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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Recent report shows Boston is an unaffordable city for teachers. PHOTO BY RUI HUANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston ranked fifth least affordable city for teachers

Sabrina Schnur April 20, 2017

Boston is the fifth least affordable city for teachers to live in, according to a report issued Tuesday by Apartment List, a San Francisco-based company that analyzes the apartment rental marketplace...

Rutvi Bhatt is part of a group of Boston University students who plan to protest the recent announcement of a 3.4 percent tuition increase. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students express concern, demand transparency after tuition increase

Sabrina Schnur March 16, 2017

Boston University’s tuition will be increasing overall by 3.4 percent in the 2017-18 academic year, according to an email from BU President Robert Brown on Friday. The increase includes a 2.7 percent...

Janitors marched through Boston Saturday to reinforce that they will go on strike if their demands aren’t met by Friday. PHOTO COURTESY 32BJ SEIU

Janitor union negotiates with employers, threatens Friday strike if agreements aren’t met

Noor Adatia September 28, 2016

Approximately 1,000 janitors in the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ rallied on Berkeley and Boylston streets Saturday, demanding a commercial cleaning contract revision. Discussions...

Genders not equal in workforce despite education efforts, study finds

Genders not equal in workforce despite education efforts, study finds

Lavanya Prabhakar April 21, 2016

Efforts to close the gap in education between men and women still fail to help women gain equal access to political representation and quality jobs, according to a study published Friday by The University...

The United States Attorney General and the Gaming Commission seek to regulate online fantasy sports gambling website DraftKings. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PAIGE TWOMBLY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Attorney General investigates fantasy sports

Weihua Li November 19, 2015

Following conversation about whether or not fantasy sports industries qualify as gambling, the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is conducting an investigation on DraftKings and FanDuel.   DraftKings...

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