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The Daily Free Press

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Trash bags and cardboard boxes piled up inside and against a dumpster on Freeman Street. Due to a decrease in enrollment in universities across Boston, fewer moving truck permits were issued to Allston residents and there was less participation in “Allston Christmas” on Labor Day weekend. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

High temperatures, move-in difficulties overshadow ‘Allston Christmas’

Charlie Johnson September 3, 2024
U-Haul trucks and miscellaneous debris typically litter the streets of Allston each Labor Day weekend in celebration of “Allston Christmas.” This year, however, some residents and students were unaware of the tradition or chose not to participate as move-in difficulties surfaced.
Mia writes about her chaotic yet rewarding experience with the First-Year Student Outreach Project, or FYSOP, through which she met some of her best friends in college. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A candid FYSOP experience

Mia Chai October 21, 2021
I hope I have given you a candid perspective of what it is like to take part in the program.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Boston University’s new pandemic policies are not cutting it

Editors September 2, 2021
Boston University’s new pandemic measures place too much emphasis on student responsibility rather than institutional measures designed to keep students, faculty and service workers safe.
child pushing suitcase

GALLERY: Move-in 2021

Daily Free Press Staff September 1, 2021
Students returned to the Boston University campus this week to settle back in for the first fully in-person semester since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
student exits warren towers

August: A time of transition and new beginnings

Katrina Liu August 24, 2021
As we step back on Commonwealth Avenue again, it’s going to be a refresh for all of us.
Boston University Residence Life office. Unlike other students on campus, resident assistants were not required to quarantine upon returning to BU this semester. VIVION MYRON/ DFP FILE

Residence Life did not require RAs to follow COVID-19 testing and quarantine regulations for students

Madhri Yehiya January 29, 2021
Boston University Residence Life did not require resident assistants to follow the same COVID-19 testing and quarantine guidelines as the rest of the student body when returning to campus this Spring.
Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and other members of BU administration hosted virtual Back2BU panels Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to answer questions about the Spring 2021 semester. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University holds Back2BU panels to discuss transition into Spring

Anna Vidergar January 9, 2021
BU officials discussed plans for the Spring semester in a series of three virtual Back2BU panels hosted by Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore this week.
East to West: Nov. 2, 2020

East to West: Nov. 2, 2020

Justin Tang November 2, 2020

Today on East to West, we cover a student petition to allow for the cancellation of Residence License Agreements for the Spring semester, updates on the Center for Computing and Data Sciences, BlueBikes...

East to West: Oct. 9, 2020

East to West: Oct. 9, 2020

Justin Tang October 9, 2020

Today, we’ll cover extra steps for voters in isolation/quarantine housing, a professional fraternity under scrutiny for an unofficial gathering, young people causing an uptick in Boston coronavirus...

Alexia Nizhny/ DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: University faces difficult decisions when planning for holidays

Editors October 1, 2020
After Boston University announced Tuesday the cancellation of next semester’s Spring Recess in addition to an extended winter break, the immediate response to this news, for most, was disappointment.
BU students moving back to campus for the Fall semester will be given alcohol wipes, snacks and a bag for recycling. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As students trickle in back to campus, here’s what move-in looks like

Melissa Ellin August 17, 2020
BU students moving into on-campus residences are being offered two 50-piece packs of alcohol wipes for sanitization, as well as a snack box and recycling bag, according to multiple students.
Move-in procedures muddled in light of Massachusetts quarantine order

Move-in procedures muddled in light of Massachusetts quarantine order

Allison Pirog July 24, 2020
Here's what to know about the statewide order, effective Aug. 1, that travelers from 41 states must quarantine or test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to arriving in Massachusetts.
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