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2025-2026 year in review: Behind the scenes of The Daily Free Press and Back Bay Publishing Company, breaking news and breaking records
The Daily Free Press
The 2025-2026 academic year represented a period of remarkable growth for The Daily Free Press: in article count, readership, online presence and impact.
BUPD logs show more than 600 reported elevator entrapments over 10-year period
The Daily Free Press
There were slightly over 600 reported “elevator entrapment” incidents between 2015 and 2025, an average of about 5 per month, in several buildings across the Charles River Campus, according to Boston University Police Department crime logs. BUPD logged 94 elevator entrapments at Warren Towers, a residence building in BU’s Central Campus, over the 10-year per
Campus Crime Logs: April 19-25
The Daily Free Press
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from April 19 to April 25. Larceny under $1,200 at 595 Commonwealth Ave. Between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on April 19, a theft occurred at the Questrom School of Business. Bike larceny at 8 St. Mary’s St. Between 12:54 a.m. and...
Zara Larsson will headline spring concerts at multiple New England universities. How does BU’s rollout compare?
The Daily Free Press
Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson will headline Boston University’s inaugural “RhettRockz” spring concert May 3 at Agganis Arena. BU, however, won’t be her only stop — Larsson is also slated to perform at several other New England schools in the next two weeks, including at Tufts University, Brandeis University and Yale University. Tufts, Brandeis and...
Q&A: BU President Melissa Gilliam talks signage policy, affordability, inclusivity
The Daily Free Press
The Daily Free Press interviewed Boston University President Melissa Gilliam Thursday afternoon to discuss the past academic year, the state of higher education and the future of BU. The conversation has been edited for clarity.
BUPD officer used ‘excessive’ force on hospital patient at previous job
The Daily Free Press
Janathan Rivera, a BUPD officer since 2024, was fired by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2023, where he was a public safety officer, for use of excessive force on a 69-year-old hospital patient, state records show. In security camera footage obtained by the Daily Free Press through a public records request, Rivera is seen...
Inside Boston University’s efforts to fix its unsustainable budget
The Daily Free Press
The Daily Free Press takes a look at how the BU administration has been responding to budget constraints and how faculty have been affected over the past year.
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