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United States Passport. The “Trump 2.0 Travel Ban” was announced on March 14, which expands on Trump’s original 2017 executive order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I just miss my family’: Trump administration’s proposed travel ban induces anxiety, fear for international students

Truman Dickerson March 26, 2025
As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
East to West: Jan. 29, 2021

East to West: Jan. 29, 2021

Jackson Machesky January 29, 2021

In this episode of East to West, the Daily Free Press covers difficulties in international students’ return to Boston due to delays in receiving paperwork, the cancellation of the BU Shanghai internship...

Demonstrators gathered outside the Massachusetts Statehouse Monday to ask the Biden administration to end the United States’ role in ongoing armed conflicts in Yemen. ANRAN XIE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters demand end to U.S. involvement in Yemen

Rin Velasco January 26, 2021
Bostonians gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts State House to protest the military conflict in Yemen Monday afternoon, asking the Biden administration to halt support of a war that has raged since 2014.
David Vine, professor of anthropology at American University, explained the post-9/11 refugee crisis at a virtual event with the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Sept. 30. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Anthropology researcher examines full scope of post-9/11 conflicts, refugee consequences

Caroline Bowden October 7, 2020
For every viral image of overflowing passengers crossing an ocean or families packed into tents in a refugee camp, there are millions more people, unphotographed, experiencing the same suffering.
PANDA magazine, which aims to empower women and give aspiring writers and graphic designers a place to build their portfolios, was launched by College of Fine Arts junior Kylie Carroll in May. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student’s quarantine project becomes monthly periodical

Madeline Humphrey September 7, 2020
A global pandemic convulsed the higher education community when students across the country found themselves without summer internships, losing out on opportunities to gain valuable out-of-classroom experience. But one CFA student took matters into her own hands.
East to West: October 7, 2019

East to West: October 7, 2019

JenRacoosin October 7, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a student protest at the engineering career fair, the arrest of a BU professor, and Uber’s new app feature for Massachusetts. This episode originally...

The Trump administration plans new travel restrictions on countries such as North Korea, Syria and Venezuela. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU aids affected students amid Trump’s latest travel ban

Laura Al Bast October 1, 2017

In the wake of President Donald Trump's new travel ban issued on Sept. 24, Boston University officials said they do not anticipate it will have much of an impact on the university's community, even...

GRAPHIC BY GABRIELLE DIPIETRO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trump’s executive order could have consequences for U.S. colleges

Cynthia Fernandez February 5, 2017

U.S. colleges could lose up to $700 million in revenue per year if President Donald Trump's executive order, which prevents citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States...

OP-ED: The end of Western liberalism

OP-ED: The end of Western liberalism

Editors January 31, 2017

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Many thought this moment would have never occurred in our present universe, but here it...

KING: "Free press" is not free

KING: “Free press” is not free

James King November 12, 2015

We live in an age marked by unprecedented global communication. But while we in the United States have access to seemingly unlimited information, most people still live in places with pervasive censorship....

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