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Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. Boston University students held an independent town hall meeting at HTC Sunday, where speakers discussed community activism participation and the fate of the University-wide divestment referendum bill. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Resistance Network holds leftist student town hall in Howard Thurman Center

Eli Pekelny February 18, 2025
Boston University students held an independent student organizing town hall at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Sunday, where speakers discussed participating in community activism and the fate of the University-wide divestment referendum bill.
A Trump-Vance sign in Brookline, Massachusetts. While President-elect Donald Trump plans to make changes to reproductive, healthcare, education and immigration policies, Boston’s policies maintain protections. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How do Trump’s second term policies measure up to Massachusetts?

Emma Mullay November 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump made many large-scale promises on policies concerning key voter issues both during his campaign and since his reelection — here’s how they shape up in Boston and Massachusetts.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Welcome to the Greenhouse: Greta Thunberg and the ethics of sacrifice in activism

Fiona Broadie September 20, 2021
Instead of simply applauding Thunberg, we should be analyzing the conditions that have shaped her activism.
Climate Strike activist speaking

GALLERY: Second annual Boston Climate Strike commences at Massachusetts State House

Jasmine Li April 23, 2021

By Jasmine Li Students and activists gathered outside of the Massachusetts State House Thursday for the second annual Boston Climate Strike, urging legislators to co-sponsor bills calling for immediate...

young democratic socialists of america protesters hold signs in support of free laundry at boston university

BU YDSA protests for free laundry at Marsh Plaza

Rin Velasco March 29, 2021
BU YDSA held an in-person protest following petitioning and meetings with BU administration.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Activism must continue beyond social media

Editors February 2, 2021
With injustice neatly tied up into a slideshow post, performative activism has thrived.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

OP-ED: Traditional education hinders student activism

Editors January 29, 2021
Universities need to prioritize civic engagement over traditional testing requirements. To do so, service learning needs to be intertwined with academic requirements as to not add to the amount of work we already face.
EDITORIAL: Student activism embodies ideals of democracy

EDITORIAL: Student activism embodies ideals of democracy

Editors March 23, 2017

Boston University’s campus is very familiar with activism. Divest BU regularly sends students to President Robert Brown’s office, hoping to have a meeting with him. #PoorAtAPrivateUniversity, which...

Students indifferent to SG’s campus presence, survey results suggest

Daily Free Press Admin December 3, 2013

Boston University Student Government officials found that the majority of BU students are indifferent to the role of SG on campus, according to the results of a survey reviewed Monday night. “The...

BU students petition to raise minimum wage

Daily Free Press Admin October 17, 2013

Students from the Student Labor Action Project at Boston University collected signatures Wednesday for a petition in support of legislation that seeks to improve labor rights in Massachusetts. SLAP...

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