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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Online sources aid students in their search for off-campus housing

Aditya Jain January 23, 2019
"The Boston University (BU) Housing, Sublets & Roommates" Facebook page acts as a hub for its more than 22,000 members to both list and rent housing.
Modern Musings: New Yorkers should be enraged about the Amazon deal

Modern Musings: New Yorkers should be enraged about the Amazon deal

Ausma Palmer November 19, 2018

It was officially announced last week that Amazon’s new headquarters — known as HQ2 — will be split between Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, and Long Island City in the New York borough of Queens....

A new study has found that the city selected to be the home of Amazon’s new headquarters will likely experience a rise in rent costs. If Boston is selected, they predict rent will increase by an additional 1.4 percent. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Rents to increase in city selected for Amazon HQ2

Riley Villiers April 29, 2018
Rents will rise in the future home of Amazon’s second headquarters, according to a study released Wednesday by Zillow, an online real estate company. This “Amazon Effect,” the report states, will raise the price of rent in addition to the already increasing rent costs across the country.
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EDITORIAL: Cities will always attract younger generations

Editors January 24, 2017

Hearing the constant sound of car horns, avoiding reckless drivers, trekking crowded subway platforms, maneuvering busy streets on their way to work — for some, that sounds like chaos. For many in the...

A NerdWallet study found that college students who graduate in 2015 are expected to retire at age 75. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Report finds retirement age increasing among millennials

Ellen Cranley October 26, 2015

Students graduating in 2015 will have an average retirement age of 75 due to the increasing costs of living and student debt, according to a study published Wednesday by NerdWallet. NerdWallet, a personal...

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