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The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Generation Z is struggling in the job market — but it’s not entirely our fault | Editorial

Editors October 10, 2024
The reality many older hiring managers will not come to terms with — at least for now — is the fact that businesses will not survive if they do not hire Gen Z applicants. Besides the obvious fact that Gen Z is the next generation entering the workforce, but because of what we are most criticized for: our use of social media.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The hero you don’t know | Con-Current Events

Frank Yang September 25, 2024
Whether it’s the newest uncoverings of political figures in sex scandals, or Donald Trump wrapped up in a multimillion-dollar fraud suit just weeks before Election Day, these stories serve as nothing but disturbing and alarming. So, why don’t we flip the script? Allow me to introduce you to someone unproblematic, hard-working and a genuine actor for the interests of American people — Lina Khan, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Bidenomics’: Bang or bust? | Con-Current Events

Frank Yang March 25, 2024
Sure, there are many misses that the Biden administration has when it comes to today’s economy. But when it comes down to Biden versus his opponent Donald Trump, there is a clear distinction on who can better manage the economy to meet the needs of the average citizen.
Official City of Boston Ballot Drop Box. Voters went to the polls to vote in the Super Tuesday primary election. MADI KOESLER/DFP FILE

Bostonians vote on Super Tuesday

Anna Rubenstein March 6, 2024
Biden and Trump will win this year’s Massachusetts primary, according to the AP projection, moving the two candidates closer to a rematch in November. On Tuesday, Boston voters headed to the polls to cast their votes in this year’s primary.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

America must improve its financial education | Data Driven

Sarah Datta February 14, 2024
Teaching finance-specific math, like compound interest and investment related probability, could have a much more direct impact on people’s lives. A lot of people don’t have the luxury of generational financial knowledge.
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New high-speed bullet train project plans to connect Boston and New York City

Braedon Blumfield March 31, 2023
A massive new rail construction plan, the North Atlantic Rail Initiative, has plans to build a new bullet train route between Boston and New York City while upgrading and expanding rail infrastructure throughout New England, within the next decade. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Boston needs a later bedtime

Editors March 22, 2023
The city of Boston is known for many things — but nightlife isn't one of them.
Mandile Mpofu | Graphic Artist

Domino banking: The ripple effect of U.S.-dollar hegemony | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani March 21, 2023
Banking is one of the many peculiar features of the world that we use weekly, yet most of us understand very little about how it actually functions. So, when the collapse of a large bank hits the headlines, the results it produces seem almost random.
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BU announces increased cost of housing rates, new meal plans for next year

Nathan Metcalf March 14, 2023
Boston University announced new meal plans and residence rates for the 2023-2024 academic school year — the cost of both is increasing for students. 
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Boston residents searching to move out of the city as housing rates rise

Artemis Huang February 24, 2023
A post-pandemic rebound in Boston rental and housing prices is driving residents to search for affordable living options outside the metropolitan area, experts say.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The origins of American fascism | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf February 13, 2023
The interesting thing about fascism and socialism, despite being ideologically antithetical, is that since they're both a response to the failures of capitalism.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Intersection: Using the debt ceiling as negotiating power will not lead to anything good

Katie Harmon January 30, 2023
As the U.S. reaches it's debt ceiling, push back is coming from Republicans who are refusing to raise the limit as a part of a bargaining tactic— an issue that may launch the country into an economic catastrophe.
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