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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Indigenous Languages and Cultures

Decolonizing higher ed: BU’s Center for Latin American Studies hosts Indigenous Cultures and Languages Week

James Buckser April 6, 2023
From April 3 to April 6, Boston University’s Department of Romance Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies is hosting a series of speakers including academics, actors and artists as part of its Indigenous Languages and Cultures Week.
Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts continue to cope with traumas one year after hurricane

Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts continue to cope with traumas one year after hurricane

Audrey Martin September 23, 2018
Almost one year ago, Brockton resident Felicita Sepulveda made a call to JetBlue asking for a last-minute ticket to Puerto Rico. Just four days after Hurricane Maria struck her family’s homeland, Sepulveda was frantically heading home to search for her brother, who had been missing since the start of the storm.
A new student group, Terriers for Puerto Rico, hosts a fundraiser in the George Sherman Union Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students organize drive to help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico

Hannah Schoenbaum October 3, 2017

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, some Puerto Rican Boston University students organized a campus food and supply drive to gather relief materials for their compatriots whose possessions were lost or...

Puerto Rican students organize the group Terriers for Puerto Rico to support each other after Hurricane Maria and raise donations for the United States territory. PHOTO COURTESY ALONDRA CONCEPCIÓN

Puerto Rican students feel Hurricane Maria’s impact, hope to help with relief

Hannah Schoenbaum October 1, 2017

Abuela’s vibrant garden in the coastal capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico holds the happiest childhood memories for College of Arts and Sciences junior Sofía Cintron-Schroeder. She said she can...

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