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East to West: March 6, 2020

East to West: March 6, 2020

By Justin Tang March 6, 2020

This episode is also available on SoundCloud. In this episode of East to West, we cover Super Tuesday primary elections, the death of BU real-life mascot Rhett, a new state bill that will help...

East to West: September 27, 2019

East to West: September 27, 2019

By JenRacoosin September 27, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover negotiations for a conservative student group’s speaker, a state ban on vaping products, and the new Rhett statue. This episode originally aired...

Bearing Witness: A world without guns

Bearing Witness: A world without guns

By Ariel Stein March 27, 2018
In a world with no guns, 438 students, administrators, teachers or security guards would not have been shot in while simply attending school since Sandy Hook. In a world with no guns, 8,900 teenage boys and men would not be able to take each other’s lives in a gang-related homicide each year. In a world with no guns, Trayvon Martin would not be famous. In a world with no guns, 96 people a day would not be killed by the pull of a trigger.
PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REYNOLDS: A Breath of Fresh Air

By Rebecca Reynolds September 12, 2014

I am minding my own business walking down Commonwealth Avenue, breathing in some fresh air, when I start choking on a mouthful of cigarette smoke. Or maybe I’m not walking; maybe I’m just trying to...

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