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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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EDITORIAL: Learn from Anywhere — a year in review

Editors April 28, 2021
We shouldn’t absolve the University of its responsibility, but we also shouldn’t demonize LfA.
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Moving Forward: Assessing the unique dynamic of Zoom university

Divya Sood February 23, 2021
With online education, more and more students can access opportunities from around the world than ever before.
Car driving in snow in Dallas

BU students struggled with classes, concerns about family during Texas snow storm

Kylee Nguyen February 22, 2021
Boston University students learning remotely in Texas faced difficulties with online classes during recent winter snow storms.
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EDITORIAL: The pandemic has shown the continued prioritization of athletics over the arts

Editors February 17, 2021
FitRec’s reopening is timely and beneficial, and we can’t ignore how great it is to have this facility available to us once again. But it also serves as another example of how athletics — whether justly or unjustly — are prioritized in our society.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let Your Hair Down: Returning to ‘normal’ life is more complicated than it may seem

Hannah Bohn February 9, 2021
A lot of us are now accustomed to spending more time alone with ourselves — time we have to truly self-reflect and contemplate our choices. Now, the idea of even seeing a friend can feel like a large event or chore that requires a significant output of energy.
Some Boston University library employees will work partially in person during the Spring semester because their requests for full workplace accommodations were denied. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

BU library staff denied full workplace accommodations for Spring

Daily Free Press Staff December 17, 2020
Multiple BU library staff members have been denied full workplace accommodations and are required to work in person for a certain number of hours per week.
Boston University hosted the second installment in this Fall’s “Remote and Hybrid Teaching and Learning Lightning Talks,” allowing professors to share their experiences under the University’s hybrid learning model. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors share experiences with LfA environment, voice positive outcomes

Madeline Humphrey December 10, 2020

While college campuses would normally be bustling during the fall, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything from the way students communicate to the way they learn. At Boston University, that’s no...

President Robert Brown sent email with COVID-19 updates for spring semester in light of Omicron

BU community members say going remote post-Thanksgiving should be an option

Julia Ermi November 30, 2020
BU students and faculty were split regarding whether in-person classes should continue after Thanksgiving break, but some faculty said they would like the option to move classes online. 
Due to early closures of COVID-19 testing locations on Wednesday, some Boston University students became non-compliant. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

On-campus students unable to take COVID-19 tests over Thanksgiving

Kate Sandage November 30, 2020
Some students on BU’s campus became non-compliant this Thanksgiving. BU’s COVID-19 testing centers closed early Wednesday for the holiday, causing confusion and preventing students staying on campus over break from getting tested. 
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