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A report from the University of Wisconsin found that a rising number of college students are struggleing financially, facing hunger and homelessness. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX MASSET /DFP FILE PHOTO

Rising number of college students struggle with hunger, homelessness

Daily Free Press Staff April 24, 2018
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s HOPE Lab released a report this month that found 36 percent of university students surveyed were food insecure in the month preceding the survey and 9 percent experienced homelessness in the last year. These problems affect students at institutions nationwide, including Boston University.
The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Global Warming and Climate change released a report Monday reflecting concerns the people of Massachusetts have had about the state being “green." PHOTO  BY CLAIRE RICH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts has grumpy travelers, report shows

Jordan Kimmel February 16, 2018

Tourists from Massachusetts were ranked as the 7th most grumpy travelers in the nation — an analysis based on hotel ratings left by over 878,000 travelers all over the country. The study, performed...

Sen. Cynthia Creem sponsors a bill that pushes automatic voter registration after low voter turnout in the municipal elections. PHOTO BY ISABELLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In wake of dismal voter turnout, legislators consider automatic voter registration

Hannah Schoenbaum November 15, 2017

  In the days following the Massachusetts municipal elections, near record-breaking lows in voter turnout statistics have revamped the push for automatic voter registration in the Commonwealth,...

GRAPHIC BY BRIDGET GARNER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

12 days until Election Day: A look at ballot question groups’ campaign funding

Sabrina Schnur October 27, 2016

Four ballot questions will be presented to Massachusetts voters on Nov. 8, and a report updated last week by the Office of Campaign and Political Finance details the funding each ballot question group...

MAHDI: CSPAN and the CIA

Daily Free Press Admin February 3, 2013

“That’s going to be $11. But I’m going to need to see some ID.” Out of all the potential situations in which I would imagine needing to be carded, a movie theatre was not one of them. I walked...

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