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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Congress better listen to March For Our Lives | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano January 24, 2024
March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill wrote an op-ed addressing gun violence that was published by student newspapers nationwide. Congress better read it and respond accordingly.
Analise Bruno | Graphic Artist

The Covenant School shooting saga | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf April 18, 2023
Tennessee Republicans have capitalized upon a national tragedy — indicative of some of our society's most profound structural problems, in order to further their own fascistic agenda and anti-trans rhetoric.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Hopelessness — the only response in the wake of another mass shooting

Editors February 16, 2023
We march, we wave signs, we cry, we plead with politicians, we vote, we sit-in, we post on social media. We do everything we’re supposed to do and guns still win. 
Campus Cognition: BU is failing to acknowledge the school shooting trend

Campus Cognition: BU is failing to acknowledge the school shooting trend

Billy Bugara November 20, 2019
Boston University students and administration alike must recognize the very real threat of school shootings and not dismiss them as improbable. The recent near-silence from the most far-reaching voice at this school perpetuates a sentiment that all schools share when a shooting happens on their campus: “We never thought it would happen to us.” 
Dnee Sirichantaropas and Dena AlFadhli at the anti-gun rally at BU on Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY DENGFENG YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students rally against gun violence following Parkland shooting

Mike Reddy February 27, 2018
Rachel Metzner was doing chemistry homework when she received the text that diverted her attention to the live coverage of the shooting that took the lives of six of her friends at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14.
Harvard University and Northeastern University release a report showing that only 15.4 percent of people believe having a gun in the home increases the risk of suicide. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Words will create dialogue but not make change in gun control debate

Editors February 19, 2018
We’ve seen that it will take a lot for policy to be passed, but continued debate and public outrage will set our country on the path to safer schools.
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