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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Giving Day is NOT giving

Editors April 12, 2023
It's difficult to wrap one’s head around the simultaneous existence of a three-billion — billion, with a “b!” — endowment, and our annual Giving Day. 
Boston University winter weeks of welcome frostival event

Campus Activities Board hosts Frostival event to foster connections between new and old students

Ava Berger January 25, 2022
New and returning students rang in the new semester at Frostival, an event hosted by the Campus Activities Board.
Boston University’s Kilachand Hall student dormitory. The Kilachand Leadership Advisory Board is advocating for Kilachand Honors College to have its own seats in the Student Government Senate. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

KHC clashes with StuGov for representation in Senate

Nathan Lederman November 23, 2020
Student Government has members from every undergraduate college at Boston University, with the exception of Kilachand Honors College, which is currently fighting for a Senate seat.
East to West: Oct. 30, 2020

East to West: Oct. 30, 2020

Justin Tang October 30, 2020

Today on East to West, we cover the suspensions of BU students who planned large gatherings, how BU is encouraging safe Halloween festivities, Salem business shutting down to tourists, and more. FEATURING:...

East to West: Oct. 12, 2020

East to West: Oct. 12, 2020

Justin Tang October 12, 2020

On Today’s East to West, we cover the impact on a socially-distant semester on new students, how deaf and hard of hearing students are acclimating to Learn from Anywhere, the virtual Head of the...

Boston University professional business fraternity Phi Chi Theta’s statement, posted to its website, regarding a recent video showing members at a large gathering. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professional frat on ‘probation’ after members attend off-campus gathering

Isabella Abraham October 7, 2020
BU’s chapter of the professional business and economics fraternity Phi Chi Theta is on “probation,” Senior Associate Dean of Students Jason Campbell-Foster said, after a video circulated online of 15 of its members at an off-campus gathering last month.
Boston University’s Marsh Plaza. BU has released its “Learn from Anywhere” plan for the Fall semester that would allow students the flexibility to learn in-person, digitally or experience a combination of both, if the plan goes into effect. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU introduces potential learning, public health plans for Fall

Chloe Liu June 1, 2020
Aside from allowing students to choose between returning to campus and staying home, BU also plans to offer frequent coronavirus testing.
Broad City stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer discuss the creation of their show at BU Central  prior to the question and answer Saturday night.  PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: “Broad City” stars make hilarious BU appearance

Samantha J. Gross September 15, 2015

On any given episode of Comedy Central’s critically-adored series “Broad City,” New Yorker protagonists Abbi Abrams and Ilana Wexler are totally in sync. They people watch in Central Park, partake...

Splash, an annual event on Nickerson Field, lets students learn about all the clubs and organizations available at BU. MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE PHOTO

Out and About: Campus events you can’t miss

J.D. Capelouto June 10, 2015

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