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GIRL, 20: Quae mentem insania mutat

By Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2013

Have you ever been mounted by Paul Revere? In one of those dreams where you think you have woken up, but are in fact still sleeping, our Boston’s very own “Midnight riding” hometown hero was on...

EDIT: Got to start budget cuts somewhere

By Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2013

While Americans brace themselves for the impact of sequester budget cuts, the capital is seeing slight cuts of its own. The budget for White House tours has been slashed and the Blue Angels have been grounded...

EDIT: No trespassing in a public domain

By Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2013

A new report has revealed that the Internal Revenue Service will be checking into individual Twitter and Facebook accounts to check for improprieties. By checking social media, the IRS will be able to...

MARK: Join me on my Soap Box

By Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2013

It seems like a requirement for being a celebrity is to skirt the line of sanity and to do so in the most public of ways. Sad to say, Amanda Bynes is the latest case of celebrity meltdowns. Over the weekend...

LETTER: On the fair and balanced Israel-Palestine Discourse

By Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

Boston, a city replete with college students, should, in response, be replete with political discourse. This discourse is healthy. At a time when students are not only discovering their independence but...

SMITH: Hipsters and why we hate them

By Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

Maybe it’s a little close to the fact to be so definite. However, as we sit here on a generously warm evening in April, the facts seem increasingly clear to me. We are the Hipster Generation, and there’s...

EDIT: Licenses and Immigration Reform

By Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

The Maryland House of Delegates has passed a bill that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a legal driver’s license. If or when Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signs the bill, undocumented immigrants...

EDIT: Student Fees: Now we know.

By Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

In the shadow of the 3.7 percent tuition increase, Boston University officials announced that student fees will also increase. While the Resnet fee has been cut altogether, undergraduates on the Charles...

MAHDI: Clearing the Capitol

By Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2013

The glaring white Capitol building basked under the Washingtonian sunlight as we slowly moved away from the Visitor’s Center entrance. According to a nearby officer, a suspicious package had been detected...

MARASCO: Girl Meets Reality

By Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2013

Isn’t it frustrating when grandpa blames the TV for not turning on, when actually he’s switching the dining room lights on and off? Don’t you put your face in your palm when uncle Bart says there...

EDIT: Sexual Education before Emergency Contraception

By Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2013

The “morning after pill” is now available to women of all ages without a prescription. As of Friday, Federal Judge Edward Korman overturned the Obama Administration’s proposed ban against women younger...

EDIT: How a national Shield Law saves journalism

By Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2013

If a source requests to remain anonymous, the reporter has a duty — backed by the Shield Laws — to keep that source’s identity a secret.  Janet Winter, a Fox News reporter, now faces jail time for...

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