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Three panelists discuss the pros and cons of divesting from fossil fuels at a public forum in the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium in late February. The BU community’s efforts were rewarded Friday by the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Fossil fuel divestment advocates see results in ACSRI’s recommendation

Grace Li April 22, 2016

Many Boston University students as well as faculty and staff members have been active advocates for BU to divest from fossil fuels over the recent years. Advocacy efforts led the Advisory Committee...

Kaitlyn Murtha, a sophomore in the Questrom School of Business, attends the first Student Government  meeting of the spring 2016 semester in the Photonics building Monday. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG’s first meeting approves initiative, encourages students’ political activity

Lexi Peery January 26, 2016

Boston University Student Government convened Monday for its first meeting after winter break and voted to fund TurboVote, a website that eases out-of-state students’ voting registration. TurboVote’s...

Know Tomorrow music festival rallies for solutions to climate change

Know Tomorrow music festival rallies for solutions to climate change

Kylie Obermeier October 6, 2015

­­­­­Speakers at the Know Tomorrow Music and Climate Festival repeated an essential phrase over and over — “the science is clear.” Festivalgoers gathered at The Ritz-Carlton on the Boston...

Students protest outside of Boston University President Robert Brown's office following the announcement of the closure the African Presidential Center. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Campus news coverage preview

J.D. Capelouto June 10, 2015

The 2014-15 Boston University school year was one marked by intense inquiry. Following a year of significant change, student and faculty brought their voices to the forefront, assessed BU as a whole and,...

Ben Thompson, a second-year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a graduate representative for ACSRI, Claire Richer, an undergraduate representative (CAS ’15), and Garrett Moore, an undergraduate representative (ENG ’15) host a town hall meeting about fossil fuel divestment in the Boston University Photonics Center Wednesday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ACSRI members host town hall meeting about fossil fuel divestment

Monika Nayak April 16, 2015

Three members of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing of the Boston University Board of Trustees hosted a town-hall-style open forum Wednesday, inviting BU students and community...

EDITORIAL: Trustees Should Trust Us

EDITORIAL: Trustees Should Trust Us

Editors April 6, 2015

When polls for Student Government elections opened on March 30, students may or may not have noticed a frankly worded referendum underneath the candidates’ names: “Should Boston University divest (stop...

Boston University Student Government members attend a meeting Monday night. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG members consider fossil fuel divestment referendum for upcoming election

Sekar Krisnauli February 17, 2015

Boston University Student Government Senate gathered Monday night to consider the possibility of adding a fossil fuel divestment referendum on the ballot during the upcoming student body election. Claire...

Divestment from oil and fossil fuels could be damaging to university endowments, according to a study commissioned by the Independent Petroleum Association of America. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divestment from fossil fuels may harm university endowments, study finds

J.D. Capelouto February 11, 2015

Divestment from fossil fuels could harm university endowments, according to a study published Tuesday by economics consulting firm Compass Lexecon. The study, commissioned by the Independent Petroleum...

Students attend a student government meeting in October. The organization held their first meeting of the semester Sunday. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG confirms E-board members, continues with campaigns

Sekar Krisnauli February 2, 2015

After two postponements due to Winter Storm Juno, the Boston University Student Government Senate held its first meeting of the semester Sunday to confirm members of the Executive Board and continue...

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