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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Warren’s political future debated

Daily Free Press Admin December 12, 2012

Facing a partisan Congress and a campaign debt, Sen.-Elect Elizabeth Warren will take her Massachusetts seat for the 113th session in January as a politician who students and experts describe as an outspoken...

MBTA employees face difficulties on Green Line

Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2012

While Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials face public scrutiny after accidents such as the Boylston station collision, T operators and Transit Police have had to face adversity in a recent...

MBTA driver worked 8-hour shift prior to Boylston crash

Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2012

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority fired a trolley operator Wednesday after investigators found the employee’s “inattentiveness” and “insufficient rest” to blame for the Green Line...

Egyptian Pres. Morsi’s decree alarms professors

Daily Free Press Admin November 29, 2012

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s decree granting him powers above the highest courts in Egypt is unjust and undermines the success of Egypt’s revolution, BU professors said. “Even for a day,...

BU moves to revamp its image

Daily Free Press Admin November 19, 2012

Boston University’s recent renovations, additions and awards are part of a series of ongoing improvements the administration is making to improve BU’s already established image, officials said. “We...

Students strive to elevate awareness of mental health services on campus

Daily Free Press Admin November 13, 2012

Larry Kohn, director of development at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, said although many programs for mental health are available through Student Health Services, it is difficult...

Warren reclaims Senate seat for Democrats

Daily Free Press Admin November 7, 2012

Backed by what her campaign lauded as a “grassroots effort,” Elizabeth Warren reclaimed the Massachusetts Senate seat for the Democratic Party, becoming the Commonwealth’s first female senator on...

Brown, supporters ‘stand strong’ despite loss

Daily Free Press Admin November 7, 2012

Republican Sen. Scott Brown said Democrat U.S. Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren won the senate seat “fair and square” to a crowd of fired-up supporters in his concession speech at the Park Plaza Hotel Tuesday...

Menino hospitalized over weekend

Daily Free Press Admin October 28, 2012

Mayor Thomas Menino was hospitalized at Brigham and Women's Hospital on Friday after being diagnosed with a virus, city officials said. Menino returned from a vacation in Italy two days early after being...

Science scholars weigh in on evolution, Islam

Daily Free Press Admin October 25, 2012

The debate between science and religion on the evolutionary theory has been contested among a wide range of religions and scientists for years, but Islamic student initiative Project Nur program manager Shakir...

Despite previous crashes, passengers say they feel safe on South Station buses

Daily Free Press Admin October 18, 2012

As the U.S. government cracks down on safety regulations for bus companies one year after a Sky Express bus crash killed four people, bus companies preparing for the holiday season said they have done...

BU students feel safe while abroad, few crimes reported

Daily Free Press Admin October 4, 2012

College of Communication junior  Caymee Wood said that although there is not campus security or an escort service for her study abroad program, she feels safe, if not safer, in Madrid than at Boston University. “I...

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