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Little bets

Sophia Keohane February 4, 2025
I could have missed out on big lessons and big wins because I decided not to take a risk. Maybe that’s the riskiest thing of all. Because who knows — my $5 could turn into $500, $1000 or a billion dollars. Probably not a billion, but still — little bets can go a long way. 
University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass declared itself “High Risk” for COVID-19 Sunday after an increase in cases on campus. COURTESY OF TOM SULCER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

UMass Amherst campus on lockdown following alleged on-campus parties

Sam Trottenberg February 10, 2021
In a letter to the campus community Sunday, Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy wrote the designation would last a minimum of two weeks, and all students must remain in their residences unless they’re getting food, a twice-weekly COVID-19 test or going to a medical appointment.
EDITORIAL: Banning pepper spray on college campus is one of many failures to prioritize the issue of sexual assault

EDITORIAL: Banning pepper spray on college campus is one of many failures to prioritize the issue of sexual assault

Editors December 4, 2020
To make an effort against sexual assault and harassment, BU must implement better services, improve its sexual assault hearing process, hold sexual assaultors accountable and, at the very least, lift the ban on pepper sprays.
Greek Life organizations at Boston University are working to be more inclusive of transgender and nonbinary students. GRAPHIC BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Greek Life hopes to strengthen inclusivity of marginalized genders

Vanessa Bartlett November 10, 2020
BU sororities and fraternities are working to promote inclusivity of transgender and nonbinary students, despite Greek Life’s foundation as a binary social system.
Boston University’s Greek Life community has raised nearly $30,000 since March 20 for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization that provides support to hospitalized children. COURTESY OLIVER POUR

BU Greek Life joins forces to fundraise for children-based Project Sunshine

Roshni Kotwani April 1, 2020
A fundraising campaign by BU’s Greek Life organizations has raised nearly $30,000 since since March 20 to donate to Project Sunshine and support hospitalized children

MARK: Deep down, we’re all fat

Daily Free Press Admin February 13, 2013

Like it or not, humans very rarely see eye-to-eye. We like to divide ourselves into groups — right vs. left, black vs. white, Hostess vs. Entenmann’s. But once in a while, we set aside our differences...

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