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A perfect manual on preparing for 4/20

Katie Harmon April 20, 2023
You might be wondering — especially if this is your first 4/20 celebration — what should I do to commemorate the occasion? How do you prepare for this magical day? It’s critical to be fully prepared so all you have to do is sit back, relax, and smoke a nice joint with your buds.
blue horoscope wheel

April Horoscopes (warning: they’re not legit)

Sophia Yakumithis March 26, 2021
Vaccines, Taco Tuesday and NASA galore! Find out which unexpected fortune awaits you in April.
Zinneken's Food truck at boston university

Boston food trucks reflect on waning business during pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli February 19, 2021
Even as chain restaurants enter the city’s mobile vendor industry, long-standing local vendors have struggled.
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EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

Chick-Fil-A will operate a food truck in front of the College of Communication every Wednesday until 6 p.m. during the Spring semester. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chick-fil-A truck comes to Charles River Campus

Juncheng Quan January 28, 2021
The brightly-painted red Chick-fil-A truck will park in front of the College of Communication every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the duration of this semester.
Popular fast-food chain Chick-fil-A plans to open a location in Boston, though the City has pushed back against the company previously. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chick-fil-A’s homophobic history leaves some locals hoping for chicken embargo

Alex LaSalvia November 15, 2018
Chick-fil-A is planning to open a location in Back Bay, which would be the franchise’s first location in Boston. The chain is pursuing a location at 569 Boylston St. but is still in the early approval process, Amanda Hannah, spokesperson for Chick-fil-A, said in statement.
EDITORIAL: McDonald’s must do more to end sexual harassment in its workplaces

EDITORIAL: McDonald’s must do more to end sexual harassment in its workplaces

Editors September 19, 2018

Burger lovers rolling through McDonald’s for a Big Mac have likely been unaware until Tuesday that employees of the fast food chain across the country have long been suffering sexual harassment at the...

EDITORIAL: Ben and Jerry's co-founders arrested, exert rights at U.S. Capitol

EDITORIAL: Ben and Jerry’s co-founders arrested, exert rights at U.S. Capitol

Editors April 20, 2016

The founders of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, were arrested Monday at the Democracy Spring protests at the U.S. Capitol, The Washington Post reported. Their company’s...

EDIT: The Wrong Side of History

EDIT: The Wrong Side of History

Editors February 27, 2015

The “Free Exercise Clause” of the U.S. Constitution states that the U.S. Congress can’t “prohibit the free exercise” of religion or religious practices. And Indiana just reinforced that statement...

Chick-fil-A’s donation decision raises questions about affiliations

Daily Free Press Admin September 25, 2012

While an advocacy group announced that Chick-fil-A would cease funding for “anti-gay organizations,” statements from the company have sparked confusion in Chicago over the restaurant’s decision,...

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