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The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

A person sleeps on a bench in Copley Square

Pandemic causes increased homeless visibility in Boston

James Bartlett, Assistant News Editor October 6, 2020

With fewer tourists and workers walking the streets of Boston due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the homeless population is more visible than before the virus hit the city. Statistics from July to September...

Suffolk U News broadcast - March 4

Suffolk U News broadcast – March 4

March 5, 2015

Suffolk U News reporters cover stories on plans for Beacon Hill when the Donahue and Archer buildings are sold, the homeless population around Boston, and a sneak peak at a story in our Arts and Entertainment...

Plan in works for Bostons homeless

Plan in works for Boston’s homeless

December 4, 2014

Homelessness is especially harsh as temperatures turn colder. Even more so after the shelter on which you were counting is quickly put off-limits. That's what's happening here in Boston right now but a...

Residents should feel more compassion for homeless

Residents should feel more compassion for homeless

Katie Dugan November 19, 2014

Boston officials are still scrambling to find shelters for those displaced after the Long Island bridge, and the homeless shelter on it, closed last month. The closure could not have happened at a worse...

(Photo by Flickr user Marsmet526)

Students unconcerned with Boston’s homeless

David Frederick February 12, 2014

“Times are tough” seems to be the mantra as of late. In fact, I cannot seem to think of a time that was not tough. Not to sardonically take away from an oh-so-true sentiment, I am just pontificating...

Photo by Sarina Tracy

Homelessness: a hate crime?

Sarina Tracy February 9, 2011

Should violence against the homeless be considered a hate crime?   Suffolk Law’s Rappaport Center, along with the Anti-Defamation League of New England, hosted a panel discussion last Tuesday exploring...

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