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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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BU enrollment in math, sciences, tech rises slightly

By Daily Free Press Admin February 1, 2012

Enrollment for Boston University science-based programs has shown moderate growth, despite a recent trend of decreasing interest among American youth. A recent survey of young Americans conducted by...

Total price of airline tickets, fees no longer a mystery

By Daily Free Press Admin January 25, 2012

Boston University students traveling by plane can expect transparency after the U.S. federal government took steps on Tuesday to remove airlines’ hidden fees. The U.S. Department of Transportation...

Occupy Boston seeks restraining order to prevent police intervention

By Daily Free Press Admin November 17, 2011

The Boston Superior Court granted an order on Wednesday that temporarily restrains police officials from carrying out an eviction of the Occupy Boston encampment at Dewey Square. Attorneys from the National...

Protesters leave camp grounds in Marsh following police, admin. requests

By Daily Free Press Admin November 10, 2011

Thirty Boston University students, who had been protesting as part of the “BU Occupy” movement since Tuesday evening, vacated Marsh Plaza at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday after several requests from...

Occupy protesters set up camp in Marsh Plaza

By Daily Free Press Admin November 9, 2011

After a day of peaceful protesting in the middle of Marsh Plaza on Tuesday, about 25 Boston University students set up an overnight encampment at about 10:30 p.m. as part of the “Occupy Marsh Plaza”...

Study Abroad ranks in top 8 in nation

By Daily Free Press Admin November 2, 2011

Students seeking to study overseas need not look farther than Boston University – which BootsnAll Travel Network ranked as one of the eight best college study abroad programs in the nation earlier...

Greater Boston area community members join Occupy efforts

By Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2011

Occupy Boston protesters joined residents of several Greater Boston communities including Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Mattapan, to march as part of the “Occupy The Hood” movement on Friday. The Occupy...

Boston Police arrest 100 in Occupy Boston protest

By Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2011

The Boston Police Department forcibly arrested about 100 Occupy Boston protesters who had occupied a section of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway early this morning. The arrests began at about 1:30...

Occupy Boston begins sit-in for economic equality

By Daily Free Press Admin October 3, 2011

Carrying signs that read, “People over profit,” more than 1,000 protesters gathered at Dewey Square on Friday to commence the first Occupy Boston demonstration. Occupy Boston, inspired by the Occupy...

Protesters deem Rumsfeld a ‘war criminal’ during his visit to Boston

By Daily Free Press Admin September 27, 2011

Anti-war activists gathered outside of the Old South Meeting House on Monday to protest two-time former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as he spoke about American policy. WRKO radio station hosted...

BU students led Model UN Conference in China

By Daily Free Press Admin September 2, 2011

Six members of the Boston University International Relations Affairs Association shook the foundations of the Great Wall of China in August after they helped run an International Model United Nations conference...

BU prof. ranked among ‘hottest’ in the country

By Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2011

When students browse the website Ratemyprofessors.com, they usually expect a gray area in the “hotness” rating. However, on Boston University Professor Lesley Yoder’s page, an extraordinarily red...

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