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David Sipos poses in front of the Brookline Arts Center. Sipos, a freshman at Boston University, is running for a seat on Brookline Town Meeting Precinct 1 after feeling unrepresented at a Brookline Town Meeting. COURTESY OF DAVID SIPOS

From dorm to town hall: BU freshman David Sipos runs for Brookline Town Meeting

Sana Muneer February 7, 2025
Boston University freshman David Sipos sat in the audience as Brookline Town Meeting deliberated Article 9 on Nov. 19. The proposal would allow three-family homes in neighborhoods zoned for two.
Boston University students and staff gathered for a virtual event Tuesday evening to reflect on last week’s presidential election. JANE AVERY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors share insights on 2020 presidential election, political future

Jane Avery November 11, 2020
One week after Election Day and a few days after the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 election, BU students, faculty and staff gathered virtually to reflect on the election Tuesday night.
The importance of the Census remains despite the 2020 Census having closed already. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Once in a decade: purpose and impacts of the US census

Rachel Do November 4, 2020

The 2020 census has closed, and the demographic data collected this year will shape the landscape of political representation in the country for another decade. The census, conducted by the U.S....

Initiative on Cities study finds affordable housing to be greatest issue for U.S. mayors

Vivian Situ January 29, 2018

A survey released Wednesday showed that affordable housing is among the most pressing concerns for urban mayors throughout the country, as a part of Boston University’s annual Initiative on Cities Menino...

Initiative on Cities study finds affordable housing to be greatest issue for U.S. mayors

Vivian Situ January 28, 2018

A survey released Wednesday showed that affordable housing is among the most pressing concerns for urban mayors throughout the country, as a part of Boston University’s annual Initiative on Cities Menino...

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