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Ballot drop box outside of the Boston Public Library entrance on Boylston Street. Infertility treatments like in vitro fertilization are being debated in light of the upcoming election. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

In glass and under national watch: The modern challenges of IVF

Irene Skandalakis September 23, 2024
Infertility affects millions of people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Outside its existing legislative protections in Massachusetts, IVF has come under national scrutiny, which coincides with the upcoming presidential election.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: Trevor Zegras is no longer a golden child

Annika Morris April 3, 2024

Trevor Zegras has fallen from grace. The star center on the Anaheim Ducks was the ninth overall draft pick in 2019, so the expectations were always high for him. Zegras quickly proved his ability...

The Boston University Admissions building. BU has admitted the first round of early decision applicants to the class of 2028. ISABELLE MEGOSH/DFP FILE

BU welcomes early decision class of 2028

Daily Free Press Staff December 14, 2023
Boston University released decisions for the first round of early decision Thursday evening, admitting 34.1% of applicants to the class of 2028 in the first round of admissions following the affirmative action ruling.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Hopelessness — the only response in the wake of another mass shooting

Editors February 16, 2023
We march, we wave signs, we cry, we plead with politicians, we vote, we sit-in, we post on social media. We do everything we’re supposed to do and guns still win. 
Toby Makoyawo men's track and field profile

Toby Makoyawo: The fastest runner in BU history

Brendan Nordstrom April 28, 2022
Boston University freshman sprinter Toby Makayawo has shattered records and made a splash on the national track-and-field circuit.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: Vegas cannot escape the Sharks

Belle Fraser April 28, 2022
In the latest edition of Off the Post, Belle Fraser discusses how the Vegas Golden Knights have been unable to beat the San Jose Sharks in high pressure games since the team's inaugural season in 2017-18.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Heartland: Charlevoix’s architecture can remedy the Anytown 

Maxwell Pociask April 19, 2022
The works of Charlevoix’s Earl Young demonstrate that we shouldn't have to travel around the world to find building styles that set themselves apart from the uninspired suburb.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Americans win big with bipartisan infrastructure bill

Lincoln Son Currie November 10, 2021
The latest bill Congress passed should be commended for bucking partisanship and improving the lives of so many Americans.
Flags in the Questrom School of Business at boston university

Boston observes first Arab American Heritage Month

Molly Farrar April 14, 2021
The Boston City Council declared April Arab American Heritage Month during its April 7 meeting.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

American Protest: The Trump administration has turned into a real circus

Meredith Varner December 8, 2020
These past weeks have made us even more of a global embarrassment than before, and it’s time we get a real administration back in office to replace this circus.
Legal experts say they do not think President Donald Trump’s election fraud-related lawsuits are likely to change the result of the election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Legal experts say Trump’s lawsuits unlikely to change results

Madison Mercado November 10, 2020
Trump has filed lawsuits challenging the validity of mail-in ballots in battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, some of which have been dismissed by judges.
Demonstrators marched from Nubian Square to Copley Square Wednesday evening to protest President Donald Trump potentially contesting the results of the presidential election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters demand all votes are counted, advocate for progressive policies

Daniel Kool November 5, 2020
Hundreds marched from Nubian Square to the steps of the Boston Public Library Wednesday night, rallying behind an array of progressive causes and protesting a false declaration of victory by President Donald Trump as the election remained too close to call.
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