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Importance of voting for college students

Benjamin Donovan Connector Contributor According to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE), young people’s participation in elections dropped in 2024. Young people ages 18-29, only 47% of them participated in the 2024 Presidential election, 3% lower than the 50% that did in the 2020 election. This begs the question

Babson student from Honduras detained

Olivia O’Sullivan Connector Staff Amy Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Boston Logan International Airport on November 20 when she was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 19-year-old student was planning to surprise her family in Houston, Texas, with a visit for Thanksgiving. After passing through security, Lopez Belloza was told that