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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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United States Passport. The “Trump 2.0 Travel Ban” was announced on March 14, which expands on Trump’s original 2017 executive order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I just miss my family’: Trump administration’s proposed travel ban induces anxiety, fear for international students

Truman Dickerson March 26, 2025
As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
Students walking on Commonwealth Avenue during golden hour

Formerly remote sophomores return to campus, begin anew

Ashley Soebroto September 7, 2021
BU announces events specifically for the class of 2024 following their hybrid first year.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: How we reward ‘peace’ efforts can be problematic

Max Ferrandino February 10, 2021
Peace is hard to define and even harder to celebrate. Giving a prize for peace is difficult regardless of what criteria you use.
The Bangladeshi Students’ Association, the Islamic Society of Boston University, the BU India Club, Delta Phi Omega and Iota Nu Delta host a vigil for the Rohingya genocide Thursday evening. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student groups hold a vigil for Rohingya victims

Sophia Brown September 22, 2017

Holding candles and bundled against the windy weather, over 40 students gathered on Marsh Plaza Thursday evening in a vigil to pay respects to the Rohingya victims in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The...

BERMAN: Americans are uninformed about global events: that’s the news’ fault, and yours

BERMAN: Americans are uninformed about global events: that’s the news’ fault, and yours

Max Berman September 21, 2017

Television news programs have the uncanny ability to be uninformative, corporatist and melodramatic — all at the same time. Often times, when a worldwide humanitarian disaster occurs, there is a delay...

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