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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The value of bitcoin currency nears $17,000. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

Bitcoin price soars, cryptocurrency market remains volatile

Olivia Ritter December 12, 2017

In recent weeks, Bitcoin’s value has reached record heights: The price of an individual bitcoin rose from $11,364 on Dec. 4 to $16,222 on Thursday — its peak. At press time, a single bitcoin...

Girls Who Code BU host "Hack the Gap" at the Trustee Ballroom this weekend. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s first all-female hackathon encourages women to get into tech

Olivia Ritter October 26, 2017

As Beyoncé’s songs blasted through the speakers of the Trustee Ballroom, women filled the room with eyes and minds set on computer coding, an ironic scene given the assumed male dominance in the...

i changed the caption: Angie Wijaya's sculpture "Cell Division" is featured in new undergraduate art magazine Squinch. PHOTO COURTESY ANGIE WIJAYA

Student magazine aims to share art with wider community

Olivia Ritter October 10, 2017

In the myriad of Boston University clubs, publications and on-campus groups, there has never been a magazine solely focused on the art world — until now. The word “squinch” refers to a dome-like...

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