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Boston honors LGBTQ+ military personnel with “Always ask, Proud to Tell Day”

Samuele Petruccelli September 21, 2021
Boston lawmakers deemed Sept. 20 a day of honor and visibility for LGBTQ+ military personnel.
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David Chard appointed as permanent dean of Wheelock

Tanisha Bhat April 2, 2021
Chard was appointed to the position after having served as interim dean since 2018.
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Let’s Talk About: Regaining US popularity around the world

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol February 24, 2021
I want to point out that recent events under the Trump administration have negatively changed the world’s perception of this country. However, I believe in second chances, and I think the United States can regain its popularity around the world.
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,...

Young conservatives disillusioned with the current state of the Republican Party founded gen z gop as a refuge for Republican college students who want to vote President Donald Trump out of office. COURTESY OF GEN Z GOP

‘Politically homeless’ young conservatives seek to build Republican Party of the future

Angela Yang October 15, 2020
Conservative college students disillusioned with today’s partisan polarization are banding together to push for reform in the Republican Party and vote President Trump out of office.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Dear Democrats, It’s Time to Play Hard Ball

Gabriella Aponte September 25, 2020
Though the Democrats are currently in a difficult position, blocking the Republicans from reneging on their own precedent is not impossible. Democrats should be able to win this battle and the long war if they are strategic and relentless in their approach.
Yusef Salaam discussed the importance of education and the effects of incarceration on young men of color in his speech, “Born on Purpose and With a Purpose,” at the Tsai Performance Center Friday. JACOB COLLING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

One of the Exonerated Five says everyone is born on purpose, with a purpose

Mita Kataria March 4, 2020
Yusef Salaam, member of the “Exonerated Five,” wrongly accused and convicted of sexually assaulting a Central Park jogger in 1989, has taken up the fight against the unfair criminal justice system, and shared his lecture “Born on Purpose and With a Purpose” at BU on Friday.
EDITORIAL: Fake video portraying Trump killing journalists is not surprising

EDITORIAL: Fake video portraying Trump killing journalists is not surprising

Editors October 14, 2019

A vile doctored video depicting President Donald Trump killing his political opponents and news media was played this weekend at a conference hosted by an organization supporting him.  The video gained...

The Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security hears two bills Tuesday morning on the deployment of military-style equipment. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

State legislators hear bills against police militarization

Vivian Situ October 10, 2017

Two bills proposing legislation limiting state and local police access to U.S. military equipment were heard at the State House Tuesday.   The bills oppose the U.S. Department of Defense 1033 Program,...

The Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance co-host “Stand for All Students: #StopDeVos” Thursday evening to protest U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ visit to Harvard University. PHOTO BY ISABELLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts residents rally in protest of DeVos at Harvard

Sarika Ram September 29, 2017

Approximately 1,000 protestors gathered for the Stand for All Students rally outside the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics Thursday night to protest the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announces the final draft of the Imagine Boston 2030 plan Thursday. PHOTO BY MADELINE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh announces release of final draft of Imagine Boston 2030 Plan

Daily Free Press Staff May 20, 2017

  By: Breanne Kovatch, Sabrina Schnur, Shannon Larson and Till Kaeslin After more than a year of conversing and planning, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced on Thursday the release of the...

Demonstrators, both young and old, gather Saturday in the Boston Common. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston March for Science draws supporters from scientific community

Sabrina Schnur April 23, 2017

[mediagrid cat="40431"] Thousands of protesters gathered in the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to participate in the Boston March for Science, which took place on Earth Day with sister marches around...

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