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Boston University public art display

Searching for the history behind BU’s mysterious public art installations

Cassandra Dumay January 31, 2022
An art history researcher uncovered the mysteries behind public art on campus, though some are still unknown.
Car on fire outside of Insomnia Cookies

Car fire on Central Campus put out early Sunday morning

Daily Free Press Staff May 4, 2021
The cause of the 10 minute long blaze is still being investigated by the Boston Fire Department.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect charged in Middlesex Court

Daily Free Press Admin October 8, 2013

Although he is already being charged in federal court, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office issued a warrant Monday for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 15 charges for his alleged...

For students abroad, marathon explosions still painful tragedy

Daily Free Press Admin April 18, 2013

Carrying candles and wearing any Boston clothing they had with them, students on the Boston University Sydney, Australia program gathered at a vigil on Wednesday to mourn the victims of the Boston Marathon. At...

LATIMER: What was that cannon?

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2013

TRIGGER WARNING: The following column is a graphic retelling of what my friend and I saw at the finish line at the Boston Marathon. I went to the marathon with my best friends Alex, Paul, Leah and Sam....

EDIT: In wake of a tragedy

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2013

Boston has proved its resilience. In the wake of one of the most tumultuous days for every resident in and around the city, people have come together, selflessly opening their homes to marathoners and...

BU community comes together to honor Marathon victims with vigils

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2013

Hundreds of Boston University students and Boston residents gathered in two memorials on the BU campus Tuesday to honor those killed and injured in explosions at the Boston Marathon. Several hundred...

BU student among 3 killed in blasts, another injured

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2013

A Boston University graduate student was among the three people killed in deadly explosions Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, officials said. BU spokesman Colin Riley identified the...

Police find no threat after reports of suspicious package near CAS

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2013

A suspicious package was reported near 725 Commonwealth Ave., according to a Boston University Alert Service message sent to students around 4:30 p.m. Boston University Police Department and Boston Police...

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