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Boston University’s School of Law hosted a three-day virtual conference last week for scholars to discuss marijuana laws in the United States and the future of marijuana. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE

BU Law invites scholars to discuss marijuana law in US, plans for future

Yiran Yu November 19, 2020

As a source of many heated debates, marijuana legalization has been a controversial yet compelling topic in both academia and the general public. Boston University School of Law hosted a three-day...

Boston University’s Network of Enlightened Women chapter serves as a space for conservative college-aged women to connect and feel empowered. COURTESY OF NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN

Young, diverse women share collective voice in current Republican Party

Daily Free Press Staff November 4, 2020

By Alex Ross (contributor) There is more to the Boston University chapter of Network of Enlightened Women than the name implies. While they’re an all-college-aged group focused on female empowerment,...

Journalist Dan Rather signs his recent book, “What Unites Us,” after a talk at Boston University’s Metcalf Hall Tuesday. DANIEL MU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dan Rather speaks to students on “What Unites Us”

Sonia Rubeck November 20, 2019
Acclaimed journalist Dan Rather, who rose to prominence for his coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal, spoke at BU Tuesday evening.
Actor Tom Hanks, actress Meryl Streep and director Steven Spielberg (left to right) sat down in a Skype interview to discuss their new movie, "The Post." PHOTO COURTESY OF JUNKET PRODUCTIONS

REVIEW: ‘The Post’ delivers all-star cast, important message about journalistic freedom

Johnathan D. Kindall January 19, 2018

“The Post” is one of those rare movies that’s released at just the right time. Following the story of The New York Times’ and The Washington Post’s publication of the sensitive Vietnam...

“Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead,” is a documentary about the renowned magazine National Lampoon. PHOTO COURTESY MAGNOLIA PICTURES

INTERVIEW: Director Douglas Tirola on where National Lampoon went right

Joe Incollingo October 15, 2015

Say what you want about National Lampoon. At least it was honest with itself. Spun off from the Harvard Lampoon in 1969 by editors Doug Kenney, Henry Beard and Robert Hoffman, the now-defunct humor...

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