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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Students walking into Boston University’s Marciano Commons dining hall.

BU Dining Services updates feedback system

Crystal Yormick October 12, 2023
New e360 feedback devices in the dining halls and in-person student feedback sessions have been added by Boston University Dining Services. 
Warren Towers

Students frustrated after BU housing lottery yields unexpected results

Maya Mitchell April 23, 2023
Boston University's housing lottery left many students frustrated due to the unexpectedly low housing availability.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

The Intersection: Roman Abramovich’s peace efforts are no coincidence

Katie Harmon April 13, 2022
By taking away their wealth pipeline with sanctions, the West has created an interest on the part of oligarchs in ending the Ukraine conflict
Lucas Zhang /  DFP Staff

I Call Foul Play: What world is Vladimir Putin creating?

Luca Becker March 16, 2022
Though Putin knows his economy is suffering due to his invasion, he cannot and will not stop. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Population control isn’t progressive

Caroline McCord February 24, 2022
We know the main culprits of environmental ruin — think Exxon and Chevron, which also saw unprecedented capital gains during the last fiscal year — and it is not a traditional Catholic family with seven kids in Guatemala. 
Dorm bathroom conditions

BU students express concern over ‘dirty’ housing bathroom conditions

Walker Armstrong February 7, 2022
A BU spokesperson said the cost of improving dorm bathroom conditions could range in the millions.
student at Steve Locke exhibit in CFA

Stone Gallery exhibition honors Josef Albers’s legacy

Viktoria Popovska October 13, 2021
BU alumnus Steve Locke's "Homage to the Auction Block" accompanies Albers's "Formulations: Articulation."
students sit on the grass at bu beach

BU creates socially distanced outdoor spaces across campus

Molly Farrar March 22, 2021
Students are enjoying their first taste of warm weather this year in new outdoor community spaces.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Students hold a responsibility to be sustainable, but so does the University

Editors February 11, 2021
Yes, the new waste-disposal initiative is a positive, but we should also make sure it's used properly and followed by further substantial change.
Welcome to East to West, Season 4!

Welcome to East to West, Season 4!

Justin Tang September 29, 2020

Tune in every Monday and Friday to catch the latest news in the BU community and around the city.

Boston University brownstones on Bay State Road. Students originally assigned to triples and quads for the 2020-2021 school year face relocations as the University tries to ensure a safe return in the Fall. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Students in high-density rooms face relocations

Melissa Ellin July 1, 2020
BU has begun relocating students previously assigned to triples and quads to new spaces, as part of its initiative to create a safer campus when students return in Fall.
East to West: Season Finale

East to West: Season Finale

Mike Reddy May 3, 2019

In our season finale of “East to West,” we cover a Student Government proposal to change the way student groups are funded, a lawsuit looking to prevent courthouse arrests by ICE, TEDxBU’s most...

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