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Lula provides an alternative to Zipcar by renting out student vehicles in the first peer-to-peer car-sharing service to hit the Massachusetts college scene. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Babson students introduce new ride-sharing service

By Sarah Cristine Burrola April 3, 2017

For 21-year-old twins Michael and Matthew Vega-Sanz, both juniors at Babson College, their breakthrough idea started with a pizza. One day, the boys, sick of the Domino’s Pizza that dominates...

Sarah Case is the founder of TechGen, a nonprofit connecting students with technology companies in Boston such as TripAdvisor. PHOTO COURTESY SARAH CASE

TechGen boosts students’ chances of finding jobs in Boston

By Sabrina Huang April 3, 2017

Students who are struggling to find an internship may now find some ease in the internship hunt thanks to TechGen. Launched in 2015, TechGen is a nonprofit run by New England Venture Capital Association...

Rachel Murray and Felicia Jadczak are the co-founders of She Geeks Out, an organization that promotes gender and ethnic diversity in the workplace. PHOTO COURTESY SHE GEEKS OUT

She Geeks Out emphasizes cultural, gender diversity in workplace

By Tyla Pink March 30, 2017

Conversations surrounding diversity and inclusivity have been at the forefront within the educational, political and corporate spheres, and a Boston-based organization is working to further implement...

Chris Zapata, one of many LGBTQ YouTubers, expresses his disappointment and frustration with YouTube's Restricted Mode on LGBTQ-related videos. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KALINA NEWMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

YouTube continues to receive ethical backlash from LGBTQ community

By Isabelle El Khoury March 29, 2017

By Isabelle El Khoury and Elise Takahama Between receiving angry responses to discriminatory restrictions and recently losing financial support from major advertising agencies, YouTube has not had...

Boston University College of Communication Dean Thomas Fiedler speaks with NBC Miami affiliate's Melissa Adan, one of three journalists
participating​​ in the Reporting in the Age of Trump discussion Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY KECHENG LIU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professional journalists give advice on staying safe in Trump era

By Rachel Silberman March 27, 2017

President Donald Trump’s apparent disdain for “phony lowlifes” and “dishonest reporters” was projected in a brief video to a group of Boston University students at the College of Communication...

Boston businesses prepare for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston on Sunday. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day traditions with local businesses

By Josee Matela March 22, 2017

Thousands of Boston residents joined together to celebrate community at the 116th St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The streets of South Boston came alive with seas of green attire, recurring choruses of...

Alpha Kappa Psi's Eye2Eye conference, "Reaching New Heights: Gender Equality Transforming Today’s Corporate Ladder,” addresses achieving gender equality in the business world at Questrom School of Business Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY NICHOLAS MADSON

BU’s Eye2Eye hosts discussion, addresses dangers of gender roles in business world

By Megan Mulligan March 21, 2017

The Women’s March on Washington, among other rallies and protests, brought women’s rights and concerns about gender inequality into public discussion. Yet among students and young professionals,...

Sunset Cantina and many other Boston businesses have promotion for this year's NCAA March Madness Tournament, looking to profit off of the annual college basketball tournament frenzy. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How Boston businesses are capitalizing on March Madness

By Jon Ollom March 20, 2017

Every March, colleges, businesses and basketball fans are whipped into a frenzy, filling out brackets with their eyes glued to any screen they can find in order to watch the annual NCAA Men's Division...

J. Patrick Brown, the executive editor of MuckRock, talks about how to tap into government databases through public records. PHOTO BY RUI HUANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Hacking FOIA” explores requesting public information from government databases

By Megan Mulligan March 16, 2017

A gag order on staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a hiring freeze in federal agencies, and budget cuts throughout the government: today’s cultural and political climate have increased...

Seth Blumenthal, a Boston University professor who teaches "Marijuana in American History," speaks about his concerns regarding the recent legalization. PHOTO BY STEPHANIE CHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Marijuana industry voices concerns over Trump Administration’s actions toward recreational use

By Jon Ollom March 13, 2017

White House press secretary Sean Spicer sent shockwaves through the marijuana industry on Feb. 23 when he said he could see the Trump Administration enforcing federal marijuana laws over state laws,...

Rendever, a startup that uses virtual reality to help assisted living residents, won a $25,000 grant on Feb. 23. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Startup Rendever strives to bring virtual reality to assisted living facilities

By Jenni Todd March 13, 2017

Assisted living facility residents, frequently restricted by a lack of mobility, often have to pass on attending their relatives’ distant weddings or traveling the world they had planned to explore...

Panelists Zachary Bos, Heather Hughes and Hannah Larrabee introduce Trūbadour, a new poetry startup, at the Cambridge Innovation Center Friday night. PHOTO BY COLE SCHONEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Trūbadour startup attempts to bridge gap between poets, technology

By Katie Camero March 2, 2017

An emerging poetry startup called Trūbadour is working to change the stereotypes and stigmas surrounding poetry as an archaic and inaccessible art, solving the many problems with poem submission,...

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