College aid offers fail to grow with economy

The economy is improving and endowments are rebounding, but the generosity of many schools’ financial aid policies is not.

$70,000 IN STUDENT DEBT: Mackenzie Hunter, 23, graduated in 2013 from Northeastern University. She had hoped to join the Peace Corps, but can’t get her loans deferred.

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Crippling student debt defers graduates’ dreams

Thousands of recent college graduates with loans to pay off are putting their plans for better lives on hold.

Status of Medicare patients can result in huge bills

Despite long hospital stays, some elderly patients are never “admitted,” leaving them with higher costs.

Broken City

Democratic strategy promotes Tea Party rivals

A by-any-means approach to preserving the fragile Democratic majority in the Senate is helping increase the political polarization that afflicts the US.

A special Suffolk Superior Court session handles cases tainted by the alleged misdeeds of Annie Dookhan.

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Freed amid scandal, they soon found trouble again

A Globe analysis shows that the state drug lab scandal has led to increased crime in cities such as Boston and Brockton, but not the tidal wave feared.

Dan Shaughnessy

Vin Scully simply the best broadcaster of all time

Only one man can be the greatest sports broadcaster who ever lived, and that man is the legendary voice of the Dodgers.

Veteran Barbara Barnes looked over her former bunk in the women’s quarters of the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, which is planning a $21 million expansion for the fall of 2014. It will include more beds placed on a separate floor designated to female veterans, who may not feel comfortable sharing all of their space with the center’s larger population of male veterans.

Homeless veterans shelter embarks on $21m renovation

The overhaul will add 35 permanent apartments, and the emphasis will shift from temporary to long-term residence.

Ian Schmitz’s job is to build BioSurplus’ inventory of laboratory equipment.

Lab equipment for cheap — if you don’t mind dents

BioSurplus helps life science start-ups get off the ground with discount lab equipment.

Opinion

Ellen Goodman

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These awards honor (or dishonor) people who have worked to take women’s rights and dignity backward.

Globe exclusives

Akash Chopra, 10, plays the lead role of Mowgli in the Huntington Theatre’s upcoming production of “The Jungle Book.”

This boy is fit for the ‘Jungle’
Danny Amendola is fearless running across the middle.

Sunday Football Notes

Amendola used to Welker comparisons
Zhang Ziyi starred in “The Grandmaster.”

movies

Whatever it takes
Don’t look for the Tigers to do too much after they shored up their infield with Jose Iglesias (above) and their bullpen with Jose Veras.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Time running out for AL contenders
1899: An etching of the British writer and Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling by W Strang from the New York Herald. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

For rent: Kipling’s home and others
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn’s “Six’s Bridge.”

Art Review

Rembrandt prints amaze at the MFA
When it is ready, the firm rind will not give when you tap it. “Too early or too ripe, and all you hear is a thud,” said Carl Hills. This one was not quite ripe.

Tastes of Summer

Watermelon makes its arrival

181 vie for marijuana dispensary licenses
Blo Blow Dry Bar stylist Amanda Gurdjian with client Cyd McKenna.

Blow-dry salons come to Boston

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What’s a ‘Yankee Doodle’?
Rob Consalvo

Rob Consalvo hopes hip-hop track strikes a chord
Jake Novak (right) and other cast members of “Kiss Me, Kate” performing a musical number on the Hatch Shell stage Wednesday.

StagE Review

Many kisses for ‘Kate’ on the Esplanade

Sports

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Red Sox starter Jon Lester likes what he sees after Juan Uribe lined into an inning-ending double play in the seventh.

Jon Lester, Red Sox stifle Dodgers

Lester continued a run of strong starts, pitching into the eighth of a 4-2 victory against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Metro

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The Carribbean Carnival parade was a colorful event in Roxbury and Dorchester Saturday.

Caribbean parade draws dancers, mayoral hopefuls

Amid a heavy police presence, Boston’s annual Caribbean Carnival parade was a festive event for participants and political candidates.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

Ivy League's achievement gap
Boston Police Academy graduates took an oath in July.

JEFF JACOBY

Does an officer’s race matter?
Jennifer Martel and her daughter.

JOANNA WEISS

Abuse victims shouldn’t lose hope

Innovation Economy

Why we’re a magnet for life sciences
Alex Rodriguez, left, and Johnny Manziel have both found themselves surrounded by controversy recently.

Bob Ryan

Rodriguez and Manziel: 2 topics, 1 big headache

Dan Shaughnessy

Vin Scully simply the best
The State Historical Museum on Moscow’s Red Square.

Beverly Beckham

Russia, US, more alike than different
“I did not ask for any money from outside groups,” mayoral candidate John Connolly said.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Memo to Connolly: Take the money
Nate Silver is taking his analytics talent to ESPN.

RENÉE LOTH

Nate Silver — exemplar of openness

Dan Shaughnessy

Gonzo, Crawford won’t talk about Boston

EDWARD L. GLAESER

A middle way on mortgage subsidies
Since Alex Rodriguez returned to the lineup Aug. 5 — while appealing his 211-game suspension — the Yankees are 11-6.

Christopher L. Gasper

Alex Rodriguez’s appeal is a sham

Nation & World

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“I love my job. I thought last year I did as well as in past terms,” said Justice Ginsburg.

Ginsburg calls Supreme Court one of most activist

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed in an interview to stay on the court as long as her health and intellect remain strong.

Politics

State Representative Martin J. Walsh

Conley calls on Walsh to take Boston Pledge

Suffolk DA Dan Conley wants fellow mayoral candidate Marty Walsh to swear off spending by special interest groups and labor unions.

Business

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On the Job

“We are creating heirlooms,” Daryl Evans said of his work at Masterpiece Woodworks in Avon.

Craftsman builds furniture with soul

“We are creating heirlooms,” Daryl Evans said of his work at Masterpiece Woodworks in Avon.

Arts

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Roberta Flack brings sublime sound to Boston

In a rare Boston appearance, Flack comes to City Hall Plaza on Wednesday for a free concert.

Travel

ikers paused at the top of Mount Pierce to rest and enjoy the views.

In the Whites, celebrating AMC huts’ 125 years

A four-day traverse of the Presidential Range featured overnight stays at three Appalachian Mountain Club huts.

Books

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Alice Hoffman at her home.

Alice Hoffman’s latest work took her in a different direction

Hoffman works in an upstairs room in her home, surrounded by books and objects that she loves most.

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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.
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Daniel Nava, the long shot
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The lake house

Ideas

“Our preference for beautiful people means that when we select employees, teachers, protégés, and even friends, we may not be making the best choice. The question is whether social researchers can find a way to help us level the field.”

Ruth Graham,  on the beauty bias