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Student Government talks dean of students hopes, confirms student elections commissioners

Anna Vidergar January 31, 2023
StuGov engaged in a discussion about their hopes for the incoming dean of students and confirmed SEC chairs in a meeting Monday night.
RESULT website

Massachusetts Attorney General, BU Spark!’s RESULT fight labor trafficking

Divya Sood September 24, 2021
The website stands for "Recognize and Evaluate Signs to Uncover Labor Trafficking."
two people look at artwork in a college of fine arts gallery

MFA 2021 graphic design candidates reflect on collaborative nature of 2021 thesis exhibit

Emma Vacirca April 6, 2021
The 2021 thesis graphic design exhibit titled “The Printer is Broken” featured 17 students’ art.
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 students Lara Werneck and Yiran Yu created Migration Tales — a website that showcases migrants’ stories and addresses stereotypes about immigrants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students seek to amplify migrant voices, defeat stereotypes through new site

Rachel Do January 25, 2021
The new online story-sharing platform “migration tales," led by co-presidents and BU students Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, aims to eliminate stereotypes and prejudice about migrants, create empathy and foster inclusivity through storytelling.
PRLab’s annual PRoBono event will be held virtually beginning Friday night, giving students the opportunity to create public relations materials for nonprofit organizations. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

PRLab’s annual work-a-thon for nonprofits goes virtual

Connor Allen December 2, 2020
This holiday season, despite in-person limitations, PR students are giving back by volunteering overnight for nonprofits.
Forge Design Studios, a graphic design student organization at Boston University, hosted a five-hour designathon on Saturday entitled “Catalyst.” COURTESY OF FORGE DESIGN STUDIOS

BU Forge Design Studios encourages creatives to find their voice

Irene Chung October 29, 2020

The field of digital design is changing, and at Boston University, students are finding opportunities to expand their skills and explore mediums with professional designers. BU’s Forge Design...

Alexia Nizhny

Sincerely, Ally: LinkedIn promotes a competitive, sometimes negative online culture

Alexia Nizhny September 24, 2020
LinkedIn shares the same features of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter — timelines, chat boxes and status updates. Yet despite its large number of users, LinkedIn has somehow avoided controversy regarding the toxic online culture it perpetuates.
The Corona Virus Project, founded by Boston University Questrom School of Business alumnus Sarah Vancini, allows hospitals to post any supplies they are in need of and guides people to places to donate or volunteer. ILLUSTRATION BY AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community helps create apps, online databases to slow spread of COVID-19 and support hospitals

Daily Free Press Staff April 26, 2020
Some Boston University alumni and current researchers are determined to take action amid the COVID-19 pandemic by developing databases, applications and websites to help relief efforts.
A 2017 campaign by to heighten safety awareness during Halloween. This year, students are reminded by Boston University to use safety practices as they head into holiday celebrations. ISABEL OWENS/ DFP FILE

With two Halloween weekends, BU officials urge safety

Amanda Cappelli October 30, 2019
Boston University is halfway through this year’s two-part “Halloweekend” and BU officials said they want students to be safe and healthy during their celebrations.

Independent tech firm to review healthcare site

Daily Free Press Admin January 15, 2014

Massachusetts officials are bringing MITRE, an independent technology firm, to review the new state health insurance website and fix its numerous problems before the Friday deadline. Jason Lefferts,...

SAO, Dean of Students launch new websites

Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2013

Both the Student Activities Office and Dean of Students Office are reworking their websites to increase accessibility for Boston University students and connect in a simpler, more engaging way, officials...

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