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Boston University’s School of Social Work hosted a virtual panel on Nov. 17 to discuss health care equity in the United States and the responsibility of the Biden administration to tackle disparities in health care. CONNOR ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social workers discuss health care inequalities on ‘vulnerable populations’ post-election

Connor Allen November 24, 2020
Boston University’s School of Social Work held a panel discussion Nov. 17 on health care equity in the United States and the steps that should be taken during the next four years.
Boston University’s school of Theology hosted the webinar “The Queer Art of Reading and Resilience: Uplifting BIPOC Trans Life and Spirit” Thursday, which included six BIPOC transgender panelists. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

STH celebrates resilience of transgender communities

Julia Furnari November 6, 2020

LGBTQ individuals experience higher rates of violence and death than their heterosexual peers, and this reality can take a toll. To celebrate trans resilience and address topics such as transphobia...

Young conservatives disillusioned with the current state of the Republican Party founded gen z gop as a refuge for Republican college students who want to vote President Donald Trump out of office. COURTESY OF GEN Z GOP

‘Politically homeless’ young conservatives seek to build Republican Party of the future

Angela Yang October 15, 2020
Conservative college students disillusioned with today’s partisan polarization are banding together to push for reform in the Republican Party and vote President Trump out of office.
From left to right, Sophie Godley, Mason Dunn, Jennifer Siegel and Iris Olson partake in a panel on the transgender rights ballot question in November’s Massachusetts general election. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL SAUNDERS

Panel at School of Public Health addresses the fight for transgender rights on the ballot

Hannah Edelman September 17, 2018
Transgender individuals in Massachusetts may be legally required to use public accommodations designed for their sex at birth in a few months. Seven years after Massachusetts passed an anti-discrimination law permitting people to use accommodations of their gender identity, the law may be repealed.
The 2016 presidential election: What to expect as a BU student

The 2016 presidential election: What to expect as a BU student

Kennedy Davis June 7, 2016

With the 2016 presidential election just around the corner, we at The Daily Free Press hope to keep students informed about topics that matter to them. In March, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won their...

GAMADES: Sanders' impassioned rhetoric can't run the country

GAMADES: Sanders’ impassioned rhetoric can’t run the country

Lucy Gamades October 20, 2015

I have a love/hate relationship with political discourse on Facebook. It’s my guilty pleasure. It doesn’t matter if it’s half-baked propaganda or relevant commentary. I check it all out. Sometimes...

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