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EDITORIAL: Boston exam schools’ zip code quota will aid equitable education, and with support from sports franchises, a shift in social justice continues

Editors April 12, 2021
The zip code quota and the sports teams’ support of it aren't revolutionary, but they make a difference.
A panel discussion on climate change effects of Cape Cod took place at the Boston University Questrom School of Business on Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY CHARLES MILLER/ PIXABAY

Boston Globe hosts climate change panel at Questrom

Daily Free Press Staff October 24, 2019

By Kate Gilberd and Amanda Cappelli The effects of climate change on Cape Cod were discussed at a panel hosted by The Boston Globe at the Boston University Questrom School of Business Tuesday. The...

Brookline residents rally against a proposed conversion of the former Waxy’s Modern Irish Bar location into the nation’s largest retail marijuana store. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Brookline residents clash with marijuana retailers over potential opening of dispensary

Haley Lerner October 25, 2018
Brookline residents rallied Thursday night against a proposal to put a retail marijuana dispensary in at 1032 Beacon St., the former location of Waxy’s Modern Irish Bar.
KAVANAGH: Boston Latin's dress code ignores the motivation behind rape culture

KAVANAGH: Boston Latin’s dress code ignores the motivation behind rape culture

Kayla Kavanagh November 3, 2016

Boston Latin School, a prestigious school in the Boston area that is regarded as the oldest public school in America, has recently received publicity for its implementation of a new dress code. The code,...

Question 2 ENDORSEMENT: Charter schools are detrimental to public school systems, but can provide hope

Question 2 ENDORSEMENT: Charter schools are detrimental to public school systems, but can provide hope

Editors October 26, 2016

Education is an inherently complex and polarizing issue. After all, the intelligence and well-being of the next generation is being argued, if education is examined at its core. It is for this reason...

City Council President Michelle Wu and Councilor Matt O'Malley hosted a meeting for the Plastic Bag Ordinance Task Force Tuesday evening in Weld Hill Research Building at the Arnold Arboretum. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

City Council discusses plastic bag restriction ordinance

Till Kaeslin October 5, 2016

The Boston City Council met with constituents Tuesday night to discuss an ordinance that would place restrictions on plastic bag use. Ban the Bag Boston, an association of volunteers, spoke out...

EDITORIAL: Boston Latin School has race problem

EDITORIAL: Boston Latin School has race problem

Editors February 2, 2016

Students are accusing Boston Latin School, one of the top public high schools in the state, of fostering a racist environment, The New York Times reported. This news follows a video posted by two Boston...

From college campus to campaign office

Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

BU senior shares her first-hand  experiences with Boston’s mayoral campaign Voices bounced off the white walls of John Connolly’s small campaign headquarters on Oct. 14 as volunteers made last...

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