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Students view an online map while election results come in during the Dean of Students' election party in BU Central Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY LAUREN PETERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students gather at on-campus election party, shocked by result

Mina Corpuz November 9, 2016

[mediagrid cat="34668"] Boston University students hunkered down at the George Sherman Union Tuesday night to watch Donald Trump clinch the presidency of the United States. Approximately 150 students...

Inspection records raise health concerns on BU dining halls, restaurants

Inspection records raise health concerns on BU dining halls, restaurants

Mina Corpuz September 22, 2016

Pink mold inside an ice machine. Dirty cooking equipment. Improperly stored rice from last night. During an inspection last winter, these were among seven health and safety violations that city inspectors...

Members of the Boston community as well as BU staff and faculty contributed large amounts of money to the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio. GRAPHIC BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BETSEY GOLDWASSER, ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, SARAH SILBIGER AND GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR

Boston residents donate nearly $1.2 million to presidential campaigns

Mina Corpuz February 18, 2016

Boston residents poured nearly $1.2 million into the campaigns of those vying for the presidency in the upcoming 2016 election, according to a Daily Free Press review of 2015 campaign finance reports...

Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who started the court appeal process in July, will move forward with efforts to overturn his sentence. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Tsarnaev moves forward with appeal process

Mina Corpuz December 3, 2015

While currently serving time in a maximum security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev looks to have a new day in court to challenge his death sentence. The...

Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke during a grassroots organizing meeting and was joined by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh at Faneuil Hall Sunday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Clinton pushes infrastructure plan, support for workers in Boston

Mina Corpuz November 30, 2015

With an endorsement from Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and support from several trade unions, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about plans to bolster the economy and help workers...

Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Judy Huth, makes a statement on Bill Cosby’s deposition Saturday at the Omni Parker House. PHOTO BY MINA CORPUZ/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Legal action against Bill Cosby proceeds in Massachusetts

Mina Corpuz October 13, 2015

With countless women making allegations of sexual assault against him dating back to the 1970s, actor and comedian Bill Cosby is facing three lawsuits related to some of these claims. On Saturday, attorney...

Thousands flock to rally with Bernie Sanders

Thousands flock to rally with Bernie Sanders

Mina Corpuz October 5, 2015

[mediagrid cat="22576"]   Continuing to draw large crowds, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke out about various forms of inequality before more than 20,000 supporters Saturday...

City Crime Logs: Sep. 23 – Sep. 30

City Crime Logs: Sep. 23 – Sep. 30

Mina Corpuz October 1, 2015

  The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Sept. 29 to Sept. 30.   Victim robbed at gunpoint by multiple suspects At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sep....

Boston Police Department PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Leaders, activists look forward to BPD body camera pilot

Mina Corpuz September 24, 2015

Following nearly a year of conversation between activism groups and state leaders, the Boston Police Department is closer to implementing a pilot program to test the use of body-worn cameras for officers. "I’ve...

Obama visits Boston, pushes paid leave at Labor Day breakfast

Obama visits Boston, pushes paid leave at Labor Day breakfast

Mina Corpuz September 8, 2015

[mediagrid cat="21184"] U.S. President Barack Obama urged support for paid leave for workers Monday at the Greater Boston Labor Council's Labor Day breakfast. “We’ve got millions of people who can’t...

Boston drops bid for 2024 Summer Olympics

Samantha J. Gross July 27, 2015

Following conversations between the United States Olympic Committee and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston will no longer bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, Baker announced at a Monday press...

Leaders, experts face off in Olympics debate

Mina Corpuz July 24, 2015

Several city leaders and experts went head-to-head Thursday in a televised debate about the logistics and potential impact of hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic in Boston. Boston 2024 Chairman Steve Pagliuca...

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