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Student encampments on Marsh Plaza. Enshrined in student protest, Boston University saw some of the largest anti-war protests in the 1960s and ‘70s, followed by anti-apartheid protests in the 1980s and similar campus activism remains prevalent at BU. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Decades of activism’: BU community leaders reflect on history of campus protests, coverage

Mary Goetz April 4, 2025
Boston University has a history of protests and student-led activism. Community leaders, professors and former students reflect on their experiences.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

‘The Women’ illuminates women in war | By the Book

Sana Muneer March 19, 2024
Kristin Hannah, the author of “The Nightingale,” takes readers back to the 1960s with her new release, “The Women.” This book illuminates a woman who served as a nurse in the Vietnam War. If you’re interested in reading this book, I’d recommend keeping some tissues nearby.
GSU Food Service Manager James Whitehead Jr. celebrates 45 years with Boston University dining in October. Whitehead started at BU in the Warren dining hall as a dishwasher in 1978. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREL O’KEEFE

James Whitehead Jr. celebrates 45 years of achievement as food service manager at GSU

Eli Pekelny November 30, 2023
This October, GSU food service manager James Whitehead Jr. celebrated 45 years of service with BU Dining. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Biden stands with Israel, increasing the risk of a Cold War II | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 30, 2023
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Highway to Health: Ukraine’s reproductive health crisis

Bailey Salimes April 28, 2022
Sexual assault medical care and rape crisis centers tend to receive the least amount of attention during crises, even though demand is high.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: There are no winners in war

Caroline McCord January 30, 2022
I find it monstrous that fickle, greedy fights between world leaders, hardly different from playground scuffles, continuously result in families being torn apart and the death of innocents.
Seema Thakkar/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: The treatment of esports players indicts an epidemic of Asian hate

Nick Speranza April 15, 2021
The pain of anti-Asian hate is felt sorely in esports, but the fight against it must take place elsewhere, too.
hands of different ages

Generation names explained

Veronica Thompson March 15, 2021
A “generation” is defined as a group of people born in the same time period, and generation names exemplify our human tendency to categorize ourselves. Here’s a brief, non-comprehensive list of the Western cultural generations.
Members of the Reserve Officers Training Corps line up on Nickerson Field during Boston University’s annual Pass-In-Review ceremony on Saturday. TINA WANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU ROTC celebrates 100 years

Emma Deegan October 21, 2019
Celebrating 100 years of service, Boston University ROTC held its annual Pass-In-Review ceremony on Saturday.
Miss Leading: Immigrants add spice to our life

Miss Leading: Immigrants add spice to our life

Namu Sampath November 29, 2018

They say a picture tells a thousand words. In my time growing up in this country, I have been taught about a few powerful photographs that stand out in history. In the Great Depression, the photo was the...

Ron White’s Netflix special, “Ron White: If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up” premiered Tuesday. COURTESY OF RICK DIAMOND/ NETFLIX

REVIEW: Ron White’s Netflix special drowns in alcohol and crass jokes

Emma Kopelowicz October 18, 2018
The stand-up comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White's original special, "If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up," was released on Netflix Tuesday. The Texas native’s signature routine is a cocktail of bawdy anecdotes, biting cynicism and a certain brand of brashness that can only be described as the kind of dirty, offensive humor your drunk uncle annually delivers at the Thanksgiving table.
Protesters gather at the Tip O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building to protest President Donald Trump’s budget on Friday afternoon. The budget would make cuts to welfare programs and implement work requirements for housing assistance. PHOTO BY SOPHIA BROWN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rally-goers protest Trump budget, aim to protect housing

Sophia Brown March 18, 2018
More than 40 people gathered in front of the Tip O’Neill Federal Building Friday afternoon, despite below-freezing wind chill and light snow, to protest President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget plan. The plan, they said, would make cuts to welfare programs and implement work requirements for housing assistance.
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