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Documenting the history of Boston University since 1970. 📚 Account managed by the @dailyfreepress Archival Chair.
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Keep reading the FreeP! 📰 Check out this photo of a student reading our newspaper at the GSU on November 16, 1983! Courtesy of BU photo archives.
Did we convince you to the read the FreeP? Check out these self-promo clippings from our archives!🗞️📚
Signing off for winter break—but first, the FreeP wants to wish you happy holidays with this note from an archive from one December in the 1970s! ❄️☃️🎄
In accordance to #WorldAIDSDay last Friday, here's a clip of our coverage from the fifth annual AAC dance-a-thon! 💃🪩 Every year, on Dec 1, people around the world unite to show support for people affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.
In April 1975, The FreeP published this piece, inspired by Life magazine’s special issue called "One Day in the Life of America." Not much has changed!
On Election Day, we look back at the FreeP's past coverage from 1972, 1993, 2013, and 2018 🗳️
This Halloweekend had spooky high temperatures for the end of October. Check out this collage of the Freep's coverage on climate protests over the years. 🌍📢
Twas the day after Halloween of 1994, the Freep published an article by columnist Rhonda Rodriguez, reflecting on the embarrassment of past costumes. Do you have any shameful ensembles from years prior?🎃👻🍂
In 2012, Massachusetts ranked eighth for freshest food in the nation! Take advantage of apple picking season this fall, Terriers! 🍎🍂
BU Then & Now: Get excited, Terriers! Hockey season has just begun! Check out these clips from Oct. 2012 and this year's Orientation issue.
As we prepare for the first print edition of the school year, take a trip down memory lane with this 1986 front page spread! Grab a copy tomorrow, Terriers!📰
By 1967, an anti-war student movement was alive and well at @BU_tweets. Check out this eventful front page from April 1971, the same school year the @dailyfreepress began!
New Terriers, did you know we had a football team? From 1884–1997, BU competed in NCAA Division I-AA from its formation in 1978, and later the Atlantic 10 Conference. Today, you can find a piece of its legacy standing at the corner of Agganis Arena—the Harry Agganis Statue.
As students continue to settle into school, we'd like to transport you back in time to some of our past Orientation Issues! Check these out and pick up the latest copies today!
Four years ago, @maura_healey won re-election for state attorney general. Now, she will be the first woman and first openly #LGBTQ governor in #Massachusetts. #masspoli #Election2022 #ElectionDay dailyfreepress.com/2018/11/07/mau…
Today @DFParchives brings you back to the 2020 #presidential election. Wondering what the voting process looked like two years ago? If you’re interested in gaining insights from @BU_Tweets professors and students, take a look at our great coverage here: dailyfreepress.com/2020/11/11/bu-…
It's spooky season! Need any last minute Halloween costume ideas? Wondering what the trends were six years ago? Read our blog from 2016 & dress up NOW! @dailyfreepress #Halloween #HalloweenCostumes blog.dailyfreepress.com/2016/10/23/5-h…
“When @MIT Provost Robert Brown crosses the Charles River this fall to become @BU_Tweets ninth president, he will rely his strong background in the sciences to guide him in his presidency,” read from @dailyfreepress Special Edition on June 6, 2005.
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