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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Police give all clear after reports of shooting at UMass Boston

By Leia Green, City Section Editor September 11, 2025

University of Massachusetts Boston officials said there is no ongoing threat to the community after a reported shooting on the university’s campus triggered a large police response.  UMass Boston...

At the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s campus an armed individual was reported on the first day of classes Wednesday, Sept. 3. The reported person, a juvenile, carried an airsoft replica firearm. There were no shots fired or injuries.

UMass Lowell latest school targeted by active shooter hoax

By Emma Clement, Graphics Editor & Layout Co-Editor September 9, 2025

In the latest incident in a string of false shooter alarms that have rocked colleges nationwide, an individual carrying a replica firearm at the University of Massachusetts Lowell last week triggered a...

A Trump-Vance sign in Brookline, Massachusetts. While President-elect Donald Trump plans to make changes to reproductive, healthcare, education and immigration policies, Boston’s policies maintain protections. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How do Trump’s second term policies measure up to Massachusetts?

By Emma Mullay November 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump made many large-scale promises on policies concerning key voter issues both during his campaign and since his reelection — here’s how they shape up in Boston and Massachusetts.
Monday’s Student Government meeting

BU Student Government calls for administration response, protocol following ‘hoax’ calls

By Anna Vidergar April 11, 2023
BU StuGov endorsed an open letter requesting updated emergency protocols for all buildings on campus and an understanding of lockdown and shelter-in-place procedures.
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