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The clock on Boston University’s Charles River Campus. The clock’s designer, Thomas Erb, says his business is facing new challenges amid the coronavirus outbreak.  RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Small businesses hit hardest as pandemic takes its toll

By Vanessa Kjeldsen April 23, 2020
The clock at the center of Boston University’s campus keeps ticking. But for many small businesses, including the clock's creator, time waits for no one.
GALLERY: Life goes on in Boston and beyond despite coronavirus

GALLERY: Life goes on in Boston and beyond despite coronavirus

By Lauryn Allen April 23, 2020

Lauryn Allen is a sophomore in Boston University’s College of Communication and an Associate Photo Editor at The Daily Free Press. She has remained in Boston as the coronavirus has completely transformed...

Trump Graphic

EDITORIAL: Having a place in the U.S. is a human matter, not a political one

By Editors April 23, 2020
Similar to the states trying to block abortion right now, Trump is exploiting a public health crisis to curry favor in the political arena
GALLERY: A Managing Editor working from home

GALLERY: A Managing Editor working from home

By Jennifer Suryadjaja April 23, 2020

Jennifer Suryadjaja is a senior at Boston University’s College of Communication and Managing Editor of The Daily Free Press. Since BU has shifted its courses online, so has The FreeP. She captured her...

Broadcast journalist and Boston University alumnus David Charns has created Coronavirus Daily, a series of one-minute videos condensing daily coronavirus news, in order to condense what may be overwhelming information in a way that’s easy to consume. COURTESY DAVID CHARNS

BU alum creates daily video series dedicated to coronavirus coverage

By Cameron Morsberger April 22, 2020
BU journalism alumnus David Charns is working to condense and summarize the extensive coronavirus reporting through a video project called “Coronavirus Daily” that he shares on his social media platforms.
A bus driver, donning a mask and gloves, makes a stop. Boston’s air quality has rapidly improved as the coronavirus has greatly decreased public transportation ridership and traffic. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As traffic falls amid indoor isolation, so does pollution

By Inyeong Kim April 22, 2020
Cities everywhere are seeing clearer skies and cleaner air on this year’s Earth Day, a break from trends of decades past. And it only took a global pandemic.
Barnes & Noble at Boston University has extended the due date for textbook rentals to July 15 to accommodate students whose textbooks may have been left on campus. LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE

BU Barnes and Noble working to accommodate needs of students

By Allison Pirog April 22, 2020
Barnes and Noble at BU has extended the due date for rented books in an effort to accommodate students whose books were left on campus after the cancelation of in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
GALLERY: The Daily Free Press transitions to working from home

GALLERY: The Daily Free Press transitions to working from home

By Editors April 22, 2020

When the rest of the world goes on lockdown, life doesn’t stop for journalists. Here at The Daily Free Press, we’ve done our best to keep running as normal despite the changes to our work environments...

Colbi Edmonds

Culture Shock: “The Color of Covid” highlights how the coronavirus is impacting people of color in America

By Colbi Edmonds April 22, 2020
African Americans don’t deserve to be forgotten in a prison during a global health crisis, or any time for that matter.
OP-ED: New abortion restrictions during COVID-19 are an attack on women’s health and rights

OP-ED: New abortion restrictions during COVID-19 are an attack on women’s health and rights

By Editors April 22, 2020
Women deserve to have control over their bodies even during a global crisis.
Protestors march at the Boston Climate Strike last December. Boston-based environmental organizations have had to cancel in-person Earth Day rallies and transition to virtual events because of the coronavirus. AUSMA PALMER/ DFP FILE

Environmental activism moves online for this year’s Earth Day celebrations

By Molly Farrar April 21, 2020
Environmental organizations are forced to cancel their Earth Day celebrations this year, and continue their advocacy efforts online.
John Legend and Sam Smith perform Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” during Global Citizen’s “One World: Together at Home” virtual benefit concert for coronavirus relief Saturday. COURTESY GLOBAL CITIZEN VIA YOUTUBE

REVIEW: One World benefit concert brings false words of hope from privileged voices

By Abby Mills April 21, 2020
Global Citizen hosted a virtual benefit concert, “One World: Together at Home," on Saturday, bringing together music and entertainment’s biggest names to offer words and lyrics of hope and recognize everyday heroes.
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