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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

The skyline of Cambridge. Cambridge City Council passed new amendments increasing height limits for housing developments. PHOTO COURTESY OF PERCIVAL KESTRELTAIL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Cambridge passes controversial changes to affordable housing law, allowing for taller buildings

Jennifer Lambert October 20, 2023
Cambridge City Council amended their 100% Affordable Housing Overlay, a plan which now allows for taller and denser affordable housing developments, in a 6-3 vote Monday despite multiple city councilors and city council candidates opposing the proposal.
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Protests continue weeks after the death of UMass student Sayed Faisal

Lindsay Shachnow March 4, 2023
Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old University of Massachusetts Boston student, was fatally shot by a Cambridge Police officer Jan. 4, sparking outrage and protests across the city.

EDITORIAL: Progress in the feminist movement after a year of Trump

Editors January 22, 2018

Countless instances of misogynistic, hateful and mean-spirited comments made by President Donald Trump have plagued his presidency ever since he took office a year ago. His election into office fueled...

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