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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The internet’s unfortunate idolization of Gypsy Rose Blanchard | Editorial

Editors January 22, 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was met with online support after being released from prison for the murder of her abusive mother. While her crime can be absolved, can Gen Z's "unseriousness?"
Boston University College of Arts and Sciences senior Josh Prinzo poses with Paris Hilton at a protest supporting the #BreakCodeSilence movement aimed at supporting survivors of the troubled team industry. COURTESY OF JOSH PRINZO

CAS student shares personal experience with ‘troubled teen’ industry

Sophia Yakumithis November 24, 2020
One afternoon, Josh Prinzo was escorted onto a bus and taken to a wilderness camp with no prospect of returning home for seven months. The BU senior became one of hundreds of teenagers forced into a behavioral facility for rebellious teenagers.
Governor Charlie Baker announced Tuesday the Department of Children and Families will no longer divide high-risk and low-risk child welfare cases. PHOTO BY ELAINE ANDERSON/DFP FILE PHOTO

Governor Baker supports reforms for Department of Children and Families

Lauren Fogelstrom November 20, 2015

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker spoke out Tuesday in support of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families’ first major policy change in 30 years, regarding child neglect and abuse. The...

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