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OP-ED: My dream is a free Venezuela. Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez is not that.
15+ min ago (908+ words) Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Adriana Leyba Macedo is a senior at BU from Venezuela. She is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and a…...
The murder of Renée Good and the acceptance of American queer genocide | The Dissenting Opinion
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (745+ words) Ren'e Good was murdered by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7. The next day, professional loser Jesse Watters took to Fox News and said Ren'e "was a self-proclaimed poet from Colorado with pronouns in her bio. A 37-year-old white woman…...
I’m coming to the Common: ‘Heated Rivalry’ fans face off in look-alike contest held in the Boston Public Garden
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (636+ words) Hundreds of fans gathered Monday at the Boston Public Garden to watch lookalikes of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov " characters from HBO Max's hit series "Heated Rivalry" " compete in a fan-organized look-alike contest." "Heated Rivalry," a sports romance show following…...
BU, City of Boston’s MLK Day celebration urges Americans to ‘turn toward’ issues of inequality, not away
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (692+ words) In his 1967 keynote address at the National Conference for New Politics, Boston University alumnus Martin Luther King Jr. said "three evils were plaguing" American society: poverty, racism and militarism." BU's annual MLK Day celebration, co-sponsored by the City of Boston…...
Campus Crime Logs: Jan. 11-17
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (140+ words) The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department's crime logs from Jan. 11 to Jan 17. Larceny over $1,200 at 65 Pilgrim Road At 7 a.m. on Jan. 12, theft was reported at the 65 Pilgrim Road Garage, designated for BU student and employee commuters....
Payoff Pitch: Are the Pittsburgh Pirates trying to contend?
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (904+ words) We're deep into the MLB offseason. If you haven't been paying attention, the stove is already hot: The Los Angeles Dodgers landed star outfielder Kyle Tucker on a blockbuster deal, the New York Mets won the bidding war for infielder…...
Gunman responsible for Brown University shooting was in ‘vicinity’ of BU before allegedly killing MIT professor, authorities say
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (375+ words) After Claudio Manuel Neves Valente allegedly killed two Brown University students and injured nine more in a Dec. 13 shooting on the university's campus, he next stopped off near BU's campus, according to two affidavits filed by local and federal authorities....
‘Student employees are the heart of our building’: Inside the community that strengthens, powers FitRec
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (764+ words) Every day between 3000 and 5000 people swipe into the Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center. Although the building is notorious for being BU's on-campus gym for students, patrons range anywhere from 1-year-old to in their late 90s. But alongside gym-goers, FitRec is…...
BU journalism department chair Brian McGrory returns to Boston Globe as editor, replaced as chair by William McKeen
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (980+ words) Brian McGrory, chair of the Boston University department of journalism, will return to The Boston Globe as editor, a position he previously held from 2012 to early 2023, the paper announced Monday." The announcement comes just days after The Globe's current editor,…...
Slain MIT professor remembered as ‘imaginative scholar,’ neighbors recount scenes of confusion, fear after killing
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (752+ words) The MIT professor fatally shot by an unknown assailant at his home Monday night in Brookline is being remembered by the President of MIT as an "imaginative scholar, gifted administrator and enthusiastic mentor." "With great sadness, I write to share…...