Bay State aims to curb rising teen homeless rate
Louis Rodriguez, now 22, moved to Boston from Puerto Rico to seek treatment for his cancer, but when he lost the room he was staying in he became one of a growing number of homeless youths in the city. “I moved to Pine Street [Inn] with my dad, but my doctors said I could not [...]
Underfunded Mass. public schools may soon be seeing relief
A bill proposed to the Massachusetts State Legislature Tuesday could provide more money for the most underfunded school districts across the state. The bill, proposed by Rep. Lori Ehrlich, of Marblehead, would require the state to follow through on its pledge to fund 17.5 percent of every community’s foundation budget within two years. Each school [...]
BU students organize to join Occupy Wall Street protests
After College of Arts and Sciences junior Brandon Wood attended an Occupy Wall Street protest at Liberty Square in New York on Sept. 17, he wanted to draw in more Boston University students to the movement. “People are really into this. People really want to get involved,” Wood, who also attended the Occupy Boston march [...]
City council encourages BU students to be politically active
The Boston University College Democrats hosted the College Democrats of Massachusetts’s annual Eastern Regional Kick-Off on Saturday with city councilors and political candidates. Students from eight colleges around the area, including Boston College, Emerson College and Tufts University, came to the Student Activities Office to meet other college democrats and local politicians. Co-Eastern regional director [...]
‘Up with the people, down with the banks’: Protesters rally against Bank of America’s foreclosure practices
About 2,000 citizens and over 30 activist groups marched from Boston Common to Bank of America with Take Back Boston to protest corporate foreclosures, bailouts and tax breaks on Friday. Take Back Boston and Right to the City organized the rally and march, which began with speeches, chants and music at the Boston Common bandstand [...]
