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Editor’s word: Off-campus students need more from the city

November 19, 2014

The perils of living on your own are all too well-known by students. High rent, cramped apartments, rodents, deplorable conditions, and under-invested landlords are the reality for some who rent in the...

Editor’s word: Suffolk needs transparency on monetary gifts

November 12, 2014

We need answers. The students, parents of students, alumni, and faculty at Suffolk need answers. The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation reports that in the calendar year of 2012 it gave Suffolk University...

Courtesy of Lucasfilm

Star Wars subtitle receives irrational criticism

Jeremy Hayes November 12, 2014

Star Wars is back. The seventh installment of the sci-fi saga has been titled The Force Awakens, which led to major trending online. The majority of reactions to the new subtitle of Episode VII have...

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Post-election commentary: Baker will set Massachusetts’ progress backwards (Part 2)

November 12, 2014

No need to fear, Republican Governor-elect Charlie Baker is here, according to the majority of Massachusetts voters who headed to the polls on last Tuesday. Baker’s election comes as a mild surprise...

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Charlie Baker (left) meets with Deval Patrick the day after he won the gubernatorial election. Patrick defeated Baker in the same race in 2010. Baker will succeed Patrick in January.

Post-election commentary: Baker has skills, ideas to move state forward (Part 1)

Sam Humphrey November 12, 2014

When Massachusetts voters elected Republican Charlie Baker as governor last week, they voted for his fiscally responsible approach to leadership that his opponent Martha Coakley just could not offer. Baker...

Sam Humphrey/ Opinion Editor

Downtown Ambassadors should improve other neighborhoods

Sam Humphrey November 12, 2014

Walk around downtown Boston and you will find that the streets are remarkably clean and free of litter. Every day, Boston Improvement District ambassadors can be found performing various beautification...

Editor’s word: What Baker promises for college students

November 5, 2014

Early Wednesday morning, Charlie Baker was projected to be Massachusetts' next governor, catapulting him to a position that will have a lot of power over college students. Baker’s proposals to improve...

By Professor Ken Martin/ CJN

Menino made city better for college students

Sam Humphrey November 5, 2014

Thousands of college students called Boston home during former mayor Tom Menino’s 20-year tenure. Whether they realized it or not, Menino’s mayoralty shaped their time in the city. When Suffolk...

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Dear White People shows complexities of race and identity

Thalia Yunen November 5, 2014

Writer-producer Justin Simien’s new independent film about race and identity at a fictional Ivy League school was totally not what I expected it to be. Based on its title, Dear White People, and its...

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Despite lower enrollment, Girl Scouts still necessary

Haley Peabody November 5, 2014

For many Americans, the most wonderful time of the year comes not during the holiday season, but rather when young Girl Scouts, dressed in their famous bright green sashes, come skipping down walkways...

By Flickr user Fibonacci Blue

Time for Washington NFL team to change name

Jeremy Hayes November 5, 2014

The NFL team playing in Washington has a racist team name. Period. The “R” word will not be used in this article, in the same way that as a journalist, I would not write or speak any other racist,...

Sex ed program gets results in Boston middle schools

October 29, 2014

by Madeline Scovotti “The talk” - that infamously uncomfortable conversation few teenagers willingly initiate with their parents, and that many parents put off as long as possible. It can be...

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