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The Daily Free Press

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Mayor Michelle Wu at City Hall Pavilion.

Boston joins program to reduce gun violence within the next few years

Xiaoya Shao April 13, 2023
Mayor Michelle Wu announced last Tuesday that the city of Boston aims to reduce homicide rates by participating in a new program that is designed to create Boston-specific strategies to address gun violence in the city.
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Boston Design Week returns virtually after last-minute cancellation last year

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 16, 2021
The 12-day festival celebrating the role of design in everyday life will return April 28.
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BU’s Sargent College, Nutrition Club discuss healthy eating

Molly Farrar March 14, 2021
A Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences seminar Thursday helped guide students on mindful, healthy eating and meal planning.
Boston University’s Center for Career Development. While the COVID-19 pandemic has posed difficulties for students trying to network in-person, it has made more virtual networking events accessible to students. JASMINE LI/ DFP FILE

Young professionals find networking becomes more crucial without in-person opportunities

Yiran Yu November 10, 2020

For college students and graduates alike, networking is imperative in the modern-day job market — yet has become all the more difficult in a virtual setting under the current pandemic. Boston...

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...

Boston University is hosting international hip-hop dancer Amirah Sackett as a teacher and performer Monday through Friday.  ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

International hip-hop dancer teaches BU students about dance culture, history

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

Activism usually comes in the form of words or protests, but for Amirah Sackett, activism is dance. Sackett is a Muslim American hip-hop dancer who tries to explore her identity through dance. Her...

The BUild Lab, home to Innovate@BU. Boston University’s Innovate@BU initiative hosted a virtual workshop on Tuesday entitled “Unlocking the Black Box of Business,” which described the different pathways to entrepreneurship for students. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Workshop series educates, assists aspiring BU entrepreneurs

Yiran Yu October 5, 2020

When graduate and postgraduate students run into trouble turning their ideas into businesses, they can now look to a new workshop series by Boston University that aims to guide these hopeful entrepreneurs...

“COVID Experiment: Papillon” is the third installation of Guerilla Opera’s “COVID Experiments” series. COURTESY OF GUERILLA OPERA

Guerilla Opera explores and defies the traditions of opera

Daily Free Press Staff September 24, 2020
For 14 seasons, the Guerilla Opera in Boston has used innovative music techniques to tell stories, engage its audience and defy the traditions of opera.
Boston University has launched The New Normal Challenge, which will allow students to contribute their ideas on reopening the University in the Fall. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University calls on students to help plan campus life in Fall

Varsha Subramanian July 25, 2020
The LfA system plans to drastically change the way students and faculty interact with one another. However, The New Normal Challenge encourages students themselves to envision ways to improve other areas of campus life, such as student wellness, on-campus transport and social life.

Self-defense workshop aims to empower women in memory of alumna

Mike Reddy January 22, 2018

In 2016, Boston University College of Communication alumna Vanessa Marcotte was violently murdered while jogging near her home in Princeton, Massachusetts. On Sunday, the foundation established in her...

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