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Comments, not Commentary with Carina Imbornone and Hannah Kinney-Kobre

Comments, not Commentary with Carina Imbornone and Hannah Kinney-Kobre

Armand Manoukian October 8, 2019

  Culture writers Carina Imbornone and Hannah Kinney-Kobre give us their hot takes on Queer Eye, Some Other Podcast That We Don't Care About, and Jeffrey Epstein. Click here to listen.  Disclaimer:...

Students participate in a walkout in support of tour guides on Friday afternoon. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tour guides meet with admissions to discuss pay

Sophia Brown May 4, 2018
Representatives from Tour Guides of Boston University met with admissions representatives Friday as part of an ongoing campaign to secure pay for student admissions ambassadors.
Nicolas Suarez leads a tour for prospective students on Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Admissions ambassadors petition to be paid by university

Andres Picon March 14, 2018
Boston University tour guides, also known as admissions ambassadors, are petitioning to get paid for their work, as they currently run tours for prospective students and their families on a volunteer basis. The petition was released just days after BU President Robert Brown announced a 3.4 percent increase in the total cost for tuition, fees, room and board.
The Young Democratic Socialists of Boston University attend the counterprotest to Resist Marxism’s Rally for the Republic Saturday at the Boston Common. PHOTO COURTESY YDSBU

Democratic socialist students counterprotest Boston Free Speech rally

Alana Fialkoff November 20, 2017

Members of Boston University’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, among other Boston student groups, took to the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to advocate against racism and...

Boston University’s Graduate Student Union, which organized the Oct. 12 rally against sexual assault, is not recognized by BU. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graduate student unions face increasing opposition

Vivian Situ November 15, 2017

Despite modest progress achieved under the Obama administration, graduate student unions, including those at Boston University, are losing hope as they push for recognition and contracts. Last year,...

The BU Graduate Workers Union hosts "Speakout and Rally Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Ed" Wednesday evening at the Metcalf Science Center Plaza. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Department chair under investigation for sexual harassment

Mugdha Gurram October 12, 2017

A number of female Boston University graduates have accused earth and environment department chair David Marchant of sexually harassing them during research trips to Antarctica. After the first allegations...

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