUDRARAJU

Here’s how international students spent their Thanksgiving

Haley Fritz November 27, 2016

As many Boston University students went home to celebrate Thanksgiving, a traditional American holiday, some international students chose to spend their break differently. Here are some of their accounts: Nitya...

An exhibit demonstrates the value of human rights at Amnesty International’s Northeast Regional Conference on Saturday. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Amnesty International conference inspires attendees

Haley Fritz November 13, 2016

Hundreds of Amnesty International volunteers and activists traveled from all over the country Boston last weekend for the organization’s Northeast Regional Conference, which took place in Cambridge...

GRAPHIC BY SHIVANI PATEL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Nearly every American knows a gun violence victim, BU report says

Haley Fritz November 8, 2016

Nearly all Americans will know a victim of gun violence over the course of a 60-year lifetime, according to a study from Boston University’s School of Public Health. The study demonstrated that...

Larry Tye partakes in a Q&A session about his recently released book “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon” Tuesday night in the Metcalf Trustee Center. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Former COM professor talks about new book on Robert Kennedy

Haley Fritz October 26, 2016

Surrounded by crystal chandeliers and Grecian columns, a crowd of approximately 30 Boston University community members gathered in the Metcalf Trustee Center to listen to author and former BU journalism...

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