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Religious choral group The Seraphim Singers perform a female-composed concert at the First Church in Cambridge Sunday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Seraphim Singers perform female-composed concert for female empowerment

David Simon March 5, 2020
The Seraphim Singers, a religious choral group grounded in modern-day social issues, performed at the First Church in Cambridge on Sunday with a concert entitled “Nevertheless, She Persisted,” inspired by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s testimony during Jeff Sessions’s Attorney General nomination hearings.
City crime logs: Feb. 5-6

City crime logs: Feb. 5-6

Julia Sullivan February 7, 2019
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Feb. 5-6.  
City crime logs: Jan. 28–29

City crime logs: Jan. 28–29

Julia Sullivan January 31, 2019
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Jan. 28–29.

Boston Common to receive $28 million in improvements

Julia Sullivan January 24, 2019
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced plans Jan. 17 to allocate $28 million for improvements to the Boston Common, the oldest park in the United States.

Baker proposes $75 million for climate change preparedness

Julia Sullivan January 24, 2019
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced plans to invest in new climate adaptation programs in the face of a changing climate Friday. T
City crime logs: Jan. 17-20

City crime logs: Jan. 17-20

Julia Sullivan January 24, 2019
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Jan. 17–20.

Walsh challenges proposed Title IX changes

Joel Lau January 23, 2019
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced he would publicly challenge U.S. Education Secretary Betsy Devos’ proposed changes to Title IX.

Commonwealth residents, academics react to Warren’s potential 2020 campaign

Julia Sullivan January 20, 2019
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced that she would form an exploratory committee for the upcoming 2020 presidential election.
The Crossroads C5 Leaders group received money from the Boston Police Youth Development Fund Grant. The Fund gives each recipient $25,000 to help provide resources and support to youth communities. COURTESY OF CROSSROADS

Boston youth organizations receive funding from City

Mia Cathell November 30, 2018
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross announced Tuesday the recipients of the Boston Police Department’s $500,000 Youth Development Fund.
Boston University's Delta Tau Delta chapter hosted a mental health awareness fundraiser Thursday evening at Metcalf Hall. The event was in honor of Kyle Burkey, a BU student who committed suicide this past summer. COURTESY OF JONATHAN ARENTSON

Delta Tau Delta remembers brother lost to suicide in mental health awareness fundraiser

Julia Sullivan November 9, 2018
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity hosted a fundraiser Thursday night at Metcalf Hall to remember one of its members who passed away in June.
A Red Sox fan falls off a bus stop on Boylston Street during the World Series Championship celebration. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rowdy Red Sox fans cheer on World Series champs

Julia Sullivan October 31, 2018

Confetti guns shot red, blue and white as paradegoers gathered along the mostly Boylston Street parade route to cheer on the 2018 World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox. Before the parade started...

The use of a single container to froth both dairy and non-dairy milk at the Starbucks in the George Sherman Union has raised concerns about food allergies among Boston University students. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Starbucks policy change frustrates students

Conor Kelley October 6, 2018
Several Boston University students are concerned about a Starbucks policy change that removed labels from the coffee shop’s milk pitchers.
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