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Let’s Talk About: Real-life meetups are long overdue

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol September 15, 2021
After the extreme loneliness of the pandemic, feeling connected with others is crucial for good health.
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BU community has mixed experiences with COVID-19 rule enforcement

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 25, 2021
Students noted inconsistent enforcement of many COVID-19 restrictions in place since the Fall.
Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang. Teachers’ unions across Massachusetts are asking the state to put teachers back into a higher priority group for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Teachers unions disapprove of Massachusetts vaccine distribution

Rin Velasco January 29, 2021
“The governor keeps pushing schools to reopen for in-person learning more quickly, regardless of the risks to staff and students, yet he has just made it much harder to do that safely,” said Beth Kontos, president of the AFT Massachusetts.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced last Friday it plans to host its Patriot Award Dinner and convention in Boston this September. COURTESY OF LAURA BUCHTA VIA FLICKR

Boston to host Congressional Medal of Honor Convention

Samuele Petruccelli January 28, 2021
Slated for Sept. 7-11, the event will bring Medal of Honor recipients into the city, where they will visit with public school students, participate in events and then attend the dinner.
Some Boston University library employees will work partially in person during the Spring semester because their requests for full workplace accommodations were denied. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

BU library staff denied full workplace accommodations for Spring

Daily Free Press Staff December 17, 2020
Multiple BU library staff members have been denied full workplace accommodations and are required to work in person for a certain number of hours per week.
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EDITORIAL: Boston University should abandon hybrid learning, keep dorms open

Editors December 7, 2020
This desire to hold on to the promise of “hybrid” learning should not compromise our education, and most certainly not our health.
Dearborn STEM Academy. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Tuesday that Boston Public Schools students will likely not return to in-person instruction until 2021. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DFP FILE

Boston public schools unlikely to fully reopen before new year

Daniel Kool December 4, 2020
Mayor Marty Walsh said he hopes to present a reopening plan within the next two weeks - nearly nine months since schools first closed due to the pandemic.
Clara Kim/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: How BU should use lessons from Fall to modify Spring semester

Editors November 24, 2020
We were extremely lucky to have made it through the Fall so far without a major outbreak on campus, but we are pushing our luck to think we can do the same this Spring without fine-tuning our safety measures.
I Need The A+ Tutoring, a tutoring platform developed by Boston University student Ben Reydler, matches students with tutors who have taken the specific class that they need help in. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Questrom student’s tutoring service offers help in specific BU courses, not subjects

Toni Baraga November 12, 2020

With the end of each semester inevitably comes final exams, and one Boston University student has created a business opportunity in tutoring peers who seek academic help during these times. A plethora...

Alexia Nizhny/ DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: BU’s Credit-No Credit system can only help, not harm

Editors October 21, 2020
Some students now need Credit-No Credit more than ever, while others — those who have adjusted well and are in a good place despite everything — can lose nothing from simply having this option.
Boston University’s College of Fine Arts hosted a virtual webinar titled “Critical moments in CFA: Interventions into Pedagogy,” which examined the way collegiate art programs have changed since March. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CFA professors share personal impact of COVID-19 on themselves, their students

Molly Farrar October 12, 2020
When classes often rely on group performances, remote instruction becomes much more difficult. On Wednesday, CFA professors spoke about how this hybrid learning shift has changed their curriculums.
Students socializing on the Boston University Beach. First-year students have had a difficult time making new friends and forming social connections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New students feel isolated without avenues for socialization on campus

Colin Boyd October 8, 2020
A lack of opportunities for social connection has left students, especially freshmen and transfers, at a disadvantage this year for meeting new people.
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