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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.
OP-ED: Remembering person-centered care principles for sexual and reproductive care during this pandemic

OP-ED: Remembering person-centered care principles for sexual and reproductive care during this pandemic

By Editors April 14, 2020
Now, amidst the pandemic, negative outcomes and health disparities due to a lack of person-centered care may be exacerbated.
Op-Ed: Aramark, take a hint from BU

Op-Ed: Aramark, take a hint from BU

By Editors April 12, 2020
A lot has changed in the world in the weeks since our first campaign event, but one thing hasn't: even from a distance, students are still organizing to call on Aramark to do better on climate change.
OP-ED: The Answer to the BU Hub

OP-ED: The Answer to the BU Hub

By Editors April 12, 2020
The Hub has tremendous potential to grant undergraduates the freedom to learn at their own pace, to their own desires, while still providing the necessary guidance to developing minds.
OP-ED: On education and the sustainability of democracy: In defense of a universal pass/fail policy

OP-ED: On education and the sustainability of democracy: In defense of a universal pass/fail policy

By Editors April 1, 2020
A mandatory pass/fail policy sends a clear, humane message asking students and faculty to prioritize their health and well-being above all else.
OP-ED: BU must demand climate action from Aramark

OP-ED: BU must demand climate action from Aramark

By Editors March 31, 2020
The school’s sustainability efforts are certainly admirable, but the failure of our dining service provider to do the same cannot be ignored.
Op-Ed: Student Concerns Regarding Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony

Op-Ed: Student Concerns Regarding Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony

By Editors March 23, 2020
Our institution’s leadership has a choice of either tarnishing the Class of 2020's view of BU by solely hosting a virtual ceremony, or enhancing it, by keeping tradition and camaraderie alive in these unprecedented times.

OP-ED: A statement from Black BU

By Editors November 13, 2019

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s).  Black BU is a group of 133 students at Boston University mobilizing in response to...

OP-ED: Jewish organizations must be committed to rallying against Ben Shapiro

By Editors November 7, 2019

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s).  Katie Draisen is a junior studying Social Anthropology in the College of Arts and...

Ben Shapiro at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by Turning Point USA, a freedom-focused nonprofit, at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas in June 2018. Boston University’s Young Americans for Freedom is in negotiations with the administration for Shapiro to come speak on campus. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

Opinion: BU groups weigh in on Ben Shapiro visit

By Editors October 22, 2019

Click the images below to read two op-eds concerning conservative pundit Ben Shapiro's potential visit to Boston University.

OP-ED: BU must disinvite Ben Shapiro immediately to protect its students

OP-ED: BU must disinvite Ben Shapiro immediately to protect its students

By Editors October 22, 2019

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s).  Anu Sawhney (CAS ‘20) is the co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists of...

OP-ED: Ben Shapiro visit is an opportunity to open an ideologically diverse dialogue

OP-ED: Ben Shapiro visit is an opportunity to open an ideologically diverse dialogue

By Editors October 22, 2019

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s). Young Americans for Freedom is a conservative political group at Boston University....

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