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Fair Admission: Episode 7 - Competition

Fair Admission: Episode 7 – Competition

Edward Sturm April 8, 2021

College sports and ROTC programs are uniquely competitive and often discussed staples of the college admissions process. When these pathways to college go too far, however, they have the potential...

Boston’s Good Neighbors Program has fulfilled more than 4,500 requests from seniors, who are at higher risk for COVID-19, to assist with errands. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Volunteers help Boston seniors run thousands of errands during pandemic

Shannon Damiano October 29, 2020
The Good Neighbors program, created in April as a response to the pandemic, pairs seniors with volunteers who help purchase groceries, prepare food and deliver medication. Volunteers also engage in phone or written communication.
Hundreds gather Saturday afternoon to call out police violence

Hundreds gather Saturday afternoon to call out police violence

Allison Pirog September 27, 2020
“We're not going back to that period of time where people just look the other way, and these deaths were swept under the rug,” organizer Brock Satter said. “We need to demand these cases be reopened, these officers and all these officials be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Protesters march through Boston to demand justice for Breonna Taylor

Protesters march through Boston to demand justice for Breonna Taylor

Daniel Kool September 26, 2020
Activists gathered at a park across from Boston Police District B-2 in Roxbury Friday evening to protest a grand jury decision not to press criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by Louisville, Ky. police in March.
BERMAN: United Airlines isn’t fully to blame

BERMAN: United Airlines isn’t fully to blame

Max Berman April 13, 2017

Well, it has definitely been a fun week to be an airline customer. Last weekend, Delta Air Lines became the center of ire for so many Americans thanks to inclement weather. You could even say there is...

EDITORIAL: Flying not-so-friendly skies

Editors April 10, 2017

United Airlines has been under fire recently for some unethical practices when it comes to their customers. Along with the great leggings scandal of last month, where two female passengers were not allowed...

The Blue Line: Give Lamar Jackson the Heisman now

The Blue Line: Give Lamar Jackson the Heisman now

Mike Benedykciuk September 22, 2016

Louisville University quarterback Lamar Jackson has started this college football season on a truly remarkable run. Through three games, Louisville has climbed from No. 19 in the AP Poll all the way up...

Senior forward Amanda Cassera leads the team in points with 10. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Field hockey earns first top-10 ranking in 20 years

Greg Levinsky September 15, 2016

Already having its best start in program history, the Boston University field hockey team moved up four sports in this week’s National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Coaches Poll to...

Terriers defeat Louisville, fall to No. 23 LSU in NCAA elimination game

Daily Free Press Admin May 18, 2014

The Boston University softball team’s season ended Saturday night, as the Terriers were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Louisiana State University in their second match of the day. The Terriers...

Terriers fall to Arizona, 9-6, in NCAA Regional opener

Daily Free Press Admin May 17, 2014

In its first NCAA Tournament game under second-year coach Kathryn Gleason, the Boston University softball team fell to the University of Arizona by a score of 9-6. “We came out ready for a battle and...

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