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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Arbery case jolts hate crime law out of its slumber

Editors February 24, 2022
Now that the Arbery case has shown us a hate crime conviction is possible, the country must reckon with a hesitant legal system and discrepancies in how states approach the law.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Nightlife in Boston remains defined by racism

Editors November 1, 2021
It is important to acknowledge that Boston’s nightlife — just as any social structure dominating public life — is regulated by systemic racism that prevents everyone from having equal access to a care-free night.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Recent settlement from City of Boston emblematic of systemic issues with policing

Editors October 13, 2021
How can we expect actual change from the Boston Police Department if they can pay out a million-dollar settlement to a man they permanently injured without an apology?
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

I Call Foul Play: Another 2008-like housing crisis is not as far off as we think

Luca Becker September 23, 2021
Whatever the government chooses to do about this housing crisis, one fact is clear. The last thing America can do is ignore it.
East to West: Sept. 3, 2021

East to West: Sept. 3, 2021

Veronica Thompson September 3, 2021

Welcome back! Today on East to West, we cover BU’s Class of 2025’s matriculation ceremony, trans and nonbinary students’ struggles with the university’s health services and policies, a virtual...

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Applications open for Mayor’s Youth Council

Madison Mercado April 27, 2021
The program, taking applications until June 18, promotes civic engagement among high schoolers.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Burning Out: The unconscious learning and unlearning of a fear of authority

Yvonne Tang April 26, 2021
The present teaches me to fear authority, but the past teaches me to do what I think is right.
carla sheffield speaks at a mass action against police brutality event

Protestors demand justice for Daunte Wright, others killed by police

Daniel Kool April 16, 2021
More than 100 gathered outside the State House Thursday, as Derek Chauvin's trial continued.
Seema Thakkar/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston Police’s overtime budget is out of control, in desperate need of fewer officers, reallocation

Editors April 15, 2021
We must stop spending hundreds of millions paying the criminals, abusers and killers who “protect” us.
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Nonprofits aim to address worsened food insecurity in Boston

Isabella Abraham April 15, 2021
One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many Boston residents facing food insecurity.
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Janey announces programs aimed at tackling city contract inequity

Sam Trottenberg April 12, 2021
The new Boston Contracting Opportunity Fund will grant up to $15,000 to companies looking to bid.
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Master Plan hatched for Allston-Brighton

Greye Dunn April 12, 2021
Activists said the City Council failed to protect residents against rent hikes and gentrification.
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