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Protestors gather in Somerville March 26 to call for the release of a Tufts PhD student who was arrested by Federal authorities. Legal and academic associations representing university professors sued the Trump administration March 25 for detaining students who have engaged in pro-Palestinian protests or sentiment. PHOTO BY TRUMAN DICKERSON

‘The right to hear’: Professors sue Trump administration for detention of students engaging in pro-Palestininan activities

Isabelle Zhang April 2, 2025
Legal and academic associations representing university professors sued the Trump administration March 25 for detaining students who have engaged in pro-Palestinian protests or sentiment.
A picture of the Boston University Student Activities Office with signs taped to the doors posted to the BU Students for Justice in Palestine Instagram account. Following this post, BU SJP announced it would be holding an emergency rally Wednesday. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

SJP placed on probation by SAO for referendum posters

Truman Dickerson March 3, 2025
Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine was placed on probation by the Student Activities Office Monday for violating the University’s Publications and Publicity Policy.
A banner in the Boston University Diversity and Inclusion office. According to a campaign video last year, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from universities. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump education agenda to target DEI, affecting Boston-area universities

Megan Amato December 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to reform higher education are sparking concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion at Boston-area universities.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Congress better listen to March For Our Lives | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano January 24, 2024
March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill wrote an op-ed addressing gun violence that was published by student newspapers nationwide. Congress better read it and respond accordingly.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Tolerating the intolerable — the price of free speech

Editors April 3, 2023
Freedom of speech is a right against legal repercussions, not against social consequences.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Convicted of Libel — Repercussions of Philippines’ war on free press | FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Ika Adhani September 28, 2022
The former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, announced that he was stepping down as president back in October 2021. After a gruesome six years of his run, the shocking news undoubtedly came as a great relief. Unfortunately, that ease was short-lived.
Dawn Nunziato, a George Washington University Law School professor, spoke at a virtual event Wednesday about social media’s influence on the spread of fake news. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professor examines how social media incites spread of fake news

Ellen Maloney October 5, 2020
Social media has played a significant role in recent elections — through advertising and information dissemination — but misinformation on these platforms is able to reach wide audiences.
EDITORIAL: Not voting is counterintuitive to societal change

EDITORIAL: Not voting is counterintuitive to societal change

Editors October 2, 2020
Many young, leftist voters have expressed their burning disdain for the government and are protesting the upcoming election by not voting. But, it is an unproductive use of their constitutional right as a citizen.
Our True Face: Protesting is complicated for minorities

Our True Face: Protesting is complicated for minorities

Maria Jimenez Moya November 21, 2019
As Americans, we are entitled to our rights in the First Amendment. Freedom of speech is a powerful tool that gives us the right to opine without government restraint. Protests are a natural context for individuals to exercise this freedom. 
Rep. Sarah Peake testifies at a House of Representatives hearing on a bill that would ban LGBTQ conversion therapy in Massachusetts Wednesday. The bill was passed with 137 votes for and 14 against. PHOTO BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

House votes to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for Bay State minors

Hannah Schoenbaum June 28, 2018
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors in the Commonwealth.
Panelists speak at the First Amendment and Hate Speech event. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate hosted the event on Thursday evening. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks on hate speech, First Amendment at Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Jenna Manto March 30, 2018
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and a group of panelists attracted over 100 people to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate Thursday night for a conversation on the First Amendment and hate speech.
EDITORIAL: “Make America Say It Again” was well-intended but poorly executed

EDITORIAL: “Make America Say It Again” was well-intended but poorly executed

Editors October 20, 2016

Pushing open a restroom door, a quote is emblazoned on its surface. Walking past Boston University’s Law Building’s lobby, white lettering contrasts the glassy exterior. Beneath all of these quotes,...

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