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Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo

Non-profit Massachusetts-based comic expo held on BU’s campus for first time

Sydney Kodama October 25, 2022
MICE holds event to celebrate the art of comic making
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Unhygienic, unsafe residential life practices are not a rite of passage for anyone

Editors April 27, 2021
Though BU can improve student quality of life, much of the responsibility lies on students themselves.
East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

Veronica Thompson April 26, 2021

Four days left! Today on East to West, we cover BUPD tackling an alleged suspect on campus, student reports of animals in their residences, a press conference about the Derek Chauvin trial verdict...

Mouse in a corner

Students report mice, cockroach, bird feces in University residences

Emily Stevenson April 23, 2021
The incidents have occurred all across campus, from apartments in South Campus to COVID-19 isolation housing.
Residents of several Boston neighborhoods have noticed an increase in rodent infestations since the pandemic began. COURTESY OF G. SCOTT SEGLER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Rat populations increase in Boston neighborhoods

Daniel Kool September 24, 2020
Residents are reporting an uptick in rat infestations throughout several Boston neighborhoods as the pandemic shifts food waste into residential areas.
Although government data shows that research on large animals has decreased, there has been an increase in the total use of animals in experiments, according to a report published Wednesday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. GRAPHIC BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Animal use in research on the rise despite government data, study finds

Monique Avila March 3, 2015

Despite government data showing that the number of animals for experimental use has decreased over the past 15 years, the total use of animals has increased in top research institutes, according to a...

Researcher discovers drug to erase traumatic memories

Daily Free Press Admin January 22, 2014

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Li-Huei Tsai published a study Thursday in the journal Cell about an experimental drug that erases traumatic memories in mice. Tsai and her researchers...

Mice reported in Warren Towers, on Bay State Road

Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2013

Boston University students have reported multiple sightings of mice inside bedrooms and study lounges in Warren Towers and rooms on Bay State Road within the past week. Julie Robinson, a College of...

BU officials deny student claims of mice in GSU

Daily Free Press Admin February 19, 2013

While some Boston University students said they have seen mice run through the George Sherman Union, BU officials denied the allegation that the GSU has a rodent problem. “When mice or other rodents...

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