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Some of the new faces at SPLASH this year include BUST-UP, Off the Cuff Magazine, BU Racing, Club Managers Association of America, BU Public Markets Investing Group and Boston University Statistics Club. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New school year brings new student groups to campus

By Heather Goldin September 3, 2014

There are student organizations on Boston University’s campus for nearly everyone’s passion, from recreational activities and academic clubs to cultural organizations and service groups. Don’t see...

It’s a dog’s life: The Daily Free Press peers inside the masked world of BU’s favorite dancing dog

By Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2014

The first one to skate in Agganis Arena before a hockey game, he strides in with an exuberant confidence and energy that radiates to the cheering fans in the stands. As the game begins, 6-foot-3 Rhett...

Feline frenzy: Ellen Gifford animal shelter is cat’s meow in Allston area

By Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

The Ellen Gifford Cat Shelter has existed for over 130 years and it is the first no kill, cageless animal shelter in the United States. Its beginnings are rooted in the animal progressive movements after...

Belly laughs for empty stomachs: Liquid Fun raises money for Greater Boston Food Bank

By Daily Free Press Admin April 15, 2014

This past weekend, Boston University comedy improvisation group Liquid Fun hosted its 9th annual 24-Hour Comedy Marathon, called Running on Empty, at BU Central. The Comedy Marathon featured a lineup...

B. Hynz up front: Student drag queen relinquishes crown

By Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2014

In the center of a confetti-strewn stage at a club with upbeat music blaring in the background, Drag Queen Anya B. Hynz dances energetically while the cheering crowd laughs. Behind the makeup and flamboyant...

Feminist activists celebrate Women’s Rights Movement

By Daily Free Press Admin April 1, 2014

Feminists of all ages held hands and swayed to the melody of Kristin Lem’s youthful voice as she strummed her acoustic guitar and sang “We Will Never Give Up.” The lyrics to her song, “We will...

With help from innovators, BU earns recognition as top research university

By Daily Free Press Admin March 25, 2014

Boston University is home to many researchers who specialize in subjects ranging from planet formation, such as Dr. Catherine Espaillat, to curing Alzheimer’s disease, such as Max Wallack, junior in...

Health and beauty: New Renfrew Center treats, empowers Boston women with eating disorders

By Daily Free Press Admin March 4, 2014

Just west of Kenmore Square, the Renfrew Center of Massachusetts exudes a positive atmosphere for women struggling with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder and Eating Disorders...

Business is Booming: Entrepreneurship Club helps ambitious students turn visions into reality throughout decade

By Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2014

The first day Esteban da Cruz, a School of Management senior, walked into the College of Arts and Sciences classroom that was holding the bi-weekly meeting for the Entrepreneurship Club, he was surprised...

Any way and every way: BU Triathlon Team prepares for half-marathon

By Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2014

Eat. Sleep. Swim. Run. Bike. Repeat. The common athlete mantra has a few more steps in it for those who choose to be triathletes like Stephanie Lie, the president of the Boston University Triathlon Team. On...

Great Boston Couch Race promotes pan-Asian cuisine

By Daily Free Press Admin February 11, 2014

While many a lazy Saturday includes laying on the couch, students and spectators made their lounging a little more active with the first ever Great Boston Couch Race, a celebration of pan-Asian cuisine...

Fighting for their final breath: Participants climb 82 flights of stairs to raise money for lung cancer research

By Daily Free Press Admin February 4, 2014

On Saturday morning, Krysta Voskowsky, along with four of her co-workers, put on T-shirts they screen-printed and headed downtown to climb 82 flights of stairs. The team didn’t climb for exercise,...

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