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Boston University students and graduates often struggle to afford housing in Greater Boston due to rising rent costs. PHOTO BY KATIE GODERE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU graduates face inhospitable housing market in Boston

Carina Imbornone October 18, 2017

Young professionals who spent four years of their lives in America's college town may find it increasingly hard to live in Boston post-graduation. Rising rent costs throughout the city of Boston, when...

Boston University students Kimberly Barzola (left) and Marwa Sayed (right) discuss inclusivity at the BU Coalition of Student Activists meeting in the George Sherman Union Friday evening. PHOTO BY LAUREN PETERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student activists address graduate student unionization, “sanctuary campus”

Andres Picon November 20, 2016

Boston University Coalition of Student Activists held a meeting Friday evening to bring attention to graduate students’ plans to form a union and to discuss other issues. More than a dozen people attended...

Boston University student government plans to mend the issues that defined this semester and aims to increase their transparency during spring 2016. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE PHOTO

SG officials appreciate ongoing debate, look forward to increasing transparency

Lexi Peery December 10, 2015

Shaken by conflicts after the impeachment of two Executive Board members, Boston University Student Government looks forward to increasing communication and transparency with the student body next semester...

Following the Student Government impeachment of Kimberly Barzola and Marwa Sayed Monday night, many are left wondering what will happen to their positions. PHOTO BY SUSIE TERASAKI/DFP FILE PHOTO

Replacements for SG E-board positions to be proposed Monday

Dave Sebastian November 13, 2015

With the removal of two members of the Boston University Student Government Executive Board from office following an impeachment trial Monday, SG aims to look forward and continue with its ongoing initiatives,...

EDITORIAL: SG impeachment fails student body

EDITORIAL: SG impeachment fails student body

Editors November 11, 2015

Monday’s Student Government impeachment trial of VP of Finance Kimberly Barzola and VP of Internal Affairs Marwa Sayed has become a flashpoint for Boston University students, both across social media...

A protester holds a sign during a #BUStudentsAgainstSilence protest outside the George Sherman Union Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students rally against SG E-board impeachment

Sophia Eppolito November 10, 2015

More than 30 students congregated at Marsh Plaza and the George Sherman Union Tuesday afternoon to protest the impeachment of two Executive Board members of the Boston University Student Government,...

Second from left, Boston University Student Government Vice President of Internal Affairs Marwa Sayed and, third from left, Vice President of Finance Kimberly Barzola wait to hear the verdict on their impeachment during the Student Government Senate meeting Monday night. Senate voted to impeach the E-Board members later that night. PHOTO BY SUSIE TERASAKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two Student Government E-board members impeached by Senate

Lexi Peery November 10, 2015

The Boston University Student Government Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Internal Affairs were impeached Monday at the SG Senate meeting. The SG Judicial Commission found after completing...

Vice Chair of Senate and College of Arts and Sciences Senator Daniel Collins types notes during the Boston University Student Government Senate meeting Monday night. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Senate elects unanimously to conduct trial prior to impeachment vote

Lexi Peery November 3, 2015

Boston University Student Government’s Judicial Commission presented official claims and results of the investigation into members of the Executive Board on Monday night. In a private meeting, the...

Following the announcement at American University in early September and at Cornell University on Oct. 8 that trigger warnings will not be allowed in classrooms, many have questioned what will happen at Boston University. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU takes no official stance in trigger warning debate, gives professors discretion

Paige Smith October 15, 2015

Despite several universities across the country forgoing the use of trigger warnings on campus, Boston University holds no official stance of ordinance governing the use of trigger warnings in academic...

Students rally to keep African Presidential Center open

Students rally to keep African Presidential Center open

Miriam Lelah May 1, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20732"] The People of Color Coalition at Boston University held a rally on campus Thursday to combat the announced closure of the BU African Presidential Archives and Research Center....

Kimberly Barzola (CAS ’17), Andrew Cho (CAS ’16) and Melesilika Finau (CAS ’17) celebrate in the George Sherman Union Wednesday after hearing that they won the election for Student Government executive board. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Candidates from True BU slate take Student Government Executive Board positions

Sekar Krisnauli April 9, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20041"] All four candidates from True BU, one of three slates that ran in the 2015 Boston University Student Government elections, won positions on SG’s Executive Board for the 2015-16...

Members of the TrueBU Student Government slate Andrew Cho (CAS '16), Melesilika Finau (CAS '16), Marwa Sayed (CAS '17) and Kimberly Barzola (CAS '17) speak at a slate debate in the George Sherman Union Thursday. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

True BU to focus on outreach, engagement with student body

Miriam Lelah March 30, 2015

Members of Boston University’s True BU, one of the three slates running for the Executive Board of BU’s Student Government, seek to reach out to student groups and bring awareness to important issues...

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