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The Daily Free Press

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STAFF EDIT: Back to the streets

By Daily Free Press Admin February 24, 2009

In January 2008, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick pledged to end homelessness, but now it appears he is only going to make it more prevalent. His proposed regulations for homeless shelters, scheduled to take effect April 1, will make it unnecessarily difficult for the homeless to stay in shelters.

STAFF EDIT: Spotting a budget problem

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2009

These days, it is easy for anyone to blame financial shortcomings on the poor economy. And often that is exactly the case because we are in a recession, and it is expected that budgets are going to be cut. However, the fact that Boston University's Allocations Board recently used the excuse 'the current state of the economy' to explain why the On-the-Spot budget has suddenly been depleted is not acceptable.

STAFF EDIT: Terms of misuse

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2009

While everyone was filling out 25 random things about themselves, Facebook was quietly making changes to its Terms of Use on Feb. 4. Deleted was the provision that stated users could remove their content at any given time and prevent Facebook from using that content.

STAFF EDIT: New directions for the BUS

By Daily Free Press Admin February 19, 2009

Boston University students know that it doesn't just take a lot of hard work to be a successful student, it also takes a lot of walking. Fortunately, for most students, there's more than one way to ride to their next classroom or other campus destination. But for the 282 students living in Danielsen Hall, the failure of the BU Shuttle Service to bring them back to their residence in a reasonable amount of time has put them at a significant disadvantage when it comes to getting around campus.

STAFF EDIT: More transparency needed

By Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2009

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama marked the biggest achievement of his young presidency by signing into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. With all the media buzz surrounding the signing of Obama's stimulus package, little attention was paid to the president's announcement that an additional 17,000 troops will be sent to fight in Afghanistan.

STAFF EDIT: Attention to retention

By Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2009

As high school juniors and seniors tour the Boston University campus during their February vacations, one of the most important topics on their minds is tuition while their parents are asking, 'What is BU's retention rate?' Nobody wants to go to a university that can't convince its own students to return for another year.

STAFF EDIT: Righting a wrong

By Daily Free Press Admin February 17, 2009

Boston University Student Union President Matt Seidel's decision to forgo the rules of his own constitution at the General Assembly meeting last week appears to be coming back to haunt him, and deservedly so.' The Union has made several missteps this year, but none greater than Seidel's act of willfully ignoring the rules. Now the Union Cabinet is considering a censure of their president, and there are whisperings of impeachment.

STAFF EDIT: The Ross house rules

By Daily Free Press Admin February 12, 2009

Once again, Boston-area college students are being unfairly targeted by the city. Boston City Council President Mike Ross has been on a crusade over the past year to keep students from living with more than three other undergraduates. In March of 2008, this proposal became law, but the city has had little success when it came to enforcement.

STAFF EDIT: Beanpot shuts out Union

By Daily Free Press Admin February 11, 2009

On Monday night, the Boston University student body was captivated by the BU Men's Hockey Team's thrilling victory in the Beanpot Tournament finale.' The Beanpot is one of the most important school spirit events of the entire year, and one might expect that BU's Student Union president would be there to show support for his school.' But for some reason, Union President Matt Seidel decided instead that the perfect time to hold a General Assembly meeting would be during this much-anticipated game.

STAFF EDIT: Turn off the auto-pilot

By Daily Free Press Admin February 11, 2009

These are tough economic times for colleges everywhere, but the city of Boston has been especially hard on Boston University compared to other Boston-area universities. BU and other nonprofit universities are exempt from property taxes, but BU pays $4.6 million to the city in lieu of property taxes, which is far more than other universities.

STAFF EDIT: Lockdown policy is key

By Daily Free Press Admin February 10, 2009

Last week's incident involving a potential weapon in the College of Arts and Sciences should have shown the Boston University Police Department that the BU Emergency Alert System is flawed, and there is a real need for a lockdown policy.

STAFF EDIT: Running out of juice

By Daily Free Press Admin February 10, 2009

Maybe the recession isn't so bad after all. On Feb. 5, the Internet got just a little more civil when JuicyCampus.com shut down after a year and a half online.

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