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Treat Cupcake Bar: A make-your-own cupcake experience

Daily Free Press Admin April 30, 2013

Upon entering Treat Cupcake Bar the sweet smell of fresh cupcakes wafts through the door. Candy jars are fully stocked and kids squeal over their options. Opening their second shop in Chestnut Hill,...

Competitive SG race to increase voter turnout

Daily Free Press Admin April 23, 2013

Despite struggling with low voter turnout in past elections, Student Government and Student Elections Commission officials expect more student participation in this week’s election for fall 2013 SG...

BU FaceAIDS hosts Condom Couture to raise awareness

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2013

Boston University Jacob Sleeper Auditorium was the site of fashion and glamour as well as public awareness Thursday night as FaceAIDS, an organization that works to fight HIV/AIDS and promote global...

Take Back the Night rally returns to BU

Daily Free Press Admin April 6, 2013

Chants against sexual violence and bigotry filled the night air as about 50 students marched down Commonwealth Avenue Friday as a part of Boston University’s Take Back the Night. After first being hosted...

Logan unlikely to see major flight reductions as result of sequester

Daily Free Press Admin March 27, 2013

Sequester budget cuts to Massachusetts’s airports should not have a large impact on the number of flights through Logan International Airport, local airport officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration...

New food trucks hit Boston streets for the spring

Daily Free Press Admin March 26, 2013

New food trucks are popping up just in time for the start of spring in Boston. The schedule for the upcoming season beings April 2 with eight new trucks hitting the streets. Ranging from tacos to juice,...

College drinking not tied to later substance abuse, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin March 21, 2013

Despite often having a stigma of heavy drinking and partying, attending college does not necessarily lead to problematic substance use in adulthood, according to a recent study by researchers at Penn State...

Affirmative action positive at universities, report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin March 7, 2013

With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to rule once again on affirmative action, some Boston University officials and other university presidents have said the legislation is vital to higher education. Inside...

BPS strive for more school choice, equity

Daily Free Press Admin February 28, 2013

The Boston Public School Committee met Wednesday to hear public comment on a school assignment plan that would increase and diversify the number of Boston schools to which parents have the choice to...

Officials, researchers voice concern over possible NIH funding

Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2013

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined with local hospitals and research universities at Boston Medical Center on Monday to highlight the dangers of possible research funding...

Latino students face more financial aid issues, report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin February 19, 2013

Transparency within the national financial aid program would help Latino students who, according to a recent study, receive fewer benefits from the current financial aid system than other ethnicities,...

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