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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Massachusetts has been receiving many top rankings for overall quality of life, according to recent reports. PHOTO BY ALYSSA MEYERS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts receives conflicting state rankings from different organizations

Jordan Kimmel March 12, 2017

Massachusetts was ranked in the second quintile of the Gallup-Healthways “State of American Well-Being: 2016 Community Well-Being Rankings” on Tuesday, just two weeks after U.S. News and World...

Recent reports show that Boston is ranked the 24th most health-conscious city in the United States. PHOTO BY DYLAN KIM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston ranked 24th in healthy lifestyle survey

Noor Adatia February 14, 2017

Boston ranked 24th on a list of 98 U.S. cities best-equipped for healthy lifestyles, according to a report released on Wednesday by ValuePenguin, a research-driven personal finance website. The...

GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston ranked eighth best metropolitan area for recent college graduates

Carina Imbornone November 15, 2016

The Boston metropolitan area is the eighth-best metropolitan area for new college graduates to live in, a Wednesday ValuePenguin report found. Ranking 381 cities nationwide, the report used metrics...

Students in Massachusetts who wish to purchase textbooks tax-free can use a form during or after purchase that grants them an exemption on all class-mandated books. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University students eligible for tax-exempt textbooks 

Jaime Bennis September 11, 2014

Boston University students may be overpaying for their textbooks due to an unacknowledged fact that in Massachusetts, books required for college courses are tax-exempt. In order to raise awareness of...

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