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Goaltending leads BU to 3-0 win over Concordia

By Brady Gardner December 30, 2019

Returning to action for the first time in three weeks, the Boston University men’s hockey team skated to a 3-0 shutout against Concordia University at Walter Brown Arena on Sunday. It was BU’s...

You're Our Boss! with Victoria Bond

You’re Our Boss! with Victoria Bond

By Armand Manoukian December 24, 2019

Incoming Editor in Chief of the Daily Free Press Victoria Bond sits down with the boys for the season finale of Clout Chasing to discuss her vision for the paper, Megan Thee Stallion, and how much the...

Had to Jew it to Em with Dani Chaum

Had to Jew it to Em with Dani Chaum

By Armand Manoukian December 20, 2019

  The boys get bullied into having a FILA advocate on the pod because we're all about Hearing All Sides of The Story. Dani Chaum sits down for the penultimate episode of the season to discuss being...

Terrier Hockey Talk (feat. Sam Tucker): December 18, 2019

Terrier Hockey Talk (feat. Sam Tucker): December 18, 2019

By Brady Gardner December 18, 2019

In the final Terrier Hockey Talk episode of the semester, Brady Gardner, Paige Mautner, and Patrick Donnelly sit down with BU graduate goaltender Sam Tucker to look back at the first half of the season...

EDITORIAL: Mike Bloomberg needs to choose between publication ownership and presidential candidacy

EDITORIAL: Mike Bloomberg needs to choose between publication ownership and presidential candidacy

By Editors December 11, 2019

When Mike Bloomberg announced he was running for president and using his own multi-billion dollar fortune to fund the endeavor, the public and media were quick to raise important questions. The former...

Terrier Hockey Talk (feat. Matt Quercia): December 11, 2019

Terrier Hockey Talk (feat. Matt Quercia): December 11, 2019

By Brady Gardner December 11, 2019

In this week's episode of Terrier Hockey Talk, BU sophomore forward Matt Quercia joins Brady Gardner, Paige Mautner, and Patrick Donnelly to discuss a successful week in BU hockey, including a pair...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s ban on the sale of vaping products ends Wednesday, when a law passed by the state legislature banning the sale of flavored nicotine products goes into effect. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Out with the vape ban, in with new regulations

By Sonia Rubeck December 11, 2019
Gov. Charlie Baker's vaping ban will be replaced by a permanent law passed by the state legislature banning the sale of all flavored nicotine vaping products, which takes effect immediately.
Presidential candidate Cory Booker speaks at a grassroots event in Fenway on Oct. 21. ANGELA YANG/ DFP FILE

BU alums descend on New Hampshire in race for White House

By Angela Yang December 11, 2019
Five BU alumni had no idea after leaving BU they’d be joining the presidential campaigns of three current and former 2020 Democratic primary candidates in the most crowded and diverse primary in U.S. history.
Julia Meija, shown at a debate hosted by WBUR on Oct. 22, won the last seat in the City Councilor at-large election after a recount found her ahead of opponent Alejandra St. Guillen by one vote. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Julia Mejia wins final Boston City Council seat by 1 vote

By Aro Choe December 11, 2019
City Council Candidate Julia Mejia defeated opponent Alejandra St. Guillen to win the fourth and final City Council at-large seat after a close race in November triggered Boston’s first recount in 20 years. 
A Goodwill bin in Warren Towers part of sustainability@BU’s “Goodwill Not Landfill” initiative, which encourages students to donate unwanted items during move out period. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Goodwill, Not Landfill” program promotes sustainability during move-out

By Nyah Jordan December 11, 2019
BU’s “Goodwill, Not Landfill” program accepts unwanted products from clothing to small appliances from students during move-out and donates the items to Goodwill for reuse.
Research fellow at the Boston University Center for Philosophy & History of Science Lee McIntyre speaks at the CPHS’s event “Managing Misinformation About Science” Friday. COURTESY OF ALISA BOKULICH

Philosophers discuss communicating science in seemingly factual issues

By Sarah Readdean December 11, 2019
Friday’s event, “Managing Misinformation About Science,” part of the Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science lecture series hosted by CPHS, welcomed five speakers from around the world to discuss their research in misinformation and ways to ensure the spread of truths in a post-truth era.
English Premier League Team of the Year so far

English Premier League Team of the Year so far

By Ryan Jhaveri December 10, 2019
Looking at the team of the year so far.
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