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CGSA prepares initiatives to rally support for rape crisis center

Daily Free Press Admin March 22, 2012

Members of the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism met with Boston University President Robert Brown Monday to discuss Take Back the Night, a campaign against violence and sexual assault. While...

Students encouraged to get behind the camera, capture life at BU

Daily Free Press Admin March 19, 2012

Starting Monday, film majors won’t be the only students shooting footage at Boston University. More than 100 students committed on Facebook to work with the Institute for Intellectual Independence to...

Students question if culture taken seriously

Daily Free Press Admin March 6, 2012

Members of Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism members said the campus harvests a “rape culture,” especially in light of this semester’s reported sexual assault incidents. The...

Boo discusses book about harsh living conditions, diversity in Indian slums during travels

Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

New Yorker reporter Katherine Boo said there were things she “didn’t want to remember” when reporting for her book on a slum in India. The book, “Behind Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and...

If you had $100,000

Daily Free Press Admin February 13, 2012

By Thea Di Giammerino, Daily Free Press Staff Writer What do stock tickers, a water bubbler, and dark rooms have in common? They’re all things BU students said they would donate to the school if they...

ENG alumni develop indoor ‘GPS’ through LED lighting

Daily Free Press Admin February 5, 2012

From an office building in Kendal Square, two Boston University alumni have developed technology that can connect people with the businesses and environments around them through LED lighting. Aaron Ganick...

Racial lines in Boston less defined, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin February 2, 2012

Racial segregation throughout the country has disappeared as “all-white neighborhoods are effectively extinct,” according to a study released earlier this week. In the Manhattan Institute for Policy...

Students explore MLK’s history through archives

Daily Free Press Admin January 26, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr. may have passed, but his message lives on in his letters, journals, essays and other documents in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. Wednesday night the HGARC, located...

Pro-Palestine activist speaks despite petition, student criticisms

Daily Free Press Admin December 1, 2011

“Politics is not about changing public opinion. Politics is about trying to get people to act on what they already know is wrong,” said Activist Norman Finkelstein on Wednesday during a lecture about...

Mass. blue laws prohibit midnight store openings on Black Friday

Daily Free Press Admin November 22, 2011

While shoppers prepare to wake up early on Black Friday, the Bay State’s blue laws may prevent some retailers from opening their doors at midnight. State blue laws impose restrictions on commercial...

It’s a miracle: Berries sampled in BU Central conceal unpleasant tastes

Daily Free Press Admin October 26, 2011

Students tested their taste buds against everything from cream cheese to vinegar at the Mind and Brain Society’s third annual Miracle Berry Tastravaganza on Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in BU Central. The...

Getting schooled: College night at the Aquarium hooks students

Daily Free Press Admin October 6, 2011

Thousands of college students flooded the New England Aquarium on Wednesday to walk amongst swimming sea creatures and learn about marine life at the aquarium’s annual College Night. The aquarium,...

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