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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Government workers in Massachusetts face food insecurity under shutdown

Natalie Patrick January 24, 2019
In light of the partial federal government shutdown, the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance began issuing SNAP benefits for the month of February early to eligible employees that are not being paid.
Boston University Dining Services has added a new vegan station to the Fresh Food Company at Marciano Commons at 100 Bay State Road. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDITORIAL: We’re doing dining plans wrong

Editors October 25, 2017

$5,500 — that’s how much it costs to eat unlimited meals at Boston University for one year. Except that it’s really not one year, it’s more like eight months — and that price only includes on-campus...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed off on funding to explore the potential benefits of moving the state’s time zone in order to allow for more hours of sunlight during the winter. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts legislators consider shifting time zone

Shivani Singh September 21, 2016

In Boston, the sun sometimes sets as early as 4:10 p.m. in the winter. Massachusetts lawmakers are considering shifting the time zone from Eastern Standard Time to Atlantic Standard Time and eliminating...

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