NEWS Years before Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize, scholars at BU have been studying and teaching Dylan’s work through the lens of poetry. p. 4
IMPACT At a Forbes Under 30 Summit panel, businesswomen discussed experiences they’d had with gender-based unfairness they’d felt throughout their careers. p. 5
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SPORTS BU women’s soccer coach Nancy Feldman faced off against former Terrier standout Casey Brown, who now coaches Holy Cross, and Feldman’s side got the win. p. 12
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY YEAR XLV. VOLUME XCI. ISSUE VII.
Boston hears from . . . a White House leader . . .
Joe Biden speaks in Dorchester about cancer initiatives BY MADDIE DOMENICHELLA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the Cancer Moonshot initiative at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Wednesday afternoon.
Over 150 politicians, students, cancer research activists and interested individuals gathered at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in a replica U.S. Senate chamber Wednesday afternoon to hear Vice President Joe Biden give an address about the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The Cancer Moonshot, which was first announced this past January during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, is a national initiative led by the vice president to accelerate progress in cancer research and treatment. The aim is to double the rate at which cancer research and innovation is developed, according to a press release from the event. The event was delayed over an hour because Biden was coming from another speaking event in New York. While a few attendees waited for Biden to arrive, they said they were anxious to hear the vice president CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
. . . and 2 people trying to get there. Entertainment? Politics? Students, residents watch third debate
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Chris Wildgoose, 45, of South Boston, joins other voters at Trident Booksellers and Cafe on Newbury Street before the third and final presidential debate starts. Attendees to the viewing party enjoyed drinks and played bingo.
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Before the debate viewing at BU Central, Wezi-Anne McCarthy (CAS ‘18) writes the question, “This election matters because…” on BU Central’s chalkboard to elicit responses from other student attendees. McCarthy spoke about the importance of young people voting in order to impact later generations.
Twenty days before Election Day, students and residents from the Greater Boston gathered at various debate viewing parties, laughing, cheering and booing as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faced each other on live national television for the third and final time. While Clinton struggled to defend the Clinton Foundation, Trump’s performance was nowhere near perfect, analysts said, especially after he refused to say whether he will accept the results of the election. So who was the winner of the debate? Did the final debate change voters’ minds? And what is the takeaway from this unique presidential election? Reporters from The Daily Free Press interviewed students and residents at four debate viewing parties on campus and in the city — Trident Booksellers and Café, WBUR, 10 Buick St. and BU Central — to see what they had to say. READ ABOUT THE WATCH PARTIES ON PAGE 3
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Two students exchange opinions before a viewing of the third presidential debate in the media room of 10 Buick St. Wednesday night. The debate viewing party has been a tradition for BU political science professors Dino Christenson and Douglas Kriner since 2008.
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During a viewing held at WBUR, the crowd listens intently to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s remarks during the debate. The event was hosted by WBUR’s senior political reporter Anthony Brooks and political journalist Ken Rudin.