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A flyer promoting a “yes” vote on the Divestment Referendum posted by Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine in the common room in Warren Towers. A total of 1,726 students voted in the referendum that closed Wednesday, and on each question, over 90% of respondents voted in support. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

SJP proposed referendum results show student support for University endowment divestment

Truman Dickerson February 28, 2025
Referendum calling for Boston University divestment from the Israel-Hamas war receives overwhelming student support in recent vote.
A person speaks at the Boston University Students for Israel and BU Hillel memorial Oct. 7. Harvard’s settlement of an antisemitism lawsuit has sparked debate over campus free speech, prompting students to take action by launching Our CampUs United to combat antisemitism on college campuses. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Amidst rise in antisemitism across college campuses, student organizers pick up the slack

Isabelle Zhang February 28, 2025
Harvard’s settlement of an antisemitism lawsuit has sparked debate over campus free speech, prompting students to take action by launching Our CampUs United to combat antisemitism on college campuses.
Protestors carry Israeli and American flags outside Brookline Town Hall on Tuesday night. Around 25 protesters gathered in support of Israel outside a Brookline Town Hall meeting, where the Town Meeting Members Association, the legislative branch of Brookline, planned to vote on a ceasefire resolution. PHOTO BY EMMA CLEMENT

Protesters rally outside Brookline Town Meeting in support of Israel

Talia Lissauer November 20, 2024
Around 25 protesters gathered Tuesday night in support of Israel outside a Brookline Town Hall meeting, where the Town Meeting Members Association, the legislative branch of Brookline, plan to vote on a ceasefire resolution.
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam gives her inaugural address. Gilliam announced the launch of the Living Values Project, which will create a campus community based on the university’s foundational values and addressing the needs of the diverse student population. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

President Gilliam announces launch of ‘Living Our Values Project,’ begins first steps with Town Hall

George Lehman October 18, 2024
BU President Melissa Gilliam is launching a new 'Living Our Values Project' to identify values that will guide the University.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Facebook parent pages might be better left offline | On the Record

Addison Schmidt November 14, 2023
The latest debacle on the Boston University Parents Page over the "Shut It Down For Palestine" protest shows how Facebook parents page enable the coddling of college-aged children.
Demonstrators marching to the gates of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 4

Boston students join tens of thousands in march on Washington, call on Biden, Netanyahu for cease-fire

Matthew Eadie November 7, 2023
WASHINGTON — Students from universities and colleges across Boston joined tens of thousands of people from all around the country in a march on the nation’s capital on Nov. 4, calling on President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Student journalists are not your punching bag | On the Record

Addison Schmidt November 1, 2023
Abusing the anonymity of the internet to level attacks at student journalists' character — instead of their content — is hurtful and unhelpful, especially toward people already doing unpaid labor in a thankless profession.
Protesters stand together in a human chain in Boston Common

‘Bring them home now!’ event held to support Israelis held hostage

George Lehman October 24, 2023
On Monday evening, the Israeli American Council along with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the Jewish Community Relations Council hosted a “Bring Them Home Now!: Hostage and Missing Families Forum” at the Boston Common, following the kidnapping of Israeli civilians by Hamas forces earlier this month.
A protester displays a “Free Palestine” sign at a demonstration in front of the Boston Public Library. Hundreds of people gathered in Copley Square on Monday to show support for Palestinians amidst ongoing violence in the Middle East. JIASHAN ZHENG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Several hundred gather at Copley Square to show support for Palestine amid growing international crisis

Adithya Iyer October 17, 2023
Several hundred people gathered at a rally at Copley Square on Monday in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to raise awareness for Palestinian civilians currently caught in the crossfire of violence in the Middle East.
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