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Protestors hold signs in support of the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers Union. Wellesley College’s non-tenure track faculty have been on strike since March 27 because the union and college administration could not agree on a contract. PHOTO BY ELI PEKELNY

‘I’m ashamed to go here’: Wellesley non-tenure faculty strike continues, students voice support

Samantha Genzer April 1, 2025

As Wellesley College’s non-tenure track faculty strike entered its fifth day Monday, students and faculty gathered near the town’s Central Street, holding signs in support of the Wellesley Organized...

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Student Government Hears Pepper Spray Presentation, Feedback Form Results

Anna Vidergar November 29, 2022
BU StuGov reviewed BU’s pepper spray policy and a Senate feedback form in its meeting Monday night.
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EDITORIAL: The onus of recycling should not fall on the consumer, but rather governments, corporations

Editors February 25, 2021
The individual can and should be accountable for their own waste whenever possible — taking shorter showers, reducing consumption, learning more about recycling, etc. But the brunt of the work has to be done by the government and by large corporations because they’re the ones who have the power to actualize real, immediate and impactful change.
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Berklee Performance Center, discussing his book "Our Revolution" and responding to concerns about President-elect Donald Trump. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sanders encourages Boston crowd to resist bigotry, racism post-election

Alyssa Meyers November 21, 2016

A crowd of almost 500 gathered in the Berklee Performance Center Sunday night to listen to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders address the current state of American politics and speak about his newly published...

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