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The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

When the campus blends into the city, safety challenges arise after dark

Sicheng “Chris” Che November 21, 2024
Having an open campus brings set of safety and security concerns to the Boston University community due to its location.
Boston University’s Student Health Services building, which holds the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center. Members of four theater groups at BU are forming a new SARP committee specifically for theater. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU theater groups work together to implement sexual assault response and prevention committee

Josie Kalbfleisch September 30, 2024
Theater groups at Boston University are looking to establish a sexual assault response and prevention committee to better support those involved in theater.
Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

BU’s Student Government passed a Survivor’s Bill of Rights. Don’t let the administration ignore it.

Guest Writer May 20, 2023
I want BU to be a place where students can feel safe. I want BU to be a place where the administration cares about its students. And I want BU to be a place where, if anyone is forced to be a survivor, they can feel supported by their school.
Chloe Patel and Analise Bruno | Graphic Artists

OP-ED: BU needs to do more about its sexual assault problem

Guest Writer April 9, 2023
It’s time to call on the BU administration to adopt the The Survivors' Bill of Rights and remind BU that they have a responsibility to ensure the safety of its students.
bu stugov election winners

Fight to BU wins StuGov elections

Anna Vidergar April 5, 2022
Meanwhile, every At-Large party obtained about 20% of the votes, subsequently receiving 2 Senate seats each.
signs at a protest against sexual assault at boston university

CAS StuGov hosts town hall to address sexual assault concerns

Emily Stevenson February 24, 2021
The College of Arts and Sciences Student Government hosted a virtual town hall to address sexual assault and harassment concerns at Boston University Tuesday night. The town hall was a response to the Feb. 7 sexual assault protest organized by Campus Survivors.
A member of the National Guard prepares COVID-19 test samples in Cheyenne, Wyoming. COURTESY OF JACQUELINE MARSHALL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

How various BU departments are tackling the pandemic

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
Boston University researchers are hard at work in the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories while others develop data collection technology to ensure students can return safely and stay healthy on campus in the coming months.

BU film program addresses sexual misconduct in curriculum

Ellisa Riddell December 12, 2017

By Ellisa Riddell and Amanda Kaufman In the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations that have roiled the entertainment industry in Hollywood, faculty in Boston University’s film and television...

A student spray paints a footstep stencil on Commonwealth Avenue as part of the “I Will Walk With You” event hosted by the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center in honor of BU Sexual Assault Awareness Week. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students show support for assault survivors in “I Will Walk With You” project

Grace Li April 7, 2016

A collaboration between a Boston University student artist and the BU Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center as part of the Sexual Assault Awareness Week took place along Commonwealth Avenue...

Zohar Fuller, outreach worker and advocate for the Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health, speaks to students at “Sexual Assault in Queer and Trans Communities” Monday at the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sexual assault, resources for LGBTQ community addressed in presentation

Ellen Cranley April 7, 2015

The Queer Activist Collective and Trans* Listening Circle at Boston University hosted a presentation Monday to raise awareness about sexual assault in the lesbian, gay, transgender and queer community. Zohar...

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