Fluff piece: Rescue dog finds Boston home
As warm and fuzzy as homecoming stories tend to be, this one is sure to tug on the heartstrings just a little bit harder. Moose is a Virgin Islands rescue dog who, after nearly five years of shelter...
View ArticleREVIEW: Short-lived summer at Best Coast, Wavves concert
[mediagrid cat=”28184″] It was 60 degrees in Boston this past weekend, and the aptly named Summer Is Forever II tour came to town for a two-night, sold-out show at the Royale. The tour included...
View ArticleMBTA votes on new fare system
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Fiscal Management and Control Board voted Monday to implement a new fare system, which will be put in place July 1, according to an official fare table provided...
View Article“Tweencoms” reinforce queen bee, wannabe sterotypes
Remember when Harper from “Wizards of Waverly Place” was a total doormat to her manipulative “BFF” Alex? Let’s not forget that one episode of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” when rich girl London...
View ArticleAnti-Semitic flyers reported across the BU Charles River Campus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In an incident echoing a number of colleges and universities nationwide, a printer in the Boston University College of Communication received the printing job for an...
View ArticleFINAL WORD: Letter from the editor
As a freshman staff writer and eventual editor, one of my favorite indulgences included rifling through old issues of the FreeP and seeing what that day’s surprise would be. I would laugh at some of...
View ArticleBU student group voices tuition concerns, university hopes for communication,...
Kailynn Palaima is not returning to Boston University. The former College of General Studies freshman and Gamma Phi Beta sister owes BU approximately $36,000, money she took out as student loans....
View ArticleStudents, staff discuss stress of financial aid in open discussion
“I have workshops, and only three students came,” Christina Coviello, a senior assistant director at the Financial Assistance office, said while sitting with approximately 15 Boston University students...
View ArticleFuentes, Brewer passionately debate over election, multiculturalism
The tension billions have seen played out on a national stage this election cycle made its way to Boston University Sunday evening, when two BU students debated at the George Sherman Union Conference...
View ArticleBU launches Grant Assurance program, simplifies financial aid
Boston University Financial Assistance has launched its BU Grant Assurance program, which certifies that any financial aid students receive from the university during their first year will be...
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