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The Daily Free Press

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Textually active: Sexting and depression among teens are linked, study says

By Daily Free Press Admin November 15, 2011

Teenagers who ‘sext’ are more likely to have symptoms of depression, according to a Newton based Nov. 2 study. Thirty-six percent of students who had ‘sexted’ reported depressive symptoms in...

BU writing professor presented with lifetime achievement award

By Daily Free Press Admin November 9, 2011

PEN Center USA, a literary nonprofit, awarded Boston University Professor Robert Pinsky with the Lifetime Achievement Award at its 21st Annual Literary Awards Festival at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California...

Fat fiction: Freshman 15 myth, study says

By Daily Free Press Admin November 8, 2011

Students wary of gaining the “freshman 15,” may not have to worry about getting that extra midnight snack at late night. According to a recent study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University,...

Fee free: Occupy demonstrators encourage opening credit union accounts

By Daily Free Press Admin November 7, 2011

Ida Keir persuaded her daughter to switch from a “corporate bank” to a credit union in honor of national Bank Transfer Day on Saturday to protest corporate greed. “I’m here because I wanted...

Morning classes can lead to higher grades, study says

By Daily Free Press Admin November 2, 2011

Despite a study correlating morning classes with higher grade point averages, many Boston University students said they plan on taking afternoon classes when registering for the spring semester. In a...

Wiesel appointed to Holocaust council

By Daily Free Press Admin October 31, 2011

President Barack Obama listed Elie Wiesel, a Boston University professor of religion and philosophy, as one of the new members to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council on Friday. The Nobel Peace...

A grim affair: College students protest high cost of education

By Daily Free Press Admin October 31, 2011

Dressed as zombie bankers, college students representing Occupy Boston marched through the streets of downtown Boston on Monday chanting, “Money’s for jobs and education, not for banks and corporations.” As...

COM graduate, CBS anchor advises students to be flexible, authentic

By Daily Free Press Admin October 30, 2011

From covering the dot-com bubble to Hurricane Katrina, Boston University alumna Erica Hill said that no two days in her career as an on-screen reporter have been the same. “One of the things I love...

Bay State ranked most energy efficient state in nation

By Daily Free Press Admin October 26, 2011

Massachusetts is leading the nation in renewable resources as the greenest state, according a report released on Oct. 20. by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Since 2006, the Bay...

Donations down for Romney in home state

By Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2011

The Bay State’s donations to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign have dwindled by as much as one third compared with donations from the 2008 elections, according to an article in The Boston Globe. Massachusetts,...

Israeli-Palestinian exchange symbolic of greater issues, students say

By Daily Free Press Admin October 19, 2011

When College of Communication freshman Leora Kaufman heard about the release of captured Israeli soldier Sgt. First Class Gilad Shalit, she said she broke down into tears. “I called my mom right away...

Public support for legalization of marijuana reaches new high

By Daily Free Press Admin October 19, 2011

The haze of disapproval is clearing as half of all Americans say they support the legalization of marijuana, according to a recent poll. The poll, released by the Gallup organization on Monday,...

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