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Sophomore forward Quinn Nielsen (32) dunks the ball during the men’s basketball game on Nov. 4. The Boston University men’s basketball team lost to the University of San Diego on Friday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Men’s basketball falls on the road against San Diego, aims to readjust for UCLA game

Jason Asvestopoulos November 10, 2024
The Boston University men’s basketball team dropped one of their West Coast matchups this season after falling to the University of San Diego 74-60 on Friday night.
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Moving Forward: COVID-19 complicates our communication

Divya Sood March 23, 2021
Zoom and face masks limit our body language but also strengthen other forms of communication.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The issue of standardized testing must be addressed at lower levels of education

Editors February 3, 2021
The issue of standardized testing is that universities can make it optional, but they can’t get rid of it or the system perpetuating its flaws. We need a fundamental change so all students receive a solid foundational education that starts as early as elementary school.
Boston University’s Class of 2025 admissions saw an increase in the number of early decision applicants, among other pandemic-related changes. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU admissions talk differences in applying during COVID-19

Molly Farrar February 1, 2021
Despite pandemic, BU Director of Admissions John McEachern said BU received more than 75,500 applications for Regular Decision, which is a “significant” increase of 24 percent since last year.
Boston University’s School of Medicine received a $1.4 million, five-year grant Friday, which will be used to fund the school’s Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program. JINGYI LIN/ DFP FILE

BUSM professors receive $1.4 million grant

Maya Shrestha March 1, 2020
A grant for $1.4 million going toward student stipends was awarded by The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute for General Medical Sciences to the BU School of Medicine’s Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program Thursday.
New student group BU Students Against Mass Incarceration launched this month with the goal of teaching the student body about BU’s participation in the prison system. COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

New student organization calls for BU to divest from private prison system

Sofia Saric April 26, 2019
Boston University Students Against Mass Incarceration, a new student-run private prison divestment campaign, launched this month with the goal of educating the student body about BU’s participation in the prison industrial complex.
People rally at Boston’s City Hall Plaza in support of transgender rights in October 2018. Boston University announced the formation of committees to review freedom of speech on campus on Feb. 12, and President Donald Trump said Saturday he would sign an executive order protecting free speech on campuses. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Free speech on campuses, Trump’s proposed executive order met with mixed reactions

Alex LaSalvia March 7, 2019
President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to sign an executive order protecting free speech at colleges in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
A student logging onto the Common Application. Boston University ranked No. 7 in a list of 500 schools in the United States for how much money it makes off of applications. RODRIGO DE LA MAZA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU ranks No. 7 on list of colleges that make most money off applications

Damian Walsh March 7, 2019
BU ranked seventh among colleges that make the most revenue off applications in the United States, according to a recent analysis of national universities by LendEDU.
Dan Beaudry, former head of campus recruiting at Monster.com, speaks to Boston University’s international students Wednesday about finding employment in the United States. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Author Dan Beaudry shares expertise, tips on job search for international students

Eduard Miska October 2, 2018
Dan Beaudry, author of “Power Ties: The International Student’s Guide to Finding a Job in the United States,” spoke to students at the Kenmore Classroom Building Wednesday about strategies for finding jobs in the United States as an international student.
Max vs. Media: The backlash against young people in ‘March for Our Lives’

Max vs. Media: The backlash against young people in ‘March for Our Lives’

Max Berman April 1, 2018
How should we treat the Parkland shooting survivors? That’s the question pundits seem unable to answer. On one hand, they underwent a major tragedy — losing friends and relatives — and should be treated with deference. On the other hand, they are advocates for gun control and should be criticized for any of their policy prescriptions about gun control.
EDITORIAL: Wellesley editorial isn’t completely off base

EDITORIAL: Wellesley editorial isn’t completely off base

Editors April 19, 2017

Recent speakers invited to college campuses, protests and rallies have sparked debate about free speech. Students at University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University have made Facebook groups...

EDITORIAL: New York proves free college education is possible

EDITORIAL: New York proves free college education is possible

Editors April 13, 2017

Bernie Sanders, the self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist and 2016 presidential candidate, ran on a platform of income equality, immigration reform and free public education at the collegiate level. Though...

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