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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh in October 2017. Walsh announced the activation of Boston’s Human Rights Commission this past Monday. Initially established in 1984 under a city ordinance, the Commission was reactivated for the first time in over two decades. BILLY BEVEVINO/ DFP FILE

Walsh Reactivates Boston’s Human Rights Commission, Focusing on Immigrants

Mia Cathell September 3, 2019
The commission will focus on protecting the rights of immigrants in Boston to access the same services as any other Boston resident.

New bill introduced to honor Odin Lloyd’s case

Vivian Situ February 5, 2018

Ursula Ward – the mother of murder victim Odin Lloyd – testified at the State House Tuesday in front of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of a statute intended to prevent convictions...

U.S. Surgeon General calls for robust response to opioid epidemic at SPH event

Mike Reddy January 26, 2018

At least 932 people in Massachusetts died from an opioid-related overdose in the first nine months of 2017, according to a report by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.  In light of the ongoing...

U.S. Surgeon General calls for robust response to opioid epidemic at SPH event

Mike Reddy January 26, 2018

At least 932 people in Massachusetts died from an opioid-related overdose in the first nine months of 2017, according to a report by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.  In light of the ongoing...

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