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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The Boston University Department of Occupational Therapy hosts an event on National Backpack Awareness Day to educate students and faculty on the harmful health effects of heavy and improperly-worn backpacks. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sargent doctoral students promote backpack safety, students participate in bag weigh-in

Maria Jimenez Moya September 27, 2018
Students gathered in front of Sargent College Tuesday to take part in National School Backpack Awareness Day. Sargent College occupational therapy doctoral students organized the weigh-in.
Protesters hold up a Puerto Rican flag on Oct. 21 at a rally against Puerto Rican debt holder the Baupost Group. PHOTO BY ISABELLLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-based organizations continue to support Puerto Rico’s slow recovery

Camila Beiner November 17, 2017

With 50-60 percent of Puerto Rican residents still without power, one Boston-based group is working to bring water filtration systems to the island that was ravaged by tropical storms earlier this...

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