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Jan Xi (Questrom '17) rakes leaves in Brookline Saturday for Boston University's Global Days of Service. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Global Days of Service stress giving back, if only briefly

By Sonia Rao April 22, 2015

Lemuel Herbert Murlin, the third president of Boston University, once referred to BU as “in the heart of the city, in the service of the city.” Despite the passing of time, Murlin’s description,...

Cycling from Hopkinton to Copley

Cycling from Hopkinton to Copley

By Brian Latimer April 22, 2015

[rawr] .full-width h1 { font-family: "intro_regular", "Helvetica", sans-serif; width: 100%; } [/rawr] To experience this piece, begin by playing the podcast. Once you've started playing the...

The Boston Public Market announced April 7 the line up of year-round vendors who will sell locally-made products near the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Public Market vendors value business opportunities

By Alex Siber April 16, 2015

One hundred percent homegrown, the Boston Public Market has foodies’ best interests at heart. Set to open in July, the 28,000-square-foot space, located at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, had...

The Division of Emerging Media Studies and the Center for Mobile Communication Studies hosted an event April 8 about social media and national policy in Boston University’s College of Communication. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media proves viable avenue to young voters

By Andrea Kaufman April 15, 2015

In just over a year and a half, United States citizens will be voting for a new president. They will also be tweeting about him or her. In anticipation, Boston University's College of Communication...

Courtney Teixeira (CFA ‘15) and Sophia Michael (CFA ‘15) build the supports for an experimental art space they are building in the back of a moving truck, which will kick off in Boston Sunday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

To CFA seniors, fostering community of artists seems mobile cause

By Sonia Rao April 9, 2015

There are over 100 institutions of higher education in the Boston area. However, this high concentration does not guarantee a bond between students of different colleges. Sophia Michael and Courtney...

Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore hosted a conversation Monday about censorship as part of Mugar Memorial Library's Free Speech Installation. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE PHOTO

Censorship talk considers cases for keeping quiet, causing commotion

By Conner Reed April 8, 2015

Libraries are essentially massive symbols of free speech: entire multi-level buildings filled with ideas, many of them contradictory and messy and even violent, available for free public consumption....

American Enterprise Institute Scholar Christina Hoff Sommers speaks at “Freedom Feminism: The Best Way Forward in the Gender Wars” Monday at the Boston University School of Law. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

LAW panel posits new future for ‘Freedom Feminism”

By Andrea Kaufman April 2, 2015

In light of outspoken feminist Christina Hoff Sommers' recent book, "Freedom Feminism: Its Surprising History and Why It Matters Today," Boston University's Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy...

Participants perform in a music and dance show for The Nile Project Friday at the Tsai Performance Center. PHOTO BY CARLY-ROSE WILLING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Through community of music, river of compassion surges

By Kaitlin Junod April 1, 2015

The spectacle of the flagship concert of The Nile Project, held Thursday after a week of panels and exhibitions, roared against a very serious concern for the issues it sought to expose. “Somewhere...

For alum Musto, passion something worth fighting for

For alum Musto, passion something worth fighting for

By Navraj Narula March 26, 2015

Most people associate the idea of fitness with a traditional gym, including exercise machines and personal trainers. But for Jessica Musto, this sort of conventionality simply was not enough. On Tuesday,...

Boston University alumni created “Google Feud,” an online game that allows users to guess the most popular Google autocomplete entries. PHOTO FROM GOOGLE FEUD

Why are headlines in present tense: BU alums play the Feud, search for answers

By Laura Porecca March 25, 2015

As if Google autocompletes weren’t already entertaining enough, now there’s a game that manages to go beyond: Google Feud. The brainchild of College of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences...

Boston University alternative service break participants take a break during volunteering in Hobe Sound, Florida last week. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

To ASB coordinators, vacation not all that’s ever wanted

By Andrea Kaufman March 19, 2015

During spring break, many Boston University students participated in the Community Service Center’s Alternative Service Break trips, where they dedicated their time to volunteering in locations around...

Boston University Nutrition Club members make healthy pizza as part of National Nutrition Month. PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH WU

With ‘healthy pizza,’ BU Nutrition Club makes eating well look easy, cheesy

By Betsy Henriquez March 18, 2015

As spring break comes to an end, summer rapidly approaches and the end-of-semester slump sets in, the Boston University Nutrition Club sees the perfect opportunity to continue its efforts to promote...

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