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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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One in 10 Massachusetts residents revived by Naloxone die within a year. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Study shows 1 in 10 Narcan recipients dies within 1 year

Daniela Rivera November 3, 2017

A new study has found that about one in 10 Massachusetts overdose victims revived with Narcan died within one year, according to a presentation on the study given at a medical conference on Monday.  Conducted...

Girls Who Code BU host "Hack the Gap" at the Trustee Ballroom this weekend. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s first all-female hackathon encourages women to get into tech

Olivia Ritter October 26, 2017

As Beyoncé’s songs blasted through the speakers of the Trustee Ballroom, women filled the room with eyes and minds set on computer coding, an ironic scene given the assumed male dominance in the...

Protesters march during the Boston Women's March in January. March Forward Massachusetts announces the launch of women-led group MARCH ON. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE PHOTO

New organization born from Women’s Marches

Breanne Kovatch October 25, 2017

  The organizers of the Women’s Marches in January have created a new, women-led political organization to broaden the reach and goals of the march. March Forward Massachusetts, one of...

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