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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Some of you are arriving at the airport way too early

Lina Barclay February 12, 2024
My friends saw this text and asked me when my flight was supposed to take off, and I told them it was 11 p.m. They stared at me with open mouths and wide eyes. This gawk is the typical response I get when I explain my airport arrival psychology: I arrive at the airport about 40-60 minutes before my flight is scheduled to depart.
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MBTA, Logan Airport lifts mask mandate

Hailey Pitcher April 19, 2022
Masks will no longer be required on the MBTA or at Logan Airport.
Starting in November, Boston Logan International Airport will offer COVID-19 testing in Terminal E. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Logan Airport to offer COVID-19 testing

Samuele Petruccelli October 16, 2020
Airport health and wellness company XpresSpa announced Oct. 9 it is constructing a testing facility with an anticipated capacity of 400 COVID-19 tests per day. 
Modern Musings: Don’t thank Trump or Pelosi for ending the shutdown, thank workers

Modern Musings: Don’t thank Trump or Pelosi for ending the shutdown, thank workers

Ausma Palmer January 27, 2019

The longest government shutdown in United States history came to a temporary end Friday after President Donald Trump signed a bill to reopen the government for three weeks. Negotiations over security on...

PILLEY: Christians feel "oppressed" by Starbucks while others face oppression every day

PILLEY: Christians feel “oppressed” by Starbucks while others face oppression every day

Katelyn Pilley November 9, 2015

Tragically, Friday morning’s Facebook sidebar of recent events caught my eye. I’m not a huge fan of the feature, especially because it often unveils my more vapid Internet usage a la Kardashian news...

TSA’s PreCheck program now open to public

Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2014

All airplane passengers, including students, now have the opportunity to apply for the Transportation Security Administration Pre-Check program, which expedites members through security without having...

Boston Logan airport braces for sequestration cuts

Daily Free Press Admin March 6, 2013

Among the many industries bracing for impacts of federal Sequestration cuts, Boston Logan International Airport could see significant impediments to efficiently managing passenger security and to facilitating...

No more full body scans, less intrusive imager

Daily Free Press Admin January 28, 2013

The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to remove all full-body x-ray machines in airports and replace them with devices developed in Massachusetts that scan without showing airport employees...

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