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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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An antisemitic sticker with Nazi signage that says “Stop Funding Israeli Terrorism” stuck on a lamppost at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Harry Agganis Way. Boston University is one of 60 universities under investigation by the United States Department of Education for Title VI violations “relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination,” according to a March 10 press release from the DOE Office for Civil Rights. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU under investigation by US Education Department for antisemitic discrimination

Sana Muneer March 14, 2025
Boston University is one of 60 universities under investigation by the United States Department of Education for Title VI violations “relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination.”
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.
Boston University Florence and Chafetz Hillel House. The results of the divestment referendum survey were nullified Monday due to “security and technological issues,” according to an announcement by BU’s student government. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU SJP referendum results nullified, future divestment efforts uncertain

Truman Dickerson February 14, 2025
The results of a campus-wide divestment referendum survey were nullified Monday due to “security and technological issues,” according to an announcement from Boston University Student Government.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Give Jewish Students a Break | All Politics Are Local

Yonah Gross October 11, 2022
Because BU does not take off for Yom Kippur, many students have to go through the hard decision of choosing between religious practices and academics.
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