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A person writes a note to leave at the Liam Payne memorial in Boston Common. The memorial, which is located at a tree between Brewer Fountain and Tadpole Playground, was created after singer and former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death was announced. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Fans pay tribute to One Direction’s Liam Payne in Boston Common memorial following singer’s death

Lauren Albano October 21, 2024
Fans paid tribute to British singer Liam Payne this weekend by creating a memorial in the Boston Common following the former One Direction member’s sudden death.
A crowd on Essex Street in Salem, MA. The city reaches its busiest time now, right around Halloween. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Witches, ghouls and everything in between in Salem

Corinne Davidson October 23, 2023
Stepping into downtown Salem is like walking into a Halloween classic: witches at every turn, Frankenstein walking down the street, brick walkways and architecture that is straight out of the 1800s.
John Archibald

‘Writing like my brain thinks’: Pulitzer Prize winner John Archibald visits BU as COM’s inaugural writer in residence

Emily Wyrwa April 24, 2023
“When you're in school, they tell you to find your voice,” John Archibald, Boston University's inaugural Writer in Residence at COM said. “I had no idea what that meant."
March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg and WBUR Senior Political Reporter Anthony Brooks. Hogg, a Highland Park survivor, recently spoke at CitySpace. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg speaks at WBUR CitySpace

Haiyi Bi March 30, 2023
Hogg spoke with senior political reporter Anthony Brooks at WBUR CitySpace on Monday night.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Proposed divisional changes would bring renewed rivalries and excitement baseball

Brendan Galvin February 23, 2023
With a potential league expansion in the future, here is a proposed plan of what the new look MLB could look like.
Singer DEVORA posing for a portrait

Musician DEVORA brings alternative country to Boston

Riley Pavelek February 14, 2023
Following the release of her new EP, the "outlaw pop" musician will perform the next show of her tour at MGM Music Hall.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Welcome To The Greenhouse: Activism Burnout

Fiona Broadie February 23, 2022
You cannot continue to fight for something if you are losing a battle with your own mind.
Molly Parden

REVIEW: Molly Parden opens the Sinclair with her folksy, alternative EP ‘Rosemary’

Seamus Webster October 11, 2021
Parden took the stage with just an acoustic guitar and emotional melodies.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Amtrak expansions provide new opportunity to boost economy, eco-friendly travel

Editors April 4, 2021
Amtrak’s plan and new funds from Biden will benefit the entire country, especially college students.
EDITORIAL: American Girl's new boy doll won’t revolutionize company

EDITORIAL: American Girl’s new boy doll won’t revolutionize company

Editors February 17, 2017

The American Girl has always sat at the absolute top of the doll food chain, coveted above Barbie, Bratz dolls or Polly Pockets. Though astronomically priced and requiring way too many accessories, American...

Mayor Karl Dean of Nashville, Tennessee will serve as the first Initiative on Cities Mayor in Residence. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NASHVILLE DISTRICT

Initiative on Cities announces new faculty advisory board

Ellen Cranley September 9, 2015

The Initiative on Cities is adding an advisory board of Boston University faculty members to its team this year in order to continue integrating BU with its urban community, a legacy of the program’s...

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