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Holi participants dance to music and throw colored powder in the air at the festival on Cummington Mall. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: BU colors Cummington Mall for Holi

A chalk drawing celebrating the Holi festival. CORINNE DAVIDSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER A Holi participant smears blue powder on a friend. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER Holi participants dance to music...

Members of the BUGWU strike gather outside CDS on Monday. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: First week of graduate workers strike commences

The Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU) began striking on Monday for better wages and improved healthcare benefits. The union began the strike with a rally on Marsh Plaza at noon on Monday,...

Graduate student defender Patrick Morrison (77) gets ready on the field in a game against Army. BELLA JONES/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Men’s lacrosse defeat Army West Point in latest game

By Andrew Burke-Stevenson March 25, 2024

The Boston University men’s lacrosse team beat No. 1 Army West Point on Friday, March 22. This game was the first time the Terriers won against Army, 14-9.

Chelsea Cutler performs at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Feb. 24 for her headlining tour.

GALLERY: Chelsea Cutler performs in Boston

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor March 4, 2024

Pop singer Chelsea Cutler and special guest Yoke Lore performed at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Feb. 24 promoting her third studio album, “Stellaria.”

Performers hold up a lion costume during Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown on Sunday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Lunar New Year 2024 Celebrations in Chinatown

By Andrew Burke-Stevenson February 21, 2024
A Lunar New Year parade marched through Boston’s Chinatown on Sunday, featuring traditional lion dances, drum performances and decorations to bring in the Year of the Dragon.
Hasty Pudding 2024 Woman of the Year Annette Bening is driven through Harvard Square alongside students Nikita Nair (left) and Joshua Hillers (right) during a parade in her honor on Tuesday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year come to town

By Daily Free Press Photographers February 9, 2024
Barry Keoghan and Annette Bening, Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding 2024 Man and Woman of the Year respectively, each made appearances at Farkas Hall in Cambridge to be disgraced with the customary comedic roast and honored with a Pudding Pot. The annual parade for the Woman of the Year took place on Tuesday in Harvard Yard with performances by the Blue Man Group and an appearance from Miss Massachusetts 2023 Annika Sharma.
GALLERY: CAS Student Government presents “Roller Skating Night”

GALLERY: CAS Student Government presents “Roller Skating Night”

By Kate Kotlyar February 4, 2024
CAS Student Government hosted an 80s-themed Roller Skating Night at the Sargent Activities Center (SAC) Gym on Feb. 3. CAS StuGov served food from the Boston Burger Company and gave away free pieces of their merchandise.
Freshman defender Aiden Celebrini (22) and junior Aidan Hreschuk (7) taunt each other in a rivalry game at Boston University on Saturday. GRACIE DAVENPORT/BOSTON HOCKEY BLOG

GALLERY: BC Eagles sweep BU Terriers in latest battle of Comm Ave

By Gracie Davenport and Kate Kotlyar January 30, 2024
The Boston University Terriers and the Boston College Eagles met for the 292nd and 293rd times over the weekend in the annual battle of Commonwealth Ave. For the first time in the over-a-century-long rivalry, the teams competed as No. 1 and No. 2 in the country, respectively. The Terriers were toppled to No. 3 after an explosive weekend with packed fan sections at the Conte Forum and Agganis Arena. 
Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips concludes his speech at his election night watch party after announcing he will continue his campaign for presidency after winning under 20% of the vote in the New Hampshire Primary. MATTHEW EADIE/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: New Hampshire primaries result in heartbreak and victory

By Taylor Coester January 26, 2024
The New Hampshire primary election drew candidates to the Granite State, canvassers to the streets and voters to the polls to divy the 22 delegates available. In the Republican primary, Donald Trump was victorious over competitor Nikki Haley, winning 12 and 9 delegates respectively.  Due to conflict between the New Hampshire constitution and the Democratic National Convention, President Joe Biden did not appear on the New Hampshire Primary Ballot, but a successful write-in campaign resulted in the incumbent receiving 63.9% of the vote to Dean Phillips 19.3% and third-place finisher Marianne Williamson’s 4%.
Boston’s signature Santa Claus Jim Manning at a pet Meet-and-Greet with Santa at the Colonnade in Boston. MARGARET CORONA/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Gallery: Winter Wonderland

By Daily Free Press Staff December 8, 2023
As Fall slips away and the days get shorter, the trees go bare and Bostonians bundle up. The Frog pond freezes over and decorations adorn doorways— it can only mean one thing: Winter is coming to Boston.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine advocates stand across from each other at a die-in protest for Palestine in the George Sherman Union on Dec. 1. Students across Boston said they've had varying experiences with activism for Israel and Palestine. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine demonstrations coincide in Boston

By Daily Free Press Staff December 5, 2023
Pictures from Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrations beginning in early October on Boston University’s campus and around the city.
Freshman forward Shane Lachance (18) puts a shot on net against Cornell University. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Red Hot Hockey burns Terriers at Madison Square Garden

By Hui-En Lin and Holly Gustavsen November 29, 2023

Boston University’s men’s ice hockey team fell 2-1 to Cornell University Big Red at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Despite several power play opportunities in the third period, the No. 5 Terriers...

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