Boston University’s 44 year old student paper, The Daily Free Press, which has, for better or worse, been the beat of the BU campus since its inception, announced today that it would be transitioning into a digital-first publication, with a new print issue being released weekly on Thursdays. The Daily Free Press, or “The Freep” as it’s known around campus, played an enormous role in the events that range from BU’s student protests amid the Kent State shootings, to the many movements of the John Silber administration, to last year’s Boston Marathon tragedies. More
