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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Teaching sex education favored over online resources for teens

Daily Free Press Admin January 18, 2012

Without proper education, many college students know little about sexually transmitted infections and other sex-related issues. An overreliance on technology instead of traditional teaching methods...

Spoken poetry group promotes ‘honest’ tool of self-expression

Daily Free Press Admin December 8, 2011

“You can write anything into a poem,” said College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Paul Black, Speak For Yourself’s publicist. “Spoken word is important because it allows people to express themselves...

Occupiers march in solidarity for National Day of Action

Daily Free Press Admin November 21, 2011

“Hey, Wall Street you can’t hide - we can see your greedy side,” yelled hundreds of Occupy Boston protesters on Thursday as they marched through the rain in recognition of the National Day of Action. Grace...

Wiesel relates Isaac to Holocaust in lecture series

Daily Free Press Admin November 8, 2011

“Tonight we go back 3,500 years and we see Isaac,” said author, Nobel Prize winner and Boston University professor Elie Wiesel on Monday evening to a crowd of more than 1,000 people in Metcalf Hall...

Zombies take over GSU in protest of BU Biolab

Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2011

Boston University students dressed as zombies stood in front of the George Sherman Union on Friday to protest the BU level-4 biosafety lab built in Roxbury. The lab, if opened, would research dangerous...

BU researchers warn of brain damage due to athletic injuries

Daily Free Press Admin October 19, 2011

Boston University College of General Studies sophomore Anna Knox has sustained three concussions since she began playing for BU’s intramural soccer team, but she said it’s all part of the game. “I’ve...

Bay State considers stricter sexual assault laws

Daily Free Press Admin September 28, 2011

The Massachusetts Judiciary Committee debated stricter laws for sex offenders, child pornographers and rapists at the Statehouse on Tuesday. Of the numerous bills read, one dealt with the Protection from...

Bill looks to restrict MBTA employee benefits

Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2011

The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation heard a bill to eliminate free rides for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees on Thursday at the State House. Rep. Steven...

Senate candidate appeals to some student voters

Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2011

“We are at a tipping point in this country, but what gives me hope is to continue to talk to students,” said Alan Khazei, a Mass. senatorial nominee at a lecture at the Photonics Center on Thursday. Khazei,...

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