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Massachusetts deploys volunteers, sends supplies after Hurricane Helene

Lindsay Gould October 11, 2024
Massachusetts-based organizations sent hurricane-relief volunteers for physical and emotional support, supplies such as meals and water and professional aid.
Engineers Without Borders President Vittoria Sama, left, Vice President Chaney Finkeldei, center, and International Projects and Fundraising Chair Urvi Chakravarthy, right. EWB is crowdfunding to provide clean drinking water for a displaced community in Kenya. COURTESY OF VITTORIA SAMA, CHANEY FINKELDEI AND URVI CHAKRAVARTHY

BU engineering club to raise money for clean water project in Kenya

Brenda Gonzalez March 29, 2024
Since 2018, Engineers Without Borders, EWB, has partnered with the Ogiek people of Tinet, Kenya on a mission to provide clean and accessible drinking water. This year, EBW’s aims to raise around $8,000 for travel costs, and $20,000 to implement the borehole project in Tinet this summer.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Biden stands with Israel, increasing the risk of a Cold War II | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 30, 2023
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Revived by lesbians: the British soap opera we should all be watching

Lina Barclay October 12, 2023
If you’re like most well-adjusted Americans, you’ve probably never heard of the 38-year-old BBC soap opera “EastEnders'' in your life. But — I explained to the confused Danielle, a Bristol native I met during my brief stint as a cashier at a barbecue restaurant in England — I’m not like other Yanks.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The myth of ‘The Matrix’: misogyny, men, mediocrity | Cultspiracy

Kim Schneider October 5, 2023
The "Red Pill" has been hijacked by conservatives to twist the anti-capitalist message of "The Matrix".
man wearing headphones

The power of music, memory

Melina Nguyen April 27, 2021
A particular song can always bring you back, transporting you into the past like a mental wormhole.
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Moving Forward: COVID-19 reignites religious faith in United States

Divya Sood March 30, 2021
The pandemic saw an uptick in religious faith, but it’s unclear if it will be unifying or divisive.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 complicates our communication

Divya Sood March 23, 2021
Zoom and face masks limit our body language but also strengthen other forms of communication.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Let Scots breathe free

Lincoln Son Currie March 10, 2021
Scots must be given another independence referendum and free themselves at last. Their time has come.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let Your Hair Down: Returning to ‘normal’ life is more complicated than it may seem

Hannah Bohn February 9, 2021
A lot of us are now accustomed to spending more time alone with ourselves — time we have to truly self-reflect and contemplate our choices. Now, the idea of even seeing a friend can feel like a large event or chore that requires a significant output of energy.
“The Queen’s Gambit,” a seven-part miniseries about chess prodigy Elizabeth Harmon debuted Oct. 23 on Netflix. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ portrays gritty reality of chess champion

Caroline Bowden October 28, 2020

Well-produced television can make almost any profession look enticing, but it takes a stellar cast and a few eye-catching outfits to sell the game of chess as glamorous and alluring material. With all...

WBUR CitySpace debuts Wednesday, looks to upcoming events

Erin Tsang January 24, 2019
CitySpace, WBUR's newest building on Commonwealth Ave., first debuts Sunday and opens to the public Thursday, Feb. 28.
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