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Mayor Wu announces new five-year budget proposals

Nathan Metcalf April 19, 2023
Mayor Michelle Wu revealed two new multi-billion dollar budget proposals for the 2024 fiscal year to the Boston City Council last Wednesday.
Boston City Hall

Several social justice proposals for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ citizens put forth in weekly City Council meeting

Cassandra Dumay January 27, 2023
Boston City Council added a series of social justice initiatives to their agenda Wednesday afternoon, including hearings on affordable housing, supporting minority-owned businesses and promoting mental health in Boston Public Schools. 
parking lot at 149 newbury st in boston

New retail, office building designed to replace Newbury parking lot

Taylor Brokesh April 14, 2021
The proposed site at 149 Newbury St. would fill the last open lot on the historic street.
Gallery in the College of Fine Arts. Art students can display their work on a rotating basis each week in Gallery 5, an exhibition space located on the fifth floor of CFA. ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE

Visual Arts students cultivate creative, personal exhibitions in CFA

Molly Farrar December 3, 2020
On the fifth floor of the newly renovated CFA, the student exhibition space features work that rotates biweekly, and pushes students to produce their very own exhibit.
“Rebecca,” a Netflix original based off of the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock by the same name, was released on Oct. 21. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Remake of ‘Rebecca’ fails to live up to Hitchcock original

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

The 2020 film “Rebecca” is, in a word, shallow. Or stuffy. Or static. The Netflix Original, released Wednesday, is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 Best Picture, but the films can barely be put...

Student Government meets on Monday evening. The meeting covered a range of topics including putting on a "Denim Day," which is a sexual assault awareness campaign. PHOTO BY SHAUN ROBINSON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student Government passes amendment to check Cabinet spending

Lillian Ilsley-Greene April 23, 2018
Boston University’s Student Government met Monday night to hear updates from the 16,000 Strong Committee and vote on an amendment to next year’s constitution.
BU HUB’s Cross-College Challenge announced that submissions of client projects for this fall are open. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Cross-College Challenge accepting proposals for interdisciplinary community projects

Mike Reddy April 23, 2018
Following the launch of its website on April 1, the Boston University Hub’s Cross-College Challenge (XCC) is now accepting project proposals from members of the BU community and the Greater Boston area for the upcoming fall semester.
CAS senior Megan Birgy, sophomore Faith Puleikis and junior Rachel Bennetts talk at the BU Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism on Wednesday evening. CGSA's Gender-Inclusive BU Proposal has made it to the University Council, one of the main governing bodies for the university. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF.

CGSA proposal on its way to be reviewed by University Council

Mike Reddy March 22, 2018
Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism is waiting for confirmation that their proposal for a more gender-inclusive BU was moved to the University Council’s Committee on Student Life and Policies.
Rachel Bennetts speaks during a meeting at the CGSA office in the George Sherman Union. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CGSA advocates for more gender-inclusive housing and restrooms

Haley Lerner February 8, 2018
Boston University's Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism has finalized a proposal that advocates for transgender and non-binary students in regards to housing and bathrooms. The proposal is meant to update the current gender-neutral policies at BU.
During the first Student Government Senate meeting of the semester, SG Executive Vice President SaraAnn KurKul addresses the Senate in the Photonics Center. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG passes budget proposal for Mental Health Committee

Noor Adatia January 31, 2017

The Boston University Student Government unanimously approved a budget proposal Monday night to allocate funds biannually to its Mental Health Committee. The Mental Health Committee, a standing...

EDITORIAL: Proposed 21-story Brookline building would be eyesore

EDITORIAL: Proposed 21-story Brookline building would be eyesore

Editors December 6, 2016

Jogging through Brookline, one sees picturesque lawns and historical plaques. Turning a corner may reveal a spontaneous pick-up soccer match in a park or families strolling their children down wide, wooded...

Boston University students watched student films Thursday during the Commonwealth Film Festival hosted by Student Activities and Delta Kappa Alpha at the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DKA’s Commonwealth Film Festival supports campus-wide filmmaking

Shivani Singh December 7, 2015

The first annual Commonwealth Film Festival took place in the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium Thursday, marking the beginning of a new tradition within Boston University’s film community....

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