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The tracks where a BU student was struck and killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train tracks sit behind Buick Street. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Freshman’s death raises questions on international student safety

Sekar Krisnauli September 15, 2016

As the Boston University community grieves the death of a 17-year-old BU student from China, many cannot help but wonder how the university can ensure the safety of its approximately 8,500 international...

Boston University President Robert Brown discusses BU's involvement in the current political climate, including action on divestment, diversity and climate change. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

President Robert Brown sheds light on efforts for dependence shift to endowment

Sekar Krisnauli April 29, 2016

“Boston University is on a journey,” BU President Robert Brown told The Daily Free Press on Thursday. Brown highlighted some of the ways in which the university aims to shift its tuition-heavy...

BU students express a greater connection to the Boston community through Boston Marathon traditions and the “Boston Strong” slogan. PHOTO BY JACQUI BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students merge with city spirit for 2016 marathon, reflect “Boston Strong”

Sekar Krisnauli April 19, 2016

Katie Teixeira, a Boston University student, joined hundreds of other BU students in Kenmore Square to watch runners of the 2016 Boston Marathon pass through parts of campus toward the finish line...

As part of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing email blast, members of DivestBU posted an email template to Facebook and invited individuals to email Richard Reidy, chair of the ACSRI committee, in support of efforts for BU to divest from fossil fuel. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divest BU invites students to “email blast” divestment demands

Sekar Krisnauli April 8, 2016

Divest BU, a Boston University organization comprised of students and faculty members advocating for fossil fuel divestment, invited students to speak up for divestment by sending a uniformed email...

A body of a student was found at Kilachand Hall Wednesday morning. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University provides counseling services in wake of tragedy

Sekar Krisnauli March 31, 2016

The Boston University administration and Office of the Residence Life in Kilachand Hall continued to provide counseling sessions and services for members of the community following the death of a student...

On Monday, Jose Ponce, the senior production assistant in the College of Communication, discovered anti-Semitic material printed from his office printer. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Anti-Semitic flyers reported across the BU Charles River Campus

Samantha J. Gross March 31, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In an incident echoing a number of colleges and universities nationwide, a printer in the Boston University College of Communication received the printing job...

Multiple slates begin their campaigns for BU Student Government E-board Monday. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS

Three slates announce candidacy for BU SG E-board election

Joseph Martorana March 21, 2016

Slates BU Recharged, Clean Slate and NewBU announced their candidacy Monday for the Boston University Student Government Executive Board election, marking the beginning of an array of campaign activities. Former...

Four demands have been posed in response to police ejecting a number of students at the “All Students, All Israel Think Tank,” event held at Florence and Chafetz Hillel House Jan. 28. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student activists release four demands in response to “discrimination”

Sekar Krisnauli March 18, 2016

A number of Boston University students announced four demands directed toward the BU administration and BU Hillel following a Jan. 28 incident in which they claim to have been removed from the Florence...

Dean of Students announces online sexual assault education resource

Sekar Krisnauli March 16, 2016

The Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore announced Wednesday a self-guided online education session in an effort to establish a community-wide understanding of misconduct and better prepare...

Approximately 2,300 students stayed on campus this past week following a housing policy that allows residents to remain in their dorms over spring break. ILLUSTRATION BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students opt to stay in dorm after spring break policy change

Ellen Cranley March 14, 2016

  Approximately 2,300 Boston University students took advantage of the available on-campus dormitories over spring break last week, said BU Housing Director Nishmin Kashyap. This was the second...

The Boston Medical Center plans to build a stem cell repository that is free and open to researchers across the country as a result of a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. PHOTO BY KYRA LOUIE/DFP FILE PHOTO

Stabbing near Medical Campus under investigation, suspect arrested

Sekar Krisnauli March 11, 2016

The Boston Police Department reported that a male suspect stabbed a male party at 774 Albany St. Friday at 7:52 a.m. The suspect was arrested at the scene and the incident is now under investigation,...

Massachusetts adjunct professors gather to vote about unionization at the National Labor Relations Board in Boston. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Full-time, salaried BU lecturers and instructors file union election

Sekar Krisnauli March 8, 2016

  Full-time and salaried lecturers and instructors at Boston University filed a petition Friday to join Faculty Forward, a sector of the Service Employee International Union Local 509. The...

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