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Boston University Admissions building. BU received 78,751 applications for the Class of 2028. XIAOYA SHAO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston University releases admissions decisions to the rest of class of 2028

Maya Mitchell April 9, 2024
Admissions decisions to regular applicants for Boston University's class of 2028 were released on March 23.
Incoming president-elect and Ohio State University executive vice president and provost Dr. Melissa Gilliam in 1 Silber Way

Introducing Melissa Gilliam: A life dedicated to education reaches new peak

Eden Mor October 6, 2023
“I really grew up surrounded by art and artists," said Melissa Gilliam, BU's next president and first Black woman to take on the role.
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Women’s lacrosse secures postseason berth with 19-15 win over American University

Gabby Church May 1, 2023
The women's lacrosse team defeated American University to clinch a spot in the postseason.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Cruel and Unusual — Our Treatment of Drug Offenders | All Politics Are Local

Yonah Gross October 17, 2022
Giving therapy to an addict saves their life, locking them in prison is a death sentence.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Loving won

Lincoln Son Currie March 31, 2022
We should recognize and appreciate the progress that’s been made on a very important issue — love — in just the past 55 years.
boston university college democrats spring panel

BU College Democrats hold annual Spring panel, discuss activism

Vanessa Bartlett April 16, 2021
Faculty and activists discussed the experiences and challenges faced when organizing for change.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Our democracy is flawed

Luca Becker February 12, 2021
Our ideological democratic government should not have a platform for baseless conspiracy theories, loony lies and outdated racist ideology. Certainly, influential representatives and even the U.S. President should not be enabling those voices or uplifting those platforms.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
East to West: Jan. 18, 2021

East to West: Jan. 18, 2021

Justin Tang January 18, 2021

In this episode, the Daily Free Press covers BU’s COVID-19 vaccine roll out, a COVID-19 spike on campus as students arrive for the start of the spring semester, and a BU hosted panel about the...

Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: The people have spoken, and they want progressivism

Gabriella Aponte November 13, 2020
The people have spoken and they want progressivism. It’s time the Democratic Party starts listening.
Vanessa Bartlett/DFP STAFF

2020 Breakdown: It didn’t have to be this close

Gabriella Aponte November 5, 2020
If Biden’s campaign devoted even a quarter of the time it spent talking about restoring the soul of our nation to the policies and strategies they plan to implement, this race would have been a landslide for Biden.
Amtrak Acela Express train, led by locomotive #2035, at New Haven Union Station in New Haven, Conn. Amtrak will replace its older Acela trains with newer trains in the Northeast Corridor. COURTESY OF ADAM E. MOREIRA VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

New, upgraded trains coming to Northeast Corridor

Rin Velasco September 30, 2020
The Corridor offers stops from Boston to Washington D.C. and sees more than 260 million trips per year for passengers, according to Amtrak.
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