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College party culture | Doctor’s Orders

Luc Ljoka March 24, 2024
Dear Doctors, I’m going to a party this weekend, but I don’t drink. How do I tell everyone without making it awkward? Sincerely, Perplexed
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Kappa Sigma’s Student Activities Office-affiliation should be removed

Editors October 25, 2021
A protest demanding the removal of Kappa Sigma’s university affiliation held last Saturday brings new questions to light about the place of fraternities on our campus and in our broader society. 
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Live music to stay out of Boston restaurants amid pandemic

Taylor Brokesh March 3, 2021
As Massachusetts entered Phase Three, Step Two of its COVID-19 reopening plan Monday, the City opted for a modified version of the plan, which also bars indoor performance venues and certain indoor recreational activities for an additional three weeks.
Boston police officers at Boston Common

New report finds Boston Police Department lags in reform

Anna Stjernquist March 1, 2021
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announces they will end a five-year ban on alcohol advertisements. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

EDITORIAL: It’s time to bring back alcohol advertising on the T

Editors November 15, 2017

When you ride the T, you’re surrounded by a multitude of different advertisements, from the more run-of-the-mill — ads for things like insurance companies and cell phones — to the more eye-catching...

Fitness Tips for Average Chicks: Hot take on hangovers

Fitness Tips for Average Chicks: Hot take on hangovers

Grace Hagerty October 22, 2017

Last week, I woke up the same way so many of my wonderful peers do — with a raging hangover. Shortly after waking up, I rolled over in bed, rolled my eyes and exclaimed “WHY GOD WHY?” I then...

EDITORIAL: Alcoholism is an illness, not a crime

EDITORIAL: Alcoholism is an illness, not a crime

Editors November 20, 2016

Drink after drink after drink. Fall after fall after fall. This is often the decline into alcoholism, an illness that can afflict anyone, of any age or demographic, at any time. From the chronically homeless...

VALLUVAR: Alcohol and drugs: Singapore vs. Massachusetts

VALLUVAR: Alcohol and drugs: Singapore vs. Massachusetts

Revathi Valluvar October 20, 2016

A common question I get when talking to Americans about Singapore regards our laws — yes, it is illegal for you to sell or buy chewing gum in Singapore. But, it is not illegal to consume it, and no one...

EDITORIAL: Let them dance

EDITORIAL: Let them dance

Editors October 4, 2016

High schoolers walk toward the gym, attempting to maintain composure. Vision blurred, steps belabored, this is the pinnacle of youthful bad behavior. School-sponsored dances have been an American ritual...

According to a Boston University School of Public Health study Tuesday, underaged drinkers tend to prefer alcohol brands that they see in advertisements. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU study finds correlation between culture, advertising and underage drinking preferences

Maisie Guzi December 4, 2015

The alcohol brand preferences of underage drinkers vary by race and age and do not correlate to cost or availability, according to a study released Tuesday by the Boston University School of Public Health. The...

There were 15 medical alcohol transports over Halloween weekend, according to the Boston University Police Department. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Past two years see rise in Halloween alcohol transports

Sydney Foy November 12, 2015

Boston University has experienced a rise in medical alcohol transports for students in the past two years during Halloween weekend as compared to previous years, according to the school’s alcohol enforcement...

EDITORIAL: Making changes in drinking culture

EDITORIAL: Making changes in drinking culture

Editors September 18, 2015

As college students, it’s almost inevitable that we will be exposed to drinking. We see our parents drink all our lives, but most of us are told to keep our hands off the alcohol. We never have a glass...

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