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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The North African Student Organization presents their funding request at the Boston University Student Government meeting March 24. StuGov members received an update about the Warren Towers renovation and approved funds for three student organizations. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MEHLER

StuGov discusses Warren Towers renovation, approves 4 student group funding requests

Elizabeth Mehler March 26, 2025
The Boston University Student Government received updates on the Warren Towers renovation project and approved funding requests from four student organizations during its Monday meeting.
Governor Maura Healey speaks at a press conference in the Melnea Cass recreational complex in Roxbury on January 31, 2024. The Healey-Driscoll administration released the first comprehensive housing plan in Massachusetts’ history to address a decades-long housing crisis, pledging to build 222,000 new housing units by 2035. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Healey unveils comprehensive housing plan, “just what the state needs”

Phoebe Miller February 13, 2025
The Healey-Driscoll administration announced a comprehensive housing plan Feb. 6 to address a decades-long housing crisis in Massachusetts, pledging to build 222,000 new housing units by 2035.
The MBTA GreenLine T stop at Blandford Street. On Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey shared her nearly $62 billion budget proposal which aims to bolster public education, stabilize transportation, and prioritize affordable housing initiatives in Massachusetts. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Healey’s 2026 fiscal plan addresses ongoing MBTA, housing, education challenges

Hazel Nystrom January 27, 2025
Gov. Maura Healey shared her nearly $62 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year on Wednesday. The proposal, which has yet to be approved by the legislature, aims to bolster public education, stabilize transportation and prioritize affordable housing initiatives in Massachusetts.
Boston City Hall. On Wednesday, the Boston City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union’s strike. KEVIN NGUYEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council passes resolution in support of Boston University Graduate Workers

Lauren Albano March 28, 2024
Boston City Council passed a unanimous resolution in support of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union during its Wednesday meeting.
Warren Towers

Students frustrated after BU housing lottery yields unexpected results

Maya Mitchell April 23, 2023
Boston University's housing lottery left many students frustrated due to the unexpectedly low housing availability.
150 Riverway in Fenway Campus.

Residents speak about their experiences living on Fenway Campus

Sara Creato March 28, 2023
Students living on Boston University’s Fenway Campus shared mixed opinions about student life on Fenway Campus — highlighting a lack of study spaces and limited hours of operation for the gym.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

There’s no pleasing everyone, and the updated Student Link is a shining example

Editors March 19, 2023
In the famous words of Bob Dylan, “the times, they are a-changin’” — and with that has come the long awaited arrival of Boston University’s new and updated Student Link. While the homepage design has an entirely new layout, one thing has remained the same: students are still complaining.
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Boston residents searching to move out of the city as housing rates rise

Artemis Huang February 24, 2023
A post-pandemic rebound in Boston rental and housing prices is driving residents to search for affordable living options outside the metropolitan area, experts say.
Mayor Michelle Wu standing and smiling at the podium

Michelle Wu delivers her first State of the City address — announces limit on fossil fuels and changes to urban renewal projects, among other proposals

Matthew Eadie January 27, 2023
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her first “State of the City” address after a year in office Wednesday night at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway to a crowd of over 3,000 people.
Brownstone apartments in Boston

Mayor Wu directs $60 million to affordable housing in Boston

Xiaoya Shao December 2, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a $60 million investment toward affordable housing on Nov. 18 for low and middle income homebuyers in Boston to address housing shortages and increase home ownerships.
Apartments on 534 Beacon St. Mayor Michelle Wu announced she would sign an executive order to speed up the approval process for affordable housing developments to make their development process easier in Boston. AMANDA CUCCINIELLO/DFP STAFF

Wu to sign executive order to improve approval process for affordable housing access

Vikrant Sabharwal October 5, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu announced she would be signing a new executive order that would streamline the zoning approval for affordable housing.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Why a Humane Immigration Policy is in Your Best Interest | Latest With Lin

Michael Lin September 27, 2022
As midterm elections draw nearer, Republicans have increasingly directed public discourse towards immigration.
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