Archive for ‘February, 2011’

STAFF EDIT: True grit: the governor’s house

In another bold move, Gov. Deval Patrick is attempting to cut high paying executive salaries in as many of the Massachusetts’ 42 independent state agencies as possible. While many Americans struggle to make bill payments on a month-by-month basis, many of these executives – including the CEOs of the New England Aquarium and Boston YMCA [...]

Cheap – At A Cost

With spring just a month away, shoppers in Boston will have a variety of options for the latest seasonal trends, as clothing stores such as H&M and Forever 21 provide affordable fashion to college students on a budget.

HAGEN: Talkin’ ’bout my generation

Normally in this space, I write about fairly innocuous topics such as why iPhone apps may be a harbinger of doom for society or how not to freeze to death during a Boston winter (harder than it sounds). Something happened this past week, however, that I cannot joke about and think would be dangerous to ignore. On Friday, The House of Representatives [...]

STAFF EDIT: INTERROBANG

Recently, BU Today has been asking some awkward questions of its readers such as “Is it pleasurable for a woman to kiss another woman?” so we here at the ol’ Free Press thought up some awkward questions of our own: • How does Dean Elmore keep his head so silky smooth? • Coach Parker, we’d love to know…how [...]

STAFF EDIT: SAT means nothing to me

After paying about $800 on a SAT prep course during her junior year of high school, Allie Kauffmann’s score increased by a wide margin and helped improve her chances of getting into the country’s most prestigious universities. But while most college-bound students would be elated, Allie couldn’t help but feel as if she had been cheated. With the help of her father, a Boston [...]