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A report from the University of Wisconsin found that a rising number of college students are struggleing financially, facing hunger and homelessness. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX MASSET /DFP FILE PHOTO

Rising number of college students struggle with hunger, homelessness

By Daily Free Press Staff April 24, 2018
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s HOPE Lab released a report this month that found 36 percent of university students surveyed were food insecure in the month preceding the survey and 9 percent experienced homelessness in the last year. These problems affect students at institutions nationwide, including Boston University.
The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Global Warming and Climate change released a report Monday reflecting concerns the people of Massachusetts have had about the state being “green." PHOTO  BY CLAIRE RICH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts has grumpy travelers, report shows

By Jordan Kimmel February 16, 2018

Tourists from Massachusetts were ranked as the 7th most grumpy travelers in the nation — an analysis based on hotel ratings left by over 878,000 travelers all over the country. The study, performed...

Sen. Cynthia Creem sponsors a bill that pushes automatic voter registration after low voter turnout in the municipal elections. PHOTO BY ISABELLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In wake of dismal voter turnout, legislators consider automatic voter registration

By Hannah Schoenbaum November 15, 2017

  In the days following the Massachusetts municipal elections, near record-breaking lows in voter turnout statistics have revamped the push for automatic voter registration in the Commonwealth,...

GRAPHIC BY BRIDGET GARNER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

12 days until Election Day: A look at ballot question groups’ campaign funding

By Sabrina Schnur October 27, 2016

Four ballot questions will be presented to Massachusetts voters on Nov. 8, and a report updated last week by the Office of Campaign and Political Finance details the funding each ballot question group...

MAHDI: CSPAN and the CIA

By Daily Free Press Admin February 3, 2013

“That’s going to be $11. But I’m going to need to see some ID.” Out of all the potential situations in which I would imagine needing to be carded, a movie theatre was not one of them. I walked...

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