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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University Student Body President Akwasi Antwi speaks at a BU Student Government meeting Oct. 21. The Student Government approved funding for multiple student organizations on campus and voted to endorse a new training program. JOHN DOWNES/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov approves funding requests for 4 student organizations

José Quintero March 4, 2025
Boston University Student Government approved funding requests for four student organizations during its Monday meeting.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): The ultimate Valentine’s Day gift guide for every type of romance 

Analise Bruno January 26, 2025
Valentine's Day is the Superbowl of holidays for serious relationships. Whether it’s been one year or five — it’s your time to shine.  Not everything can be wrapped up with a bow, but some things can. If you’re in the market for tangible gifts, listen up.
Two cranes tower over Time Out Market in Fenway. A $600 million development project to build office space and potentially a branch of the Boston Public Library in Fenway was approved last week. MOLLY POTTER/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Developers announce new plans for Fenway, potential library

Leia Green February 23, 2024
A $600 million development project aiming to enliven the Fenway neighborhood with the development of a new office building and potentially a new library was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency board last week.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Your gluten-free guide for a no wheat Boston sweet

Samantha Marshall February 15, 2024
Since I can’t eat gluten, there aren’t many options for safe and sweet treats on campus. So, I decided to venture out and see what might be offered. With a lunch break in between, I was able to find three places with a variety of gluten-free options — let me share them with you. 
Students sitting on the College of Communication lawn. Frances shares her list of go-to places on and around campus that help ease her anxiety. CAROLYN MOONEY/ DFP FILE

Places around campus to ease my anxiety

Frances Beedon October 24, 2021
I've discovered some places and things to do on or near campus that helped settle my nerves.
Pizza from T. Anthony’s on Commonwealth Avenue. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston businesses have had to sacrifice sustainability to build customer confidence and adhere to sanitation guidelines. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Boston restaurants balance sustainability, public health during pandemic

Daniel Kool August 17, 2020
As the pandemic forces Boston businesses to prioritize public health, many face a trade-off between establishing effective sanitation protocols and maintaining environmentally sustainable practices.
Commonwealth Ave. as seen from 660 Beacon St. in 1912. The “Ghost and Shadows of Commonwealth Avenue’s Automobile Row” lecture held in Brookline’s Larz Anderson Auto Museum Thursday focused on the revitalization of Automobile Row as a dealership mecca in the early 20th century. COURTESY BOSTON CITY ARCHIVES VIA FLICKR

The history of Commonwealth’s automobile row

Miriam Fauzia February 12, 2020
Almost a century ago, long before Boston University students dominated the busy stretch of Commonwealth Ave., cars ruled the street. With Cadillacs, Buicks, Studebakers and LaSalles, the Automobile Row had been Boston’s dealership mecca of the early 20th century. But it is a history many are not familiar with.
Noodle Street on Commonwealth Ave is a popular asian food spot amounsgt Boston students and locals looking for a quickbite.  SERENA YU/ DFP STAFF

An introduction to businesses around BU

Michelle Brandabur June 13, 2019

As the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year nears, and thousands of Boston University students flock back to Boston, shops and restaurants near campus can get an extra boost in customers. These businesses...

Femitwist: Anger isn’t conducive to allyship

Femitwist: Anger isn’t conducive to allyship

Michal Shvimer October 10, 2018

It’s 10 p.m. on a Saturday night. Why am I screaming at this cashier at Star Market? Flipping through People magazine while I wait in the checkout line, I come across a picture of three generations...

City Crime Logs: March 22–23

Eleanor Ho March 28, 2018
The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from March 22-23.
Aaron Halford, Avinash Nagpal, Ethan Brin, Joel Rothenberg, Matthew Michna, Aron Friedlander and John Claxton of StuVi Snacks. PHOTO BY JEN RACOOSIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students launch food delivery business StuVi Snacks

JenRacoosin February 25, 2018
A new business run by Boston University students is on the rise. StuVi Snacks, a company that delivers food from local establishments to students living in StuVi 2, opens for business on Monday. Its management team is hoping to help students and make it an integral part of West Campus dining culture.
HAGERTY: Kombucha: what the heck is it!?

HAGERTY: Kombucha: what the heck is it!?

Grace Hagerty September 20, 2017

I first heard of kombucha in the spring of my senior year of high school. My friend Mary Anne drank it in our English class. She was a vegan, which at the time was incredibly edgy, especially considering...

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