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Gaming the System: Sexist workplace culture in game development runs deep

Nick Speranza September 16, 2021
The culture within gaming companies needs to be overhauled, and the burden of fixing these issues rests on all of us. 
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Modern Toolbox: Cryptocurrency is the future

Jaeyoung Choi February 24, 2021
Cryptocurrency is set to change the world, for better or worse. If you want to be part of the biggest financial revolution since the creation of the International Monetary Fund in 1945, the time is now.
BNY Mellon Wealth Management hosts Girls Who Invest founder and Chair Seema Hingorani speaks about asset management at the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Offices Thursday afternoon. PHOTO COURTESY BNY GAME CHANGERS BOSTON

Girls Who Invest tackles gender gap in asset management

Greg Chapman November 7, 2017

Fewer than 10 percent of all U.S. fund managers are women, according to a study released by Morningstar in 2015. And if the current trends hold, that percentage will be smaller in the future. Seema...

Sarah Case speaks at The Boston Foundation’s Hack.Diversity Fall Celebration Oct. 24. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hack.Diversity celebrates inaugural year, encourages diversity in tech

Eduard Miska October 30, 2017

With music blaring and liquor flowing, distinguished venture capitalists, philanthropists and company executives came out Wednesday to support diversity in Boston’s tech community. Hack.Diversity,...

EDITORIAL: New York Times, Spotify bundle targets wrong crowd

EDITORIAL: New York Times, Spotify bundle targets wrong crowd

Editors February 9, 2017

Our parents grew up waiting for the daily newspaper to be thrown from the hand of a tween, riding their bike around the neighborhood. They held each section of the morning paper in one hand and flipped...

EDITORIAL: Citgo sign belongs to the city, requires preservation

EDITORIAL: Citgo sign belongs to the city, requires preservation

Editors October 21, 2016

The Citgo sign that resides directly above 660 Beacon St. is a beacon of hope for the city of Boston and its residents. It is a beacon for the marathon runners who can see it as they crest their final...

EDITORIAL: Cursing in a professional setting indicates change, not regression

EDITORIAL: Cursing in a professional setting indicates change, not regression

Editors October 10, 2016

The term ‘millennial’ is broad and vague. It brings to mind overly social, tech-hungry and self-absorbed individuals. As defined by the Pew Research Center, millennials would be “those born after...

EDITORIAL: Amazon wrongfully excludes Roxbury, minority-heavy cities from same-day shipping

EDITORIAL: Amazon wrongfully excludes Roxbury, minority-heavy cities from same-day shipping

Editors April 21, 2016

Amazon excludes several neighborhoods with high-minority populations from its Prime same-day delivery service, Bloomberg reported in a Thursday article. Bloomberg compared Amazon’s services with U.S....

RENNER: ReACT cancer study marks progress in fighting disease

RENNER: ReACT cancer study marks progress in fighting disease

Elise Renner November 23, 2015

There is good news in the cancer world — on Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported about one of the “first cancer vaccines to show a survival benefit.” Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. is a company...

LETTER: Ensuring People Make the Right Decisions

Daily Free Press Admin July 14, 2014

This letter is a response to "Manipulate Me: The Booming Business in Behavioral Finance," published by Bloomberg.com, and  can be found at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-07/manipulate-me-the-booming-business-in-behavioral-finance.html. Behavioral...

Hidden renovations: Students weigh in on a campus under construction

Daily Free Press Admin September 10, 2013

Students returning to Boston University cannot ignore the ongoing changes to campus. The completed New Balance Field on West Campus and the School of Law and General Classroom Building — both of which...

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