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Ayanna Pressley and Ed Markey

Legislation reintroduced to end qualified immunity

Teresa Jia April 28, 2023
On April 19, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Edward Markey reintroduced their Ending Qualified Immunity Act, legislation aimed to eliminate the unjust and misconduct of government officials.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Letter from the Editor: We have no justice in a broken system

Colbi Edmonds April 22, 2021
I’m happy about Chauvin’s guilty verdict, but I will not become complacent in this one victory.
stoovy app on an iphone

Terriers in Biz: BU alum app ‘Stoovy’ aims to connect students in private network

Sophie Nye April 15, 2021
Alum Jack Claxton launched the “Stoovy” app to be a safe, streamlined student marketplace.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: 2 Fast 2 Furious

Bini Ollivier-Yamin March 15, 2021
Ultimately, a city that prioritizes cars over people on mechanical wheels or on foot doesn’t allow pedestrians to enjoy the full extent of their city. Perhaps that’s a good thing in a time of a pandemic, but it just makes the morning commute all the more depressing.
Boston University students who volunteer as emergency medical technicians recounted the realities of the pandemic they have observed from the frontline. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

BU student EMTs reflect on pandemic, voice hopes for the future

Madeline Humphrey February 3, 2021
First responders and health care workers have worked tirelessly since the pandemic began, facing intense stress and safety risks as a result. Now, Boston University students are involved in the continued efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
EDITORIAL: Banning pepper spray on college campus is one of many failures to prioritize the issue of sexual assault

EDITORIAL: Banning pepper spray on college campus is one of many failures to prioritize the issue of sexual assault

Editors December 4, 2020
To make an effort against sexual assault and harassment, BU must implement better services, improve its sexual assault hearing process, hold sexual assaultors accountable and, at the very least, lift the ban on pepper sprays.
As the Oct. 17 expiration date for the statewide moratorium on evictions grows closer, city leaders take measures to protect Boston’s tenants. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

With state eviction moratorium set to expire, City leadership addresses impact

James Paleologopoulos October 9, 2020
To address the potential impact of the moratorium ending Oct. 17, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the City will take action to curtail evictions while connecting those who are evicted with the resources available to them.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaking at a watch party after the 2018 Midterm Elections. Massachusetts is one of 17 states suing the Trump administration over its decision to ease restrictions on coal-burning power plants. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Massachusetts sues Trump Administration regarding changes to Endangered Species Act

Daily Free Press Staff October 1, 2019
The Trump administration weakened the Endangered Species Act, lowering the protections surrounding threatened species and making it easier to remove species from the endangered species list.
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EDITORIAL: Adult film industry should prioritize protection for actors

Editors February 19, 2016

Even the adult film industry needs to be reminded that safe sex is great sex. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health rejected regulations Thursday that proposed requiring condoms, dental...

EDIT: With the safety on

Daily Free Press Admin November 12, 2013

Two Gonzaga University seniors have been placed on probation by the school’s administration because one of them brandished a firearm to protect their school-owned apartment from an intruder. Although...

EDIT: Really? You took away sports from recess?

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

You remember sitting in fourth period math in the seventh grade? The minute hand crawled across the face of the clock, your feet started to tap the desk in front of you and all you needed was to punt a...

EDIT: Teachers as security personnel

Daily Free Press Admin April 3, 2013

The endless, ubiquitous gun debate still powers through the airwaves and the Internet. New legislation seems to be proposed daily and editorials circulate about the importance of Americans being able...

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