Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Marciano Commons on Bay State Road. According to the campus life edition of Back2BU, dining spaces at Boston University will limit capacities and mandate face coverings. MIKE DESOCIO/ DFP FILE

This is what campus life will look like this Fall

Melissa Ellin June 23, 2020
Traditional campus life may be nearly unrecognizable this Fall, with social distancing infused into all aspects of university activity. BU administration also holds the right to shut campus down again.
Boston University Student Health Services is taking measures to prevent the spread of germs during the flu season, including offering free flu vaccines and providing sick students with flu meals. COURTESY OF U.S. NAVY

BU takes caution during flu season and coronavirus outbreak

Shannon Damiano February 12, 2020
Earlier this week, CVS Pharmacy on BU's East Campus ran out of surgical masks, according to signs posted on each door. While many students are taking personal precautions to stay healthy, such as purchasing surgical masks, the university is also taking steps to prevent disease spread.
Boston University Dining Services offer flu meal packages for sick students, but many say the meals are being prepared late or not at all. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students inconvenienced by BU Dining flu meal unreliability

Chloe Liu January 30, 2020
BU Dining Services offers a flu meal package for those who are feeling under the weather, yet many students who have tried to utilize the service have taken to social media about how the so-called Rhetty To Go meals are not, in fact, ready to go in three hours as their website states. 
A homeless man sits wrapped in a blanket in Kenmore Square. Anthony Dongfack, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has empowered fellow Boston University students to donate their Rhetty-to-Go meals to people affected by homelessness. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Swipes for Boston BU chapter aims to give greater contribution

Kami Rieck February 20, 2019
Anthony Dongfack, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has empowered fellow Boston University students to donate their Rhetty-to-Go meals to people affected by homelessness.
Being sick and away from home can be challenging. Knowing what to buy and where to go is key to staying healthy. PHOTO COURTESY OF PXHERE

Sick and alone: how to stay healthy when away from home

Minali Prasad June 5, 2018

While starting college miles away from home brings independence and feels adventurous and exciting, coming down with the common cold — or worse — can be challenging without mom’s home remedies...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Rhetty-to-Go