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Boston University College of Arts and Sciences senior Josh Prinzo poses with Paris Hilton at a protest supporting the #BreakCodeSilence movement aimed at supporting survivors of the troubled team industry. COURTESY OF JOSH PRINZO

CAS student shares personal experience with ‘troubled teen’ industry

Sophia Yakumithis November 24, 2020
One afternoon, Josh Prinzo was escorted onto a bus and taken to a wilderness camp with no prospect of returning home for seven months. The BU senior became one of hundreds of teenagers forced into a behavioral facility for rebellious teenagers.
TENTINDO: Boston University's Student Health Services lacks quality

TENTINDO: Boston University’s Student Health Services lacks quality

Will Tentindo April 11, 2016

Most would agree that health at college is usually compromised to prioritize school, work or social lives. Personally, when I feel sick, I either ignore it and pass it off as seasonal allergies or crumble...

EDITORIAL: Student "wellness" needs to be more of a priority

EDITORIAL: Student “wellness” needs to be more of a priority

Editors April 24, 2015

At the University of California, Berkeley, students are making big strides to ensure the overall mental health and wellness of the student body. Through a campus-wide referendum, UC Berkeley students...

EDITORIAL: Official state books are a step too far

EDITORIAL: Official state books are a step too far

Editors April 17, 2015

As of late, it seems controversy regarding religion has become significantly more prominent in the media. While this topic of conversation generally stems from reports regarding religious intolerance of...

EDITORIAL: Starbucks' "Race Together" Falls Apart

EDITORIAL: Starbucks’ “Race Together” Falls Apart

Editors March 23, 2015

As of Sunday, Starbucks will no longer be asking us to “Race Together,” their campaign to engage customers in conversation about race relations through conversation and words on cups. No longer will...

EDIT: Two Epidemics, One Huge Problem

EDIT: Two Epidemics, One Huge Problem

Editors March 16, 2015

On March 8, an anonymous YouTube user uploaded a video of multiple members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma singing a chant to the tune of “If You’re Happy And You...

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RYAN: The Ethics of a Lame-Duck Congress

Sara Ryan November 18, 2014

The U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787. I would probably trade a couple limbs and my future firstborn to have been present in that room in Philadelphia. At the Constitutional Convention, some...

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Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2014

An Ohio woman made fliers offering a case of beer and a pack of cigarettes as a reward for finding her lost dogs. According to the Huffington Post, this tactic worked and this woman was reuinted with one...

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