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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Can’t we have fun anymore?

Ayjia Stanford November 15, 2023
We collectively need to sever the continuum of fun and work. Leisure hours are not unproductive because they “cut into” productive hours –– they exist on entirely different planes.
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New England Council calls for doubling of Pell Grant

Samuele Petruccelli March 12, 2021
In an open letter released Monday, the Council urged members of the New England House and Senate delegations to draft legislation that would increase the maximum award available to give to recipients displaying extreme financial need.
Boston University’s Cybersecurity Association hosted a virtual event Monday to discuss how an organization’s leadership must take a more active role in understanding cybersecurity and data protection. COURTESY OF BU CYBERSECURITY ASSOCIATION

Cybersecurity expert says data security lies in people, not just technology

Kelsey Ffrench November 10, 2020

While it may be easy to assume cybersecurity is solely the responsibility of computer scientists or information technology professionals, all members of an organization play a part in data protection....

Boston University’s BUild Lab is calling on the BU community to design artwork in the shape of a mask for its “Masking Emotions” project. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

BUild Lab connects pandemic and art

Sarah Wager September 17, 2020
Since the Fall semester began, students, faculty and staff have been wearing face masks on campus to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But now, these coverings have also taken on a new, non-protective purpose: they’re art.
EDITORIAL: Economic inequity leads to educational disparities, can hamper future success

EDITORIAL: Economic inequity leads to educational disparities, can hamper future success

Editors September 2, 2020
Over the past few decades, society has transitioned into a culture that deems college a necessity for success in life. It seems like a bachelor’s degree is the new high school degree, which leaves those without proper access to educational and financial resources stuck in a perpetual cycle of oppression.
There is a growing divide between students earning bachelor’s degrees depending on family income, according to a report released Tuesday. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Income disparity for college degree completion increases

Inaara Tajuddin February 6, 2015

The gap between high-income and low-income students earning bachelor’s degrees has widened over the last 40 years, according to a Tuesday study by the Pell Institute. The study, titled “Indicators...

EDIT: From Bachelor’s Degree to file clerk

Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2013

It’s been said that you can work your way up in a corporation, or any workplace for that matter: Start low, work hard, get noticed, and then get promoted. That’s the general process. So at first it...

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