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Generation names explained

Veronica Thompson March 15, 2021
A “generation” is defined as a group of people born in the same time period, and generation names exemplify our human tendency to categorize ourselves. Here’s a brief, non-comprehensive list of the Western cultural generations.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Pandemics, protests and a plummeting economy — how will these events impact the upcoming election?

Gabriella Aponte September 11, 2020
Though the former vice president is ahead right now, it’s important not to count the chickens before they hatch. The outcome of this race is nowhere near set in stone and, as 2020 has certainly proven, a lot can change in a few short months. 
Majrila Gavrilov, Michael Brown, John Battaglia during the “#Finimized: Millenials and Banks” event in Boston on Friday. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Millennials prompt digital-first shift in banking industry

Samantha Drysdale February 21, 2018

As millennials have become more prominent in the workforce, they have been blamed for “destroying” innumerable American industries, including banking, according to an article from Tech Crunch....

A Tuesday report by the National Student Clearinghouse examined the effects of the 2008 recession on six-year college completion rates and found a decline in the percent of students completing degrees started in 2008. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Report examines effects of 2008 recession on college completion rates

Rachel Legon November 21, 2014

As a result of the Great Recession of 2008, the national six-year graduation completion rates for college students of the Fall 2008 cohort saw a slight decline from previous years, according to a Tuesday...

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick allocates $1 billion for housing programs

Daily Free Press Admin November 18, 2013

In an effort to continue to promote economic growth in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick guaranteed more than $1 billion for affordable housing programs in Boston and...

U.S. economy to catch up to Mass., report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin November 18, 2013

Massachusetts has recovered from the recession of 2008 at a faster rate compared to the rest of the country, but that advantage will soon disappear, a Wednesday report from the New England Economic Partnership...

Mass. GDP recovers faster than national rate, report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin November 12, 2013

As the United States recovers from the Great Recession of 2008, the Commonwealth’s gross domestic product has seen more progress compared to the nation as a whole, according to two reports released on...

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