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Author: Michelle Cheng

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The Extinction of the Intrepid Student Journalist

March 30, 2017February 22, 2018 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

With the rise of online national university publications focused on sharing short and witty entertainment pieces, student journalism is evolving into something entirely different from before.

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Meet the Woman Who Combines Technology and Design to Improve People’s Lives

December 13, 2016January 7, 2017 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

This woman is taking advantage of two extraordinary talents to help others.

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Performing a Magazine Live on Stage, Literally

November 17, 2016March 7, 2017 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

Here’s a new way to get your news – in a theatre. Pop-Up Magazine brings the news to the stage for your viewing pleasure.

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The Writing Barrier for Chinese International Students at a U.S. University

May 6, 2016May 21, 2016 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

For Ziying Zhong, a student from Shenzhen, China, the most challenging aspect of her college education has been writing and reading. When an idea pops into her head, Zhong has …

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How HER House Helps Women With Education and Community

April 29, 2016September 18, 2016 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

Standing apart from the uniform-looking brownstones on Bay State Road, the red brick Harriet E. Richards (HER) House has opened its ornate iron gate to Boston University women dependent on financial aid for over …

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Western Journalists Take on K-Pop Phenomenon

February 22, 2016May 17, 2016 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

Korean pop culture has become a fixture in the United States via social media and viral YouTube videos. Now, K-Pop is making its way through written word. But behind the …

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State Support Leads to Higher College Graduation Rates

February 8, 2016February 7, 2016 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

  Melisha Budhathoki (CAS ’18), a student from Nepal and the first in her family to attend college in the United States, plans on overloading a semester to avoid summer classes …

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Achieving Socioeconomic Diversity at BU

October 1, 2015November 5, 2015 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

Boston University is increasingly making strides in attaining both achievability and affordability for its low-income students, resulting in a highly diverse student body. Pell Grant recipients, or low-income students that come from …

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The Rise of Fast-Fashion Stores in America’s College Town

September 16, 2015September 16, 2021 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

On a Tuesday afternoon, customers could be found rifling through the colorful racks and shelves on all four floors of Primark in Downtown Crossing. Employees were distributed throughout the store, …

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Low-Income Students at a Big, Expensive School

April 24, 2015September 24, 2015 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

Boston University has a reputation of being an “expensive school,” along with other universities in its class like New York University, George Washington University, University of Southern California and Northeastern University. …

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The Value of a Journalism Degree in the Digital Age

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

As the journalism industry adapts to the digital era — while newsrooms continue to shrink and print journalism becomes supplemental source to online news — where will that leave the journalism degree? Traditional …

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The Difficulty of Being in a Relationship in College

February 24, 2015March 13, 2015 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

What’s true for relationships born out of dating books is true for college students: you have to love yourself before you can love someone else. As cheesy as that sounds, people …

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