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Biden stands with Israel, increasing the risk of a Cold War II | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 30, 2023
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
book talk at boston university on the lost orchard: the palestinian-arab citrus industry, 1850-1950

Authors reflect on the citrus industry in the Middle East for new book at BU event

Molly Farrar April 27, 2021
The new book was last of three events in the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies booktalk series.
Two men ride bikes in here we are

Boston Israeli Film Festival kicks off online

Katarzyna Jezak March 5, 2021
The program includes a selection of Israeli movies released in 2020, like the feature film “Sky Raiders” and documentaries “Four Mothers,” “Rain in Her Eyes” and “Rockfour: The Time Machine.” Live conversations with directors, actors and subjects will accompany each film.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Ideologies that dismiss science are dangerous

Luca Becker February 26, 2021
This ideology of politicizing science — such as Trump’s politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic — already has and will continue to have large-scale consequences in the real world.
The School of Theology appointed G. Sujin Pak as its new dean in January, making her Boston University’s first female Asian-American dean. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sujin Pak appointed School of Theology dean

Anne Jonas January 29, 2021
Pak brings with her a track record of inclusivity and social justice work. She joined BU from the Duke University Divinity School, where she received her Master’s of Theological Studies and served as an assistant professor and later as academic dean.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, the Plimoth Patuxet Museum has reduced its dining capacities, implemented one-way paths and adjusted its cleaning protocols. COURTESY OF BEN FRANKSE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Plimoth Patuxet Museums adapt Thanksgiving events to COVID-19 protocol

Allison Pirog November 24, 2020
Plimoth Patuxet Museums has reduced its dining capacities, implemented one-way pathways and increased cleaning protocols.
Joel Herbert

Diamonds and Rust: Columbus — The Myth, the Monster, the Man

Joel Herbert October 8, 2020
Centralizing blame on Columbus for all of the terrible things that came in his wake shifts accountability away from whole governments of people who have, and continue to, commit error.
Esther Adler, a Holocaust survivor, speaks at the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening. Adler spoke as a part of "Memory In the Living Room," which was hosted by BU Hillel. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Holocaust survivors share experiences in intimate campus ‘living rooms’

Sophia Brown April 13, 2018
Members of the Boston University community gathered in the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening to listen to Holocaust survivor Esther Adler talk about her experiences being Jewish living in Germany during Adolf Hitler’s first few years in power.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine, Welcome to Reality

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine, Welcome to Reality

Editors October 26, 2015

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Midterms. The bane of any Boston University student’s existence, the dreaded...

EDITORIAL: Official state books are a step too far

EDITORIAL: Official state books are a step too far

Editors April 17, 2015

As of late, it seems controversy regarding religion has become significantly more prominent in the media. While this topic of conversation generally stems from reports regarding religious intolerance of...

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