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In a virtual panel Monday, speakers from the College of Arts and Sciences, Howard Thurman Center and School of Law discussed the impact of the U.S. Capitol riots on American government and democracy. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU hosts panel after U.S. Capitol attacks, discusses crisis from multiple angles

Yiran Yu January 13, 2021
Seven BU panelists from the departments of political science, women’s, gender and sexuality studies and the law school gathered for a virtual panel Monday night to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6.
Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: What the fly reveals about our culture as a whole

Bini Ollivier-Yamin October 18, 2020
Our memes and jokes do not have to be meaningless and empty. They can generate meaning as much as they can destroy it.
Luca Becker

I Call Foul Play: Packing the Supreme Court is necessary to maintain fair democracy

Luca Becker October 14, 2020
As our founding fathers intended, adding more seats to the Supreme Court would force our judicial branch to be less partisan and more democratic.
American Protest: Political debates highlight social barriers faced by women in power

American Protest: Political debates highlight social barriers faced by women in power

Meredith Varner October 13, 2020
Being a woman in politics, or in any position of power, adds a whole slew of potential insults and arguments to look out for.
Chadwick Boseman and Sterling K. Wilson star in "Marshall." PHOTO COURTESY BARRY WETCHER/ OPEN ROAD FILMS

REVIEW: ‘Marshall’ relays gripping, necessary plotline

Yuna Komiyama October 13, 2017

Most biographical dramas are dry, fact-driven and stereotypical. To many in the audience, it is just a repetition of historical textbook chapters translated onto the screen. Another catch: these...

Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, speaks at a panel discussion at Saint Anselm College Monday night. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Corey Lewandowski defends Trump during NHIOP discussion

Alyssa Meyers February 28, 2017

Manchester N.H. — Approximately 100 people gathered at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and Political Library at Saint Anselm College Monday evening to hear a moderated discussion with Corey...

Pro-choice and pro-life protesters rally in front of Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue Friday morning. PHOTO BY ASHLEY GRIFFIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pro-life, pro-choice activists clash outside Commonwealth Avenue Planned Parenthood

Hannah Harn February 12, 2017

Approximately 40 supporters of the pro-life movement and 40 supporters of the pro-choice movement gather at the Planned Parenthood clinic at 1055 Commonwealth Ave. Saturday morning to rally for their...

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