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The Daily Free Press

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Senior guard Ethan Okwuosa (1) dribbles the ball and drives to the hoop at a game against Northeastern University on Nov. 4. The Boston University men’s basketball team lost to The University of California Los Angeles Monday night. KATE KOTLYAR/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Men’s basketball remains winless, falls to UCLA 71-40 on the road

Toby Moses November 13, 2024
The Boston University men’s basketball team fell to the University of California Los Angeles Monday night with a final score of 71-40.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

College isn’t worth it | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung November 7, 2023
“I’m thinking about how much it costs to sustain my presence here.” Those were the words of one of my closest friends here at BU. She’s applying to state schools in her native California for transfer next year. Why? 
A YouTube clip of Olivia Jade dancing the Paso Doble on Dancing With the Stars. Since her affiliation with the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, Jade has been working to rebrand her image. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Does Olivia Jade deserve a second chance?

Grace Knoop November 9, 2021
People make mistakes, and they should be able to learn from them to become better.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 reignites religious faith in United States

Divya Sood March 30, 2021
The pandemic saw an uptick in religious faith, but it’s unclear if it will be unifying or divisive.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Powerful institutions shouldn’t invalidate a language in the name of anti-racism

Abbigale Shi September 17, 2020
As a foreigner to another language, mishearing some false cognates can be dangerous. Homonyms across languages can be mistaken for slurs.
The BU admissions building on Bay State Road. BU was one of the schools that received fake test scores as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scandal disclosed last week. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DFP STAFF

BU received fraudulent test scores in college admissions scandal

Camila Beiner March 21, 2019
BU is one of several schools that received fraudulent test scores as part of the college admissions cheating scandal that rocked national headlines last week.
A student logging onto the Common Application. Boston University ranked No. 7 in a list of 500 schools in the United States for how much money it makes off of applications. RODRIGO DE LA MAZA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU ranks No. 7 on list of colleges that make most money off applications

Damian Walsh March 7, 2019
BU ranked seventh among colleges that make the most revenue off applications in the United States, according to a recent analysis of national universities by LendEDU.
The waiting area in Boston University’s Student Health Services. Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman posted an advertisement encouraging students with allegations against SHS to contact their firm. KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA /DFP FILE PHOTO

Law firm seeks BU students with sexual assault claims against SHS

Joel Lau November 28, 2018

Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman recently posted an advertisement online seeking students who may have been subjected to sexual assault or harassment during a physical examination at Boston University’s...

Living in Fantasy: Start these Jets in Week 6… Yes. Really.

Living in Fantasy: Start these Jets in Week 6… Yes. Really.

Tyler Oringer October 10, 2018
This is certainly not the title of an article that you would take seriously in the past, but the New York Jets are playing a Swiss cheese Indianapolis Colts defense that is getting consistently torched by their opponent week-to-week.
Between the Lines: 2018 NFL Draft awards and the way, way too early 2019 draft watch list

Between the Lines: 2018 NFL Draft awards and the way, way too early 2019 draft watch list

Michael Alcaraz April 30, 2018
The NFL draft is a long process — 256 draft picks, then before we can even get done evaluating this past draft, we are already thinking about next year’s draft. Today, I’m going to do both.
Between the Lines: Football traditionalists don’t understand Josh Rosen

Between the Lines: Football traditionalists don’t understand Josh Rosen

Michael Alcaraz April 5, 2018
As the 2018 NFL Draft nears, there is one storyline that continues to show that the NFL is the stubborn old guy in the room who wants to do everything the “old-school way.” That story’s protagonist is Josh Rosen.
Between the Lines: Chip Kelly is bringing a fast-paced offense to Westwood

Between the Lines: Chip Kelly is bringing a fast-paced offense to Westwood

Michael Alcaraz November 30, 2017

It has been a disappointing season for Pac-12 football fans. The University of Southern California entered the season with the No. 4 ranking, the perceived 2018 first overall pick, the best quarterback...

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