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Ask Abby (Or Analise): Please stop asking for my Snapchat

Analise Bruno April 8, 2025
Free yourself from the nonchalant, noncommittal shackles pushed on us by social media, and you’ll be on the right path to finding real love. 
Greater Boston food bank

Food injustice concerns growing in Boston since pandemic

Jennifer Small September 23, 2022
Amid growing concerns about living expenses, declining incomes and inflation, Boston residents are experiencing increased food prices, insecurity and inaccessibility.
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.
2,600 Massachusetts students with disabilities became eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals and qualify for Pandemic-EBT benefits this month. COURTESY OF HENRY KELLNER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts expands free, reduced lunch benefits for BPS students

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2021
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.
East to West: November 22, 2019

East to West: November 22, 2019

JenRacoosin November 22, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a failed USG amendment, Boston’s ranking among the gloomiest cities in the U.S., the Dance Theatre Group’s upcoming show, and more. This episode...

Massachusetts residents who receive food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may have their benefits cut by the Trump administration. YICHEN MA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts residents might see cut in food stamp benefits

Amanda Cappelli November 20, 2019
Local residents relying on food stamps might suffer a cut in benefits. The White House has proposed a plan to adjust how eligibility is calculated, and it puts low-income Massachusetts households in the state at a disadvantage.
Erin Shyr, a junior in the College of Fine Arts, and Maria Currie, a student at the New England Conservatory, are suing College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske and Boston University after filing sexual assault complaints with the school. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two female students sue CFA professor, wish to change BU’s approach to sexual assault

Grace Li April 14, 2016

The two women who sued a Boston University horn professor for sexual harassment said Wednesday that they hope the lawsuit will change the university’s administrative culture that “tolerates and...

KEULER: Understanding the Planned Parenthood debate

KEULER: Understanding the Planned Parenthood debate

Andrew Keuler September 2, 2015

Planned Parenthood, one of this nation’s largest reproductive health care providers, has been a controversial organization since it was founded by Margaret Sanger in the early part of the twentieth century....

CSC brings Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to BU

Daily Free Press Admin November 20, 2013

Boston University students are working with Boston area organizations to provide meals for low-income individuals during the Community Service Center’s first year of participating in National Hunger...

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