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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Ayanna Pressley to run for seat in U.S. House of Representatives

Rachel Kelly February 2, 2018

  Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley announced Tuesday she is running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. Pressley, who was elected as the first woman of color to City...

New CFA dean Harvey Young begins new role

Isabel Owens January 26, 2018

Harvey Young, a former professor and chair of Northwestern University’s Department of Theatre, has been appointed the new dean of Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Young took on the position...

Research on Tap sheds light on creative side of research

Rachel Kelly January 20, 2018

Lecturers at Boston University’s Creative Research presentation Thursday evening showed that though research is often considered a scientific discipline, the arts often cultivate opportunities for creative...

Boston University students march to protest climate change at a DivestBU rally on Nov. 15. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists censor term ‘climate change’ to save public funding

Rachel Kelly December 10, 2017

Scientists are increasingly omitting the term “climate change” in public grant proposals to avoid funding cuts from the Trump administration, according to a recent NPR analysis — a trend some...

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