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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Mailroom in a Boston University on-campus residence. Uncertainty looms around the Fall semester for many students who hold on-campus jobs through the federal work-study program. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DFP FILE

Work-study placements to look different this Fall

Nathan Lederman August 26, 2020
One of the many aspects of campus life that remains unclear for the Fall is the status of students’ work-study jobs.
Boston University’s Financial Assistance office has not yet made a decision as to whether it will refund students that receive financial aid for dining plans and on-campus housing during the remote learning period. EMILY CANDAL/ DFP FILE

SEO and Financial Assistance continue to evaluate courses of action

Samantha Kizner March 16, 2020
The Student Employment Office is attempting to ensure that those enrolled in the university’s work-study program can continue to earn their pay following Boston University’s announcement that classes will be moved online until April 13.
Jess and her coworker Katerina Chew embrace outside the Earl's entrance in the Prudential Center after a closing shift on Apr. 11, 2019, at around 3:20 a.m. Jess said that most of the people she socializes with are her coworkers, that a "traumatizing aspect" of going through difficult times together "forms bonds." CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP STAFF

BU students working long hours off-campus face anxiety, stress

Chloe Grinberg May 2, 2019

When Jessica Frith is awake until 5 a.m., an experience college students know well, she isn’t cramming for a test or getting back from a night out. She’s at home in bed watching Netflix to “decompress”...

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