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The Daily Free Press

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Low-income students at institutions of higher education face a variety of social obstacles in addition to their financial limitations. A group of BU students are leading a campaign to raise awareness for this systemic issue. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Low-income students say being poor makes paying for college hard — and having a social life harder

Shannon Larson May 2, 2018
Growing up in the Bronx provided a safe haven for Pamela Munoz. Fiscal challenges among the borough’s inhabitants were not uncommon, and cultural backgrounds were diverse, bringing life to the community’s largely impoverished population.
A guard passes by the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. A federal judge has declared that the Massachusetts ban on assault weapons doesn’t infringe on the Second Amendment. PHOTO BY PHOTO BY NICKI GITTER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Assault weapons not protected by Second Amendment, judge says

Camille Mojica April 11, 2018
The current Massachusetts ban on assault weapons does not infringe on the Second Amendment, a U.S. Federal Court Judge ruled Friday.
Attorney General Maura Healey and Emma Gonzalez pose for a photo at the #NEVERAGAIN forum on Wednesday evening. The Parkland students went to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to speak about their movement and gun reform. PHOTO BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Parkland students discuss advocacy, gun violence conversation at Harvard Kennedy School

Hannah Schoenbaum March 21, 2018
Six survivors of the February school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School spoke at a forum Tuesday night at the Harvard Kennedy School about advocacy and the socioeconomic disparity in the gun violence conversation.
7th Inning Stretch: Baseball’s ice-cold hot stove

7th Inning Stretch: Baseball’s ice-cold hot stove

Jacob Gurvis December 8, 2017

Things are quiet. Too quiet. The 2017 World Series ended over a month ago, and Major League Baseball has hit a lull. The excitement of the offseason should kick into action next week at baseball’s...

Lessons from the Left: What to do about the routine

Lessons from the Left: What to do about the routine

Anna Stroinski November 9, 2017

It’s a routine now, and I don't know why that is. Maybe it’s because of the sheer frequency that the moves we make in response to mass shootings are just plain familiar. Or maybe it’s because having...

BURKE: When will we draw the line?

BURKE: When will we draw the line?

Patrick Burke October 3, 2017

Stephen Paddock changed the way Americans felt about their safety when he opened fire on a country music festival late Sunday night in Las Vegas. He took away the sense of security we had started to get...

Carl Woog, former director for strategic communications of the National Security Council, speaks about national security and the media Tuesday night at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. PHOTO BY MARIA CASTILLO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU alum, students discuss media relations in Obama administration

Sophia Brown March 21, 2017

Approximately 40 Boston University students and professors gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to discuss the relationship between freedom of press and national...

STROINSKI: We need more screams, shouts, demands for moral change

STROINSKI: We need more screams, shouts, demands for moral change

Anna Stroinski November 9, 2016

To be honest, I am, for the first time in my life, speechless. In one night, I went from having insurmountable hope in the American system, its people and its leaders to pure, unadulterated embarrassment...

Members of the Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus pose for a photo before the group’s concert in Medford. PHOTO BY SHANE FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Transgender chorus pays respects to Orlando shooting and celebrates community

Rachel Rex October 19, 2016

In a world where violent acts often dominate the news, it can be important to find acceptance and support from others. But for many marginalized groups targeted by these attacks, community can be hard...

In a short video, BU School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea says research shows more guns lead to more murder and suicides.

In response to Orlando shooting, SPH launches campaign addressing gun violence

Lexi Peery June 14, 2016

The Boston University School of Public Health launched an anti-gun violence social media campaign Tuesday, two days after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando killed 49 and injured 53. The...

Amidst hundreds of other supporters, members of a Boston Pride group hug at City Hall Monday evening. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents flock to City Hall, stand in solidarity with Orlando

Dave Sebastian June 14, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh led thousands of Boston residents in a vigil outside Boston City Hall Monday evening to honor victims of the Sunday morning shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The...

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