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The Daily Free Press

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The Daily Free Press

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Learning by way of the stage

By Daily Free Press Admin December 4, 2013

Diversifying the college experience through the performing arts Kathryn Vaz, now a College of Communication sophomore, took art classes every year during high school. She was vice president of the drama...

Under the eye of the FBI

By Daily Free Press Admin November 20, 2013

Writer and professor Asimov drawn into communist paranoia Among the anti-war protesters of Boston University in the 1960s, prolific science fiction writer and biochemist Isaac Asimov made a place for...

The Man. The Myth. The Legend: A look back on a decade as Dean of Students

By Daily Free Press Admin November 13, 2013

Setting up microphones and fixing lights as an intern in the George Sherman Union, Kenneth Elmore never expected to be sitting in his own office at Boston University 28 years later celebrating 10 years...

A Ministry of Hospitality

By Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2013

A look into the religiously diverse demographic at a modern Boston University Boston University’s Charles River Campus, which is located at the heart of one of the nation’s most diverse cities,...

Starting-up early

By Daily Free Press Admin October 29, 2013

BU seniors discuss personal experiences with startups during their early college years Like many Boston University seniors, Connor McEwen spends much of his time involved in activities he cares about,...

From college campus to campaign office

By Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

BU senior shares her first-hand  experiences with Boston’s mayoral campaign Voices bounced off the white walls of John Connolly’s small campaign headquarters on Oct. 14 as volunteers made last...

Lighting up at BU

By Daily Free Press Admin October 15, 2013

Smokers on campus engage in the debate on e-cigarette use. Lauren Howard, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, makes her way down the three flights of escalators in Warren Towers, reaching for a...

Man behind the machine: An engineer for the Curiosity rover talks about the mission on Mars

By Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

After obtaining a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Boston University in 2005, Matthew Heverly found himself working on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers teams. Working as the lead planner...

No age limits for learning

By Daily Free Press Admin October 1, 2013

Senior citizens hit the books with BU’s Evergreen program Sitting in a lecture hall in the Kenmore Classroom Building, Neil Glazer listens to the professor discuss the fall of the Ottoman Empire on...

Turkey: A summer of protests

By Daily Free Press Admin September 24, 2013

At 7 p.m., people left work. By 8 p.m., people walked in the streets. By 2 a.m. they went home. It was becoming a routine, Ali Uslu explained as he sat in the George Sherman Union. However, Uslu,...

Keeping up with the times: BU adopts alternative education methods to embrace modernization

By Daily Free Press Admin September 17, 2013

Attach the word “alternative” to a term and it instantly appeals to our generation. Alternative music, alternative lifestyles, alternative clothing, even alternative education are all concepts that...

Hidden renovations: Students weigh in on a campus under construction

By Daily Free Press Admin September 10, 2013

Students returning to Boston University cannot ignore the ongoing changes to campus. The completed New Balance Field on West Campus and the School of Law and General Classroom Building — both of which...

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