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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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students getting around campus with different means

Top 5 best ways to get around BU campus and more: a comprehensive yet still biased guide

Yvonne Tang September 29, 2021
Freshmen and seniors alike — do you ever wonder what your options are to travel across campus?
Uber’s emergency feature, part of the app’s Safety Toolkit, was recently made available throughout all of Massachusetts. COURTESY OF UBER

Uber expands emergency call button to all of Massachusetts, first state to do so

Melissa Ellin October 1, 2019
When pressed, the button will contact emergency services while sharing vital emergency information with dispatchers--including the make and model of the car and the passenger's current location.
A B-line train pulls up to a stop commonwealth avenue. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the City plans to invest in projects across Boston focusing on areas including transportation, education, arts, and housing.
ALI AUDET/ DFP STAFF

Boston to invest $2.78 billion over next five years to improve infrastructure

Natalie Patrick April 26, 2019
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the city will focus on improving infrastructure in various areas including transportation, education, arts and housing.
Though a Boston area taxi association has raised concerns over Uber's background check practices, Uber claims it vets its drivers more thoroughly than Boston cab companies do. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Taxi, rideshare companies debate safe hiring practices

Adrian Baker September 18, 2014

Uber, a ridesharing service widely used by Boston-area college students, debuted a bring-your-own-device program in August to streamline drivers’ ability to find customers, a move that has prompted...

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