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CFA Dean Harvey Young. Young will be contributing to CNN's coverage of the royal wedding in May. PHOTO COURTESY HARVEY YOUNG

CFA dean to add personal commentary to CNN royal wedding coverage

Sophia Brown May 1, 2018
Before his first Boston University commencement ceremony on May 19, College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young will be an on-air contributor for CNN’s coverage of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Iron Throne at “Game of Thrones: The Virtual Final Season” on Saturday. The event was a staged reading hosted at BU on Saturday and Sunday. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students create and present speculative final season of ‘Game of Thrones’

Sophia Brown April 29, 2018
Nine Boston University students have written and produced a six-episode hypothetical final season for the HBO series “Game of Thrones” as part of a special topics film and television class offered this semester by College of Communication professor Kam Miller.
A Residence Life office in Kilachand Hall. A student has claimed that she was fired from her position as an RA because of a time conflict with a class. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graduate student loses Residence Life job due to class conflict

Sophia Brown April 26, 2018
Jessica Dellaquila, a Boston University alumna planning to return this fall as a graduate student in the School of Education, wants to bring attention to Residence Life’s demands on their student employees after she was not allowed to be a Graduate Resident Assistant due to an academic conflict.
Marijuana will soon be sold for recreational use in Massachusetts. However, some in the industry are worried about local municipalities limiting and slowing down rollout. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As recreational marijuana rollout looms near, local municipalities work to block it

Sophia Brown April 18, 2018
As the July 1 rollout date for legal recreational marijuana commerce in Massachusetts approaches, the ideological divide between communities that have embraced commercial marijuana and those that have not is growing ever more pronounced.
Esther Adler, a Holocaust survivor, speaks at the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening. Adler spoke as a part of "Memory In the Living Room," which was hosted by BU Hillel. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Holocaust survivors share experiences in intimate campus ‘living rooms’

Sophia Brown April 13, 2018
Members of the Boston University community gathered in the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening to listen to Holocaust survivor Esther Adler talk about her experiences being Jewish living in Germany during Adolf Hitler’s first few years in power.
Jacob Dansey and Caleb McDermott helped to create the app “Involved” while studying at BU. Involved was named StartHub's "Startup to Watch for March 2018." PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU grads’ app recognized as ‘Startup to Watch’

Sophia Brown April 1, 2018
An app developed by recent Boston University graduates aims to change the way residents interact with their elected officials.

Campus crime logs: 3/29

Sophia Brown March 28, 2018
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from March 22–24.
Protesters gather at the Tip O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building to protest President Donald Trump’s budget on Friday afternoon. The budget would make cuts to welfare programs and implement work requirements for housing assistance. PHOTO BY SOPHIA BROWN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rally-goers protest Trump budget, aim to protect housing

Sophia Brown March 18, 2018
More than 40 people gathered in front of the Tip O’Neill Federal Building Friday afternoon, despite below-freezing wind chill and light snow, to protest President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget plan. The plan, they said, would make cuts to welfare programs and implement work requirements for housing assistance.
Scott Rogowsky, the host of the HQ Trivia app, called Boston a “city of racist cops” on the app's 9 p.m. game on March 7. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY VIOLET GIDDINGS

Trivia app HQ under fire after Boston comment

Sarika Ram March 12, 2018
Scott Rogowsky, the host of HQ Trivia, a newly popular live trivia show, commented during Wednesday’s evening show that Boston is a “city of racist cops.”

Campus crime logs: Feb. 21 – 24

Sophia Brown March 1, 2018
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Feb. 21–24.
Andrea Campbell, Michelle Wu, Ayanna Pressley, Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, Annissa Essaibi George, Lydia Edwards, Kim Janey in Roxbury on Monday evening. PHOTO BY DENGFENG YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Female city councilors talk representation, leading in Boston

Sophia Brown February 28, 2018
A town hall-style meeting highlighted the female Boston city councilors and how they portray representation as women of color in local government Tuesday night.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey at the Working People’s Day of Action. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT EISEN/ PATRICK SHEARNS

State, labor leaders gather to support worker’s unions

Sophia Brown February 27, 2018
More than 200 people gathered Monday afternoon to rally in support of strong unions for public workers outside the Boston Firehouse Division One Headquarters.  
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