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Hasan Murat Mercan Turkish Ambassador

Key figures of Turkey relief efforts give thanks to Boston community for contributions

Nicole Gonzalez March 1, 2023
Leaders, local business owners and volunteers spoke at an event on Sunday hosted by the Freerange Market, owned by Cenk Emre. The Medford-based market turned collection site is responsible for donating over five million dollars and ten truckloads of supplies to relief efforts in Turkey and Syria.
TSA earthquake

Boston communities send relief to Turkey and Syria

Nicole Gonzalez February 16, 2023
Local Turkish communities in Boston joined together to provide aid to those suffering in Turkey and Syria in the wake of devastating earthquakes.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphics Artist

EDITORIAL: Sustainability at BU — progressive or performative?

Editors February 9, 2023
Prioritizing sustainability could not only cement BU’s place as a pillar of environmental protection, but actually make a tangible difference throughout the world. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: Hurricane Ida reporting exposes media’s climate blindspot

Brian Foisy September 12, 2021
Extreme weather has always been big business for news networks, but oftentimes missing is the discussion of climate change.
roblox characters

Why I love Roblox as a college student

Melina Nguyen March 31, 2021
When it comes to Roblox, I’ll always feel like that 13-year-old discovering it for the first time.
Car driving in snow in Dallas

BU students struggled with classes, concerns about family during Texas snow storm

Kylee Nguyen February 22, 2021
Boston University students learning remotely in Texas faced difficulties with online classes during recent winter snow storms.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

Skate on the Paradigm: The CO2-shaped elephant in the room

Andre Salkin October 22, 2020
Climate change’s inevitable impacts on Earth will have catastrophic socio-political repercussions, which will threaten the very fabric of organized human civilization.
NADEL: Earthquake in Ecuador shows country's strength

NADEL: Earthquake in Ecuador shows country’s strength

Olivia Nadel April 21, 2016

I sat in my living room Saturday night with my host mother and neighbor, watching the decorative balls on the table sway back and forth. My mom prayed to God that it would end, my neighbor consoled her...

Filipino students’ families abroad affected by typhoon

Daily Free Press Admin November 20, 2013

Residents of the Philippines are struggling to recover from the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, including the families of some Filipino students at Boston University. Alana Schwartz, a College...

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