Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Think outside the wicket, students say

By Daily Free Press Admin October 3, 2008

Most sports teams celebrate wins by brandishing trophies or rings, but Boston University's newest sports club crowns winners by dumping iced tea on them.

Theft BUPD’s ‘No. 1′ problem

By Daily Free Press Admin October 2, 2008

A man and his girlfriend used to walk into the George Sherman Union with a backpack and a baby carriage. When they left, the backpack and carriage were full, but a baby and schoolbooks were nowhere to be found - and neither were several students' laptops, wallets and valuables, police said.

Veteran sports reporter Jack Falla is dead at 62

By Daily Free Press Admin September 15, 2008

Boston University College of Communication journalism professor Jack Falla, a sports writer and author of several fiction and non-fiction books, died of a heart attack Sunday in Maine. He was 62.

‘Minority’ an acceptable phrase at Boston University

By Daily Free Press Admin January 29, 2002

By Nadja Sumter Despite recent debate over the connotations of the word “minority,” Boston University students and administrators say they have no problem with the word. The Boston City Council...

Prof. talks of desegregation

By Daily Free Press Admin January 19, 2002

By Hannah Tadros Although desegregation has had mixed results, the Civil Rights Movement as a whole has been "nothing short of revolutionary" to America, according to Boston University political science...

42 students charge guards with racism

By Daily Free Press Admin April 7, 1997

By Karen Eschbacher Forty-two minority Boston University students have charged that some BU security guards are racist· and routinely hassle them when they try to enter their dormitories. College...

Legends show their stuff in benefit game

By Daily Free Press Admin November 28, 1995

By Scott Lauber The outcome of last night's hockey game at Walter Brown Arena hardly mattered. In fact, few people on the ice or in the stands took note of the 11-5 final score. The benefit hockey...

$452,448 collected for Roy

By Daily Free Press Admin November 10, 1995

By Parry R. Headrick In a stunning show of compassion by hockey fans and non-fans alike, a radio telethon to benefit paralyzed Boston University hockey player Travis Roy raised $452,448, when organizers...

Union’s banner signing brings warm wishes to Roy

By Daily Free Press Admin November 1, 1995

By Laura Cioffi The Boston University Student Union this week offered the BU population a chance to show its support for paralyzed Terrier hockey player Travis Roy. Since Roy's accident on Oct. 20,...

Terrier to undergo surgery today

By Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 1995

By Scott Lauber and Fluto Shinzawa When rookie forward Travis Roy slammed head-first into the boards on Friday night against the University of North Dakota, he flopped face-down on the ice, lying motionless...

Neck injury paralyzes BU hockey player

By Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 1995

By Scott Lauber It wasn't supposed to be this way. Not for Travis Roy, a 20-year-old hockey player making his debut for Boston University on Friday night. Not for his proud father, Lee Roy, who made...

200 rally for justice at BU

By Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 1985

By Susan Campbell Approximately 200 students attended the "Rally for Justice at Boston University" in front of Marsh Chapel yesterday to protest issues ranging from President Reagan's budget cuts to...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Campus