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Elijah Chacko | Graphic Artist

‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ review — I don’t feel full

Camille Bugayong November 15, 2023
If hunger is power, it’s nothing compared to what likeability can do for you. This was already apparent during the original Hunger Games trilogy but it’s the message that’s pushed to the front of our minds in the new cinematic addition to the universe: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Belonging at BU — for richer or poorer 

Editors April 20, 2023
Ignoring the reality of low-income students at prestigious, expensive universities only allows said students to slip through the cracks. 
person picks up a grocery bag off the ground

Nonprofits aim to address worsened food insecurity in Boston

Isabella Abraham April 15, 2021
One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many Boston residents facing food insecurity.
row of houses in charlestown

City approves more than $370,000 in Charlestown Community Impact Fund grants

Daniel Kool March 24, 2021
Its Managing Committee approved “mini-grants” of $2,500 to $20,000 to local nonprofits.
john lewis mural at food for free in cambridge

Vandalized John Lewis mural finds new home at Cambridge nonprofit

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 15, 2021
A mural of civil rights icon John Lewis found a new home at Food for Free’s volunteer packing center in East Cambridge after being defaced in November.
oranges at a farmers market in los angeles

BU’s Sargent College, Nutrition Club discuss healthy eating

Molly Farrar March 14, 2021
A Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences seminar Thursday helped guide students on mindful, healthy eating and meal planning.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

Due to the financial burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people expected to face food insecurity this year in Greater Boston has increased. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Despite efforts, food insecurity in Boston reaches a new high

Daily Free Press Staff July 11, 2020
In June, Greater Boston Food Bank served 11.5 million pounds of food, over two-times last year's peak. Still, Boston residents are going hungry.
An event hosted by the Greater Boston Food Bank, a hunger-relief organization. It is leading events for this year’s Hunger Action Month to raise funds and awareness surrounding food insecurity. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Greater Boston Food Bank works to fight hunger during Hunger Action Month

Nisha Rao September 19, 2019
The Greater Boston Food Bank will host events throughout the month, which include an advocacy day at the Massachusetts State House.
A report from the University of Wisconsin found that a rising number of college students are struggleing financially, facing hunger and homelessness. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX MASSET /DFP FILE PHOTO

Rising number of college students struggle with hunger, homelessness

Daily Free Press Staff April 24, 2018
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s HOPE Lab released a report this month that found 36 percent of university students surveyed were food insecure in the month preceding the survey and 9 percent experienced homelessness in the last year. These problems affect students at institutions nationwide, including Boston University.
GRAPHIC BY KYLER SUMTER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Approximately half of college students report food insecurity, study finds

Ludi Wang October 12, 2016

Approximately 44 percent of college students reported that in the past 30 days, they cut the size of meals or skip meals because they didn't have enough money for food, according to a report published...

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