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A Green Line train after a rear-end collision. Two trains traveling Westbound on the B line on Commonwealth Ave collided on Friday around 6 p.m., injuring at least 25 individuals and causing damage to both trains and the track. LILY KEPNER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

More than 20 passengers injured in Green Line train collision on Comm. Ave

Daily Free Press Staff July 31, 2021
Two Green Line trains collided on Commonwealth Ave on Friday evening injuring over 20 people.
A so-called “Secret Sister” holiday gift exchange on Facebook that went viral in 2015 is still present today. ILLUSTRATION BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Biz Trends: Social media gift exchanges conceal holiday scam

Lauren Richards December 11, 2018
The holiday season is in full swing, and tens of millions across the country are racing to purchase gifts.
Boston University students and faculty gathered Monday at the Fuller’s BU Pub for a “Religion On Tap” event on faith and politics. LAUREN RICHARDS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students tap into complexities between faith, politics at Religion on Tap

Lauren Richards November 7, 2018
Pockets of laughter erupted throughout Fuller’s BU Pub Monday night as a small congregation of graduate students and upperclassmen shared nachos and drinks. Between their moments of laughter and sips of beer, they engaged in conversations about faith and politics.
From left to right: Yuri Connigan, Judith Wechsler and Anna Winestein partake in a Q&A session after the screening of Wechsler’s film “Svetlana Boym: Exile and Imagination” Monday evening. LAUREN RICHARDS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Harvard professor, BU alum remembered for nostalgic work in film screening

Lauren Richards October 23, 2018
A voice on the speaker broke the silence in the auditorium as the film began to play. A flurry of photographs illuminated the screen alongside interviews that played for the next hour: the moving parts came together to illustrate the memory of Svetlana Boym.
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