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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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I Call Foul Play: Our democracy is flawed

Luca Becker February 12, 2021
Our ideological democratic government should not have a platform for baseless conspiracy theories, loony lies and outdated racist ideology. Certainly, influential representatives and even the U.S. President should not be enabling those voices or uplifting those platforms.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. The Institute is allowing visitors the opportunity to debate on current gun legislation that is before the U.S. Senate throughout April and May. PHOTO COURTESY THE KENNEDY INSTITUTE

Edward M. Kennedy Institute to allow visitors to debate assault weapon legislation

Jordan Kimmel April 8, 2018
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate is offering visitors the chance to participate in a mock legislative session regarding the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017 during April and May.
Attorney General Maura Healey and Emma Gonzalez pose for a photo at the #NEVERAGAIN forum on Wednesday evening. The Parkland students went to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to speak about their movement and gun reform. PHOTO BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Parkland students discuss advocacy, gun violence conversation at Harvard Kennedy School

Hannah Schoenbaum March 21, 2018
Six survivors of the February school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School spoke at a forum Tuesday night at the Harvard Kennedy School about advocacy and the socioeconomic disparity in the gun violence conversation.

Las Vegas gunman set sights on Charles River Campus before attack

Haley Lerner January 25, 2018

The gunman responsible for the October mass shooting in Las Vegas, Stephen Paddock, was found to have researched multiple locations in Boston, including some on the Boston University campus, months prior...

Bump stock ban soon to be enforced in Massachusetts

Anu Sawhney January 25, 2018

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito signed a bill banning bump stocks and trigger cranks for firearms in November. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security put this legislation...

Model and entrepreneur Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor speaks Tuesday afternoon at the Impact Stage. PHOTO BY JENNI TODD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Imagination is key’ when faced with oppression

Jenni Todd October 5, 2017

Beneath lettering that reads “Liberty and union now and forever,” speakers who presented on the Impact Stage of Forbes Under 30 Summit meditated both on society’s current state and their hopes...

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