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The Daily Free Press

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Raising Cane’s on Commonwealth Avenue’s home page. The Raising Cane’s on West Campus temporarily closed its doors following reports of a foul odor in the restaurant. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Raising Cane’s on West Campus temporarily closed due to foul odor

Elizabeth Mehler January 7, 2025
The Raising Cane’s on West Campus temporarily closed its doors following reports of a foul odor in the restaurant.
Monet Ota | Senior Graphic Artist

My thoughts on Raising Cane’s: It’s really mid

Nicole Lee November 7, 2023
Fried chicken. A topic of hot commodity. It sparks controversies, grandiose emotions, and heated debates. Remember September 2021? Popeye’s versus KFC? People seem to go crazy for the delicacy that lies beneath a shell of crispy battered coating.
The Glorious Sons playing at Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The band is rebuilding an American audience after COVID-19. DAISY LEVINE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘A Funny Thing Happened’ to The Glorious Sons in 2020 — now they’re back on track

Daisy Levine September 19, 2023
“This band loves Boston a lot,” said Brett Emmons, lead singer of The Glorious Sons, who brought their Glory tour to Paradise Rock Club on Sept. 14.
El Jefe's opening on Comm Ave

Late-night Mexican restaurant at BU denied permit for 4 a.m. closing time

Yoko Zhu March 4, 2022
Representatives from BU and the BPD both shared concerns with any closing time after 1 a.m.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

The @bubadeats Instagram page. The account allows Boston University students to send in photos of dining hall meals that did not meet their expectations. ILLUSTRATION BY THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students create Instagram page dedicated to reforming dining hall food

Lily Kepner December 23, 2020
A BU freshman created @bubadeats on Instagram to express frustrations with the quality, quantity and taste of BU’s dining hall food.
OTTO Pizza on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston University’s West Campus. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

Boston restaurants to look forward to this Fall

Madeline Humphrey June 12, 2020
As Boston University gears up to reopen campus this Fall, many restaurants on and around campus also hope to resume regular business. We’ve compiled a few to keep in mind when planning weekend outings or relaxation time between classes.
Rhett gets some love and attention from his fans at the Boston University George Sherman Union.
SOPHIE PARK/ DFP STAFF

Rhett’s owner shares history, quirks of BU’s beloved campus terrier

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 25, 2019
Walk past the George Sherman Union often enough and you’re likely to catch a glimpse of a Boston terrier sitting and smiling, showing its pink, wet tongue while being pet by a crowd of Boston University students.
Campus crime logs: 2/28

Campus crime logs: 2/28

Mia Cathell February 27, 2019
Reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Feb. 21–25.

BU Dining loses Super Bowl wager, wins Philly cheesesteaks

Jenna Manto February 7, 2018

Boston University Dining Services will be serving Philly cheesesteaks at all dining halls after losing a friendly wager on the outcome of Super Bowl LII with Temple University Dining Services in Philadelphia. BU...

BU Dining loses Super Bowl wager, wins Philly cheesesteaks

Jenna Manto February 7, 2018

Boston University Dining Services will be serving Philly cheesesteaks at all dining halls after losing a friendly wager on the outcome of Super Bowl LII with Temple University Dining Services in Philadelphia. BU...

Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism organizes “The Gayla" to celebrate the anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

The Gayla reflects on progress in celebratory fashion

AnnMarie Barenchi February 15, 2017

Many members of the LGBT community remember the exact moment that the verdict of 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states,...

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