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covid-19 protocols sign on the door of warren towers at boston university

Students express disagreement with University COVID-19 restrictions

Madhri Yehiya April 2, 2021
Some students believe BU's COVID-19 safety regulations are overreaching and ineffective.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Students hold a responsibility to be sustainable, but so does the University

Editors February 11, 2021
Yes, the new waste-disposal initiative is a positive, but we should also make sure it's used properly and followed by further substantial change.
University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass declared itself “High Risk” for COVID-19 Sunday after an increase in cases on campus. COURTESY OF TOM SULCER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

UMass Amherst campus on lockdown following alleged on-campus parties

Sam Trottenberg February 10, 2021
In a letter to the campus community Sunday, Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy wrote the designation would last a minimum of two weeks, and all students must remain in their residences unless they’re getting food, a twice-weekly COVID-19 test or going to a medical appointment.
Boston University On Broadway, an on-campus musical theater organization, hosted its “OB Online Showcase” on Saturday, which featured performances by 15 students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU On Broadway highlights campus talent in online showcase

Daily Free Press Staff November 10, 2020
Classical show tunes and modern Broadway hits soared through theater lovers' homes this weekend as Boston University students belted from their dorm rooms.
Chef Alison Fong, Boston University alum and co-owner of Bon Me, an Asian-inspired food truck, hosted an online cooking tutorial geared toward students living in dorms for BU’s Week of Welcome. COURTESY OF BON ME

BU alum, creator of Bon Me hosts online cooking tutorial for Weeks of Welcome

Madeline Humphrey September 15, 2020
Alison Fong of Boston’s Bon Me food truck offered students simple hacks to making meals in your dorm room.
EDITORIAL: BU’s poor communication overshadows its meaningful intentions

EDITORIAL: BU’s poor communication overshadows its meaningful intentions

Editors June 12, 2020
Boston University has not been doing as poor of a job in handling the COVID-19 pandemic as it seems to keep communicating. Continuous mixed messages from the administration distract from the well-thought-out plans being placed, and instead merely create intense confusion for students.
Approximately 2,300 students stayed on campus this past week following a housing policy that allows residents to remain in their dorms over spring break. ILLUSTRATION BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students opt to stay in dorm after spring break policy change

Ellen Cranley March 14, 2016

  Approximately 2,300 Boston University students took advantage of the available on-campus dormitories over spring break last week, said BU Housing Director Nishmin Kashyap. This was the second...

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