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The reception desk at The Boston University Center for Career Development. Tuesday, President Trump’s first full day in office, he signed an executive order which aims to halt Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices in various federal, corporate and higher education institutions, including BU. ZIBBY ENGLISH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Student leaders fear decreased minority enrollment, employment opportunities after Trump DEI rollback

Nicole Abrams January 31, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 21 to curb diversity, equity and inclusion practices in higher education institutions, signaling negative impacts for Boston University students.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A Love Letter to Work Study

Isabella Lapriore September 17, 2023
Some people join clubs, others join frats and sororities — all of which are great ways to find community and a sense of belonging. But for me, something about working with the same people every week for a semester, and then getting to meet new ones as the schedule changes every semester is the best kind of instant connection made. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Where’d all the empathy go? — BU and its entitlement crisis

Editors March 27, 2023
There is something in the air at Boston University— and no, it is not the refreshing springtime aroma—but rather the pungent scent of entitlement seething from all four-corners of campus.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Students should be careful of scams, but the administration should too

Editors September 21, 2021
As more students fall victim to scams, the administration should consider how some of these scams may fly under their radar.
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A tale of two superhero shows: How ‘The Boys,’ ‘Invincible’ subvert superhero stereotypes

Emma Sánchez April 26, 2021
After binging these shows, I feel red-pilled about how the media milks the hell out of superheroes.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston University needs to raise wages for its employees

Editors January 26, 2021
After almost a year of living under pandemic restrictions, experiencing a record drop in employment and witnessing an increase in mental health problems as a result, a minimum wage raise to $15 an hour, or higher, is more crucial now than ever before.
COVID-19 testing site at Boston University’s Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering building. Students who show up to University testing sites during cleaning hours or shift changes instead of their designated testing times have caused lines to form outside. ROBERT BRANNING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Lines form at BU COVID-19 testing centers during cleaning hours

Emily Stevenson October 22, 2020
Short lines have been forming outside of on-campus COVID-19 testing centers during cleaning hours and shift changes in recent weeks, after students largely started off the semester completing their tests within minutes.
Mailroom in a Boston University on-campus residence. Uncertainty looms around the Fall semester for many students who hold on-campus jobs through the federal work-study program. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DFP FILE

Work-study placements to look different this Fall

Nathan Lederman August 26, 2020
One of the many aspects of campus life that remains unclear for the Fall is the status of students’ work-study jobs.
Boston University’s unofficial Reddit community, r/BostonU. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How to navigate BU’s social media communities

Nancy Jiang June 12, 2020
Given that this year’s Orientation is completely online, incoming students may feel socially behind and removed from campus life. Here are some of Boston University’s online communities you can join to get a head start on your next four years.
East to West (COVID-19 Update #3): March 27, 2020

East to West (COVID-19 Update #3): March 27, 2020

Justin Tang March 27, 2020

This episode is also available on SoundCloud. Join us for East to West’s continuing special coronavirus coverage. This week, we’ll discuss the first cases of COVID-19 on the Charles River Campus,...

Boston University’s Financial Aid office. The university says it is determining if it will be able to pay work-study recipients who can no longer work because of the coronavirus. BRIAN MCHALE/ DFP FILE

No plan in place for work-study grant recipients

Melissa Ellin March 25, 2020
As a result of BU’s campus closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, BU students receiving federal work-study grants were forced to cease work or begin working remotely at their supervisor’s request. So far there is no plan in place to help students who cannot work remotely to earn the rest of their funding for the semester.
Tattoos, piercings and other body modifications are becoming more common in the workplace. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tattoos, piercings becoming more acceptable in various work spaces

Olivia Deng October 2, 2014

With more Americans getting inked and pierced, companies and employees are starting to rethink workplace policies and the impact tattoos and piercings have on job prospects. In 2012, the Center for Professional...

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