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U.S. Department of Education website. Boston University students and faculty are split over the impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU community assesses impact of pending Trump order to abolish Education Department

Lauren Albano February 13, 2025
Boston University students and faculty are split over impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed.
A voter puts an absentee ballot in a ballot drop box by Boston City Hall on Nov. 3. Boston University students who left their absentee ballots at residence hall mailrooms reported delays with their absentee ballots, while others never received them. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students report delays, missing absentee ballots

Veronica Hernandez November 15, 2024
Boston University students experienced delays in receiving their absentee ballots from BU mailrooms.
Voters fill out their ballots on Nov. 5 at Precinct 1 in Brookline, Massachusetts. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Boston area participates in 2024 Presidential Election

Sarah Cruz November 8, 2024
Boston University students and the Greater Boston area prepare for and participate in election activities.
A voter casts their ballot at a ballot drop box by Boston City Hall on Sunday. Many college students are voting via mail-in ballot because they do not attend school in the state they are registered to vote in. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Mail-in ballot concerns influence BU students’ voting plans

Anna Albrecht November 5, 2024
Somewhere along the way, fiery dinner table debates became fires in ballot drop boxes. Lines of eager voters stretching around corners became the buzz of busy phone lines. The visuals of voting have changed in recent elections.
Signs for Massachusetts senate candidate John Deaton, presidential candidate and vice president Donald Trump and JD Vance in Brookline, Massachusetts. Increased political divide has affected families and communities in Boston. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘My vote kills her vote’: Bostonians polarized as they cast election ballots

Lauren Albano November 5, 2024
At polling stations across Boston, residents are voicing deep frustrations over political polarization as they cast ballots in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Opposites attract, until they talk politics — do party lines matter in relationships?

Analise Bruno November 3, 2024
Dear Abby: Election Day is coming up, and I’m kind of annoyed at my boyfriend. He’s voting against my political party. I told him that this makes me upset given some of the opposing candidate’s policies, but he won’t listen. I know I should probably agree to disagree, but that doesn’t sit right with me. Do you think we’ll ever be able to get past this? 
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to reporters in January. Local politicians, such as Mayor Wu, have been campaigning across the country for either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, which can make balancing local and national issues a challenge. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Voters assess local issues, Mayor Wu’s campaign for Harris ahead of Election Day

Amil Coutinho Amado October 31, 2024
Bostonians are focusing on local issues and assessing local politicians’ impact on national campaigns as Election Day approaches and voters cast their ballots.
A ballot drop box outside of the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library. In lieu of voter’s disappointment with the current presidential candidates, some Bostonians are planning to vote uncommitted for the Democratic Party. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students emphasize importance of casting November ballot, criticize those withholding votes in protest

Amil Coutinho Amado October 11, 2024
Boston University students are encouraging eligible voters to exercise their right to vote in light of a movement to not vote to pressure the Biden-Harris administration into action in regards to the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East.
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips speaks to supporters at a primary night event in Manchester, New Hampshire. Rep. Phillips came in second in the New Hampshire Democratic primary behind a successful write-in Biden campaign on Tuesday. MATTHEW EADIE/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Democratic challengers will stay in race after Biden wins New Hampshire primary

Matthew Eadie January 24, 2024
President Joe Biden won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, despite not officially having his name on the ballot, requiring voters to write-in the president’s name in a landslide Democratic primary.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks to supporters during a primary election watch party in Concord, New Hampshire. Haley came in second in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday to former President Donald Trump. MOLLY POTTER/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump wins tight New Hampshire primary, Haley vows to continue

Matthew Eadie January 24, 2024
In a surprisingly close New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley to take one step closer to the Republican nomination for president, while Haley remained determined to stay in the race ahead of more primary elections in the coming weeks.
Samantha Sanders | Graphic Artist

Nikki Haley: candidate capable of compromise | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 1, 2023
Nikki Halley recent popularity in the polls is a good sign that Republicans are tired of Trump and DeSantis' antics and may be ready for a candidate capable of compromise.
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