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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Boston City Hall. City Councillors recognized International Jazz Day, approved a Youth Works Grant and discussed establishing an office and a commission for LGBTQIA2S+ advancement and oversight respectively.

City Council celebrates International Jazz Day, approves $4 million for YouthWorks Grant, discusses establishment Office of LGBTQIA2s+ Advancement, Oversight Commission

Elizabeth Mehler, Associate Campus Editor April 30, 2025

Boston City Council recognized International Jazz Day with a guest performance, approved $4 million for the YouthWorks Grant and discussed the establishment of an Office of LGBTQIA+ Advancement and a Transgender,...

A DiscoverBrookline.com sign. The town of Brookline offers many opportunities for young people to get involved in the local government.

Brookline cultivates space for youth activists, advocates

Sana Muneer, Managing Co-Editor April 30, 2025
Brookline’s political system makes it accessible to young people — and it has fostered an environment with a strong emphasis on civic and youth participation.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The spread of COVID-19 in zoos highlights continued unethical practices

Editors March 22, 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak in the San Diego Zoo is the most recent symptom of unethical animal captivity.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: The immorality of the elephant ivory trade

Max Ferrandino February 3, 2021
Forty-six years after the implementation of the ban on ivory, business is still booming. Once again, humans will use any means necessary to plunder the earth for its few natural resources.
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