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The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Unpacking Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act | Identity Unveiled

Rebecca Peng March 27, 2025
When fundamental civil rights are violated, can America still claim to be the land of “justice for all?”
One Silber Way. Boston University plans to slow the rate of spending and implement new fiscal controls in 2025, raising concern from students and faculty that BU administration is preparing for possible federal funding cuts. ANH HUYNH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU aims to slow spending amid crackdown on federal funding, grant-funded research

Elizabeth Mehler March 2, 2025
Boston University faculty and staff received two letters about changes due to recent executive orders.
The Associated Press Website. The White House raised concerns among journalists after announcing it would be selecting which journalists are included in the press pool. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘A profound misunderstanding’: BU faculty members voice concerns on White House AP ban

John Tatum February 28, 2025
From the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, the Associated Press has been at the forefront of breaking news as a part of the White House press pool — until this month. White House officials declared Feb. 14 that AP journalists would be banned from “limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One” indefinitely.

Boston, Chelsea, Somerville defend sanctuary city policies amid increased ICE activity

Emma Clement February 28, 2025
Amid tension between the City of Boston and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Massachusetts cities Chelsea and Somerville filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration for attempting to defund police departments over sanctuary city policies.
A Trump-Vance sign displayed in Brookline. Boston-based organizations, schools and government officials prepare to preserve the city’s immigrant and international student populations following President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to launch a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston braces for Trump’s immigration crackdown

Leia Green November 21, 2024
Community leaders are preparing to preserve Boston’s immigrant and international student populations as the incoming Trump administration warns of a national immigration crackdown.
Federal student loan debt relief information on Federal Student Aid website. The Biden-Harris administration announced changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program which will expand relief to 60,000 public service workers. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Biden-Harris administration relieves student debt for 22,000 Massachusetts public service workers

Megan Amato October 28, 2024
The Biden-Harris administration announced the approval of an additional $4.5 billion in student debt relief last week, expanding relief to 60,000 public service workers across the United States, including over 22,000 in Massachusetts.
A Tesla using an electric vehicle charging station in the Warren Towers parking garage. EV adoption is lagging, despite promises to revolutionize transportation and move toward a greener future. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Electric Vehicles still too expensive for wider implementation, BU IGS study finds

Truman Dickerson September 30, 2024
A recent collaborative study done by BU’s Institute for Global Sustainability and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that lower-cost electric vehicle models and wider charging access are integral for wider EV implementation in the U.S.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Donald Trump, stop comparing yourself to Nelson Mandela | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano April 11, 2024
Trump tends to frame himself so closely to great historical activists, martyrs and heroes to hide the fact that he is a slimy, horrible and dangerous man. For him to compare himself to civil rights leaders when he’s on trial for paying hush money to a porn star who he had an affair with is delusional to a legitimately insane degree. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The American people are part of Trump’s fraud, too | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung March 5, 2024
As silly as his products sound, I was also reminded that the criminally charged ex-president would not sell an “I <3 Trump Robe Set” – complete with a “luxurious” white bathrobe, candy and slippers all boldly bearing his name for $185 – unless there was at least one person buying it.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Charlamagne tha God perfectly defined our 2024 election choice | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 23, 2024
The 2020 election was never about Biden — and we shouldn’t be surprised that the 2024 one isn’t about him either, even if we need it to be to keep Trump out of the White House.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Can age just be a number this time? | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 2, 2024
Regardless of any gripes voters have surrounding his age, Biden is the least of all evils going into the 2024 presidential election. His win is vital to the preservation of American democracy.
Demonstrators marching to the gates of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 4

Boston students join tens of thousands in march on Washington, call on Biden, Netanyahu for cease-fire

Matthew Eadie November 7, 2023
WASHINGTON — Students from universities and colleges across Boston joined tens of thousands of people from all around the country in a march on the nation’s capital on Nov. 4, calling on President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
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