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The Daily Free Press

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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...

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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The bees are back! BU Beekeeping Club buzzing with arrival of new hive

By Tanisha Bhat May 3, 2022
A mite infestation killed all the club's bees in 2020. But after a yearlong hiatus, it received a new hive.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Will the sun rise tomorrow or will we be in a full-scale nuclear war?

By Antonia Lehnert March 14, 2022
Since people are so eager to share what they’ve learned over these past couple of rather unprecedented years, my greatest takeaway is that uncertainty is the only master of our lives.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: No revolution to be found in BU’s updated Work from Home policies

By Editors December 9, 2021
A recent BU Today piece praising BU’s remote work policy ignores the ways BU's work population remains unprotected.
puppy on a leash

Boston’s animal shelters adapt to pandemic, struggle with funding

By Jesús Marrero Suárez April 29, 2021
Decreases in animal availability have come as the demand for adoptions increased with the pandemic.
vaccine injection into an arm

It’s time to get vaccinated

By Khadijah Khogeer April 29, 2021
Vaccinations are instrumental in making in-person events possible in the future.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: The pandemic’s effect on our personalities

By Divya Sood April 20, 2021
It is important we acknowledge our internal personality changes after a major life event.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: The downsides of returning to normalcy

By Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol April 7, 2021
There is a disturbing trend between the rise of terrorism and the decline of COVID-19.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: Self-growth starts with self-love

By Divya Sood April 6, 2021
Be it a single affirmation or action step, one move can launch a life of limitless growth.
divorce certificate

Pandemic poses new challenges for married couples

By Rin Velasco March 26, 2021
A year of newly close quarters due to the pandemic may have contributed to an increase in divorces.
dumbbells on a beach towel on grass

Ask Sophia: How to have a Hot Girl Summer

By Sophia Yakumithis March 17, 2021
My body has taken a serious hit since the lockdown started last March. With warmer weather making it easier to go running again, I think we are en route to a hot girl summer once again.
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