Story
of the week

Census Bureau seeks out students' participation in 2010 survey

By Faye Haun

Every 10 years, the United States takes a snapshot of its population by sending a survey to every household in the country. Mandated by the Constitution, the census not only provides statistics and demographics, but also sets the course for the allocations of billions of dollars to cities and towns across the country.

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News:

40th Anniversary Party - Get your tickets now!

It's official! The party for the FreeP's 40th anniversary will take place on Saturday, May 1 at The Castle on BU's campus from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 each, or two for $40. Click here for information on purchasing tickets. Because of space limitations, we have to cap the attendance at 100 people. So don't miss out!

May 1 marks the actual anniversary of the paper's beginnings in 1970, and we're excited to come together with alumni and current staff to celebrate all of the great acccomplishments over the past four decades. Stay tuned for more details, ticket sales and updates!


Fundraiser at Uno's in Kenmore Square

Save and print this voucher, then just bring it into the Kenmore Square Uno's at any time on December 12 and 13. Whether you dine-in, take-out or hit the bar, Uno's will donate up to 20% of the bill to us! Help us out and enjoy a great meal or drink!

40th Anniversary Kickoff!

Thanks to everyone who came to our kickoff event over Alumni Weekend and donated to the raffle! Congrats to everyone who won! Keep checking back for more info about the big 40th anniversary celebration in May, 2010. We'll post new details as soon as we have them finalized.

Our first big event at Kitty O'Shea's on May 30 was a huge success! A big thanks to everyone who came and donated. We raised a total of $2,800 and over $550 alone just at the event. We're already planning another event for the fall, and we look forward to furthering our efforts as an alumni association.

Check out more pictures here.

Check out our previous newsletter:

Read out about our first major fund-raising effort
that all leads up to our big event on May 30!
Get involved! Sign up for emails and the newsletter here

Join our Facebook and LinkedIn groups

Keep up with other alumni and find out about new events

Stories from the previous newsletters:

Find out how we're working to build the association
Reconnect with other alumni on our new message board
Read the featured Story of the Month

Read a letter from the fall Editor in Chief, Drew Fitzgerald
Find out about the Freep's new Kenmore Square Office
Get involved! Sign up for emails and the newsletter here

 


See a slideshow
of the new
Freep office

Read a welcome letter from the Association, here.

Read our newly approved By-Laws.

 

Summaries of our meetings:

January 10, 2009

December 6, 2008

October 24, 2008

August 9, 2008