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SG passes disease prevention act, hears updates
Senators heard three proposals and an update from the Give Blood Ad-Hoc Committee in a Senate
Legal immigrants now face slimmer chances of obtaining green cards
Starting Monday, legal immigrants may now be denied permanent residency based on their perceived
Massachusetts kicks-off first ever early voting period for presidential primary
Early voting ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday began Monday, giving Massachusetts residents five
BU increases acceptance of Pell Grant recipients
Boston University ranked 7th among the 128 members of the American Talent Initiative for the

SG passes disease prevention act, hears updates
February 24, 2020
Senators heard three proposals and an update from the Give Blood Ad-Hoc Committee in a Senate meeting Monday [...]
BU increases acceptance of Pell Grant recipients
February 24, 2020
Boston University ranked 7th among the 128 members of the American Talent Initiative for the largest increase in enrolling [...]
BU discourages travel to China
February 23, 2020
BU has announced that they are officially discouraging all university-sponsored travel to China in an email to the community Feb. [...]

Legal immigrants now face slimmer chances of obtaining green cards
February 24, 2020
Starting Monday, legal immigrants may now be denied permanent residency based on their perceived [...]
Massachusetts kicks-off first ever early voting period for presidential primary
February 24, 2020
Early voting ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday began Monday, giving Massachusetts residents five [...]
Six Staples stores in Greater Boston to pilot podcasting studios
February 23, 2020
Residents of the Greater Boston area can soon visit their local Staples to record a [...]

Symposium on global oppression and reparations covers prevalent racial issues
February 24, 2020
Panelists discussed the plight of and reparations for the descendants of enslaved African individuals in a symposium at the [...]
Diversity by Design event highlights importance of Black representation
February 24, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, the National Society of Black Engineers Boston held a panel Wednesday on the state of diversity [...]
Feminist re-examines modern-day motherhood with historical perspective
February 23, 2020
Sarah Knott, British feminist historian, shared her 2019 memoir titled “Mother is a Verb,” at the Massachusetts Historical [...]

Off the Post: Trading David Backes helps the Bruins now and later
February 24, 2020
Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney pulled the trigger on a trade few thought possible on Friday. Just days before the NHL [...]
Numbers Roundup: Goodbye for now
February 24, 2020
Saying goodbye to beloved athletes is hard, whether it be via trade, free agency, or season-ending injury. Even if the athlete [...]
Women’s hockey skates to 3-1 win over UConn, will play Maine in Quarterfinals
February 23, 2020
The Boston University women’s hockey team completed its best regular season since the 2015-16 season when it won its 24th game [...]

EDITORIAL: Greening efforts in Boston exacerbate gentrification instead of supporting locals
February 24, 2020
Unfortunately, Boston’s government needs to be reminded that it should focus on protecting those who already occupy the space [...]
American Protest: New tactics in the fight against the opioid crisis should be welcomed
February 24, 2020
Big Pharma pushed the prescription of opioids and doctors got benefits for prescribing them — they are the ones at fault. [...]
2020 Breakdown: Beware the “Electability” Trap
February 24, 2020
The notion of a candidate's “electability” has been an incredibly popular point of discussion in this [...]

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