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People wave Palestinian flags during a rally organized by the Boston Coalition for Palestine. PHOTO BY LEIA GREEN

Bostonians rally, reflect on one year since Oct. 7 attacks

Leia Green October 8, 2024
This week, events in solidarity with both Israel and Palestine occurred throughout Boston and reflected the myriad of perspectives surrounding the ongoing conflict.
Skater at BU beach

Dropping in to a community: The tight-knit skate culture of BU

Jonathan Leonidas April 7, 2023
“We’re really connected,” said Manny Cordoba, a BU skater and a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. “We all talk together and we hang out a lot because we go to skate on all the same spots basically in the city.”
Campus crime logs: 12/6

Campus crime logs: 12/6

JenRacoosin December 6, 2018

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 29–Dec. 1. Balloon trips B&E alarm at Global Development Policy Center A breaking and entry...

The award-winning, Boston-based artist Silvia Lopez Chavez is commissioned to paint the first public mural on the Esplanade. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

First public mural opens on Charles River Esplanade

Sabrina Schnur September 8, 2017

  The Esplanade Association is set to unveil the first public mural on the Charles River Esplanade next week. The Esplanade Association commissioned Now and There, a nonprofit dedicated to...

A 22-year-old woman fell from the Boston University Bridge onto Storrow Drive Wednesday morning. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Woman falls from Boston University Bridge, expected to survive

Felicia Gans February 4, 2015

A 22-year-old woman fell from the Boston University Bridge onto Storrow Drive Wednesday morning, said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. Troopers responded to the...

Using past U.S. Census Bureau data, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Notre Dame researchers were able to calculate average population distribution, a measure needed for their traffic-predicting algorithm. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RESEARCHERS

MIT study devises new algorithm to predict traffic patterns

Becca DeGregorio November 13, 2014

Honks and profanity are surefire ways of letting off some five o’clock steam, but when all is said and done, there’s a reason why the phrase “stuck in traffic” sticks. But the inch-by-inch stop-and-go...

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