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The Daily Free Press

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Despite the abrupt ending to her college career, senior forward Nia Irving, shown in a Feb. 15 game against Navy, said the hard work that she and fellow senior guard Vanessa Edgehill put into the program paid off. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Coronavirus pandemic forces short end to BU playoff runs, spring seasons

By Chris Larabee March 18, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic forced the NCAA to cancel the spring season and the remaining playoffs for winter sports, cutting seasons short for seniors as the virus spreads across the U.S.
SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

COVID-19 pandemic forces housing changes

By Jane Avery March 18, 2020
All BU students still on campus, with some exceptions, are required to leave campus and empty their dorms by noon March 22 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those with extenuating circumstances can make an appeal to stay in their residence.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Coronavirus highlights the need for Medicare-for-All

By Gabriella Aponte March 18, 2020
In a nation as wealthy and developed as America, it is absolutely immoral that we do not have a single-payer healthcare system.
Our True Face: Coronavirus will have a detrimental effect on mental health

Our True Face: Coronavirus will have a detrimental effect on mental health

By Maria Jimenez Moya March 18, 2020
I was forced to move back in with my parents. As much as I love them and hold them dearly to my heart, this situation has created a lot of stress for me. 
Meredith Varner

American Protest: The media is not your enemy

By Meredith Varner March 18, 2020
To take aim at the media during this time just shows your level of ignorance because you will not even acknowledge the severity of the situation.
T’s Pub on Commonwealth Ave., whose customers are mostly Boston-area college students, has temporarily closed in the wake of the coronavirus and subsequent campus shutdowns. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local service industry suffers in wake of coronavirus precautions

By Angela Yang March 17, 2020
Food and retail establishments still packed a month ago now stand empty across the city.
BU on Broadway was set to begin performances of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” starting March 26, but the theatre group has had to cancel the production because of the coronavirus outbreak. COURTESY BU ON BROADWAY

Coronavirus sparks on-campus performance cancellations

By Cameron Morsberger March 17, 2020
As the University closes for the remainder of the semester and the world moves into social distancing, on-campus theater organizations, including BU on Broadway and Stage Troupe, were forced to call off rehearsals and productions.
Boston University’s George Sherman Union appeared deserted Sunday afternoon, but remains open during the university’s remote learning period. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Changes implemented in dining halls as a result of COVID-19

By Jahnavi Sodhi March 17, 2020
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, BU’s dining operations have undergone a number of changes. There has been a complete shut-down of self-service stations, an increase in take-away options, a shift to disposable dishes, cups and utensils along with more frequent cleaning and sanitation.
Boston University courses are being conducted virtually through the video conference program Zoom for the remainder of the Spring semester. ILLUSTRATION BY AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University announces remote classes to extend until end of semester

By Samantha Kizner March 17, 2020
President Robert Brown announced that classes and examinations would be held remotely for the remainder of the semester and asked students to vacate their on-campus residences by Sunday, March 22 in an email to the Boston University community Tuesday.
The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University is researching the novel coronavirus in order to develop vaccines and antiviral therapy treatments and understand how the disease spread. COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BU labs exploring COVID-19 vaccines

By Sarah Readdean March 17, 2020
Researchers at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University are taking advantage of their unique facility in the global effort to develop effective vaccines and drug treatments to COVID-19.
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause a spectrum of symptoms, including fever, dry cough and breathing complications. COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

The history and science behind COVID-19

By Miriam Fauzia March 16, 2020
Where did the coronavirus come from and what do we know about the disease?
What’s open on campus now?

What’s open on campus now?

By Melissa Ellin March 16, 2020
Students who remain on campus amidst the coronavirus pandemic face reduced university resources and widespread closure of common spaces as Boston University enters its first week of remote learning in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
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