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Voices & Opinion

POV: Why I Left the Bird: NPR, Twitter, and Disinformation

April 19, 2023

Photo: Large, dramatic photo of a starry night sky over scenic mountains. A person can be seen in the foreground wearing a yellow puffer jacket and a headlamp that illuminates him and the area around him. Bodies of water can be seen around dark trees below the cliff the man sits on.

Photography

A BU Student Risked Encountering a Grizzly Bear to Capture This Award-Winning Photograph

April 19, 2023

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 20 to 23

April 19, 2023

Photo: A neighborhood in South Boston at night with 3 story row houses of various colors

Student Voices

Terriers Offer Advice to Boston’s New “Nightlife Czar”

April 19, 2023

BU Today 04-19-2023

April 19, 2023

Photo: An older woman with graying black hair tied up and wearing a bright yellow jacket stands at a podium outside in an open square and reads from a large packet of papers. In the blurry foreground, a hand can be seen picking up a newspaper.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

April 18, 2023

This is photo taken at a past Boston University commencement ceremony. It is outdoors on a sunny day, with students in their caps and gowns shown, cheering with their arms up. Photo Credits: Janice Checchio

Commencement

The Seven Types of People You’ll Meet at Commencement

April 18, 2023

Photo: A long-exposure picture of students moving into their dorms with moving boxes.

MOVE IN

You’ve Been Accepted to BU. Now, What to Bring?

April 18, 2023

Photo: a dozen or more strawberry shortcake cookies, which are golden brown and have strawberries and minimarshmellows around the sides

Recipe Series

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

April 18, 2023

BU Today 04-18-2023

April 18, 2023

Photo: The BU Bhangra dance team celebrates Punjabi Nite at BU with a colorful and lively performance. The dancers are smiling, their arms in the air and a foot of the ground, mid-dance. They wear traditional clothing--a black embellished tunic with various colorful parachute-type pants on the bottom. The colors range from red to a blue-green, left to right.

A Nite for Dancing

April 17, 2023

Photo: A brick sidewalk with chalk words that read "HAPPY EARTH WEEK" with a simple drawing of the Earth next to the word, earth.

WEEK AHEAD

The Week Ahead: April 18 to 23

April 14, 2023

Photo: Sharlene Chang (SHA’24) and Irene Kim (COM’23), two young Asian women holding boba teas, smile and pose resting together. They sit in front of a backdrop of large boba tea recreations made out of cardboard and puff balls.

Watch Now

Video: Boba Showdown

April 14, 2023

Photo: Overhead shot of a person's hand as the roll a joint of weed. A dried plant is being rolled between brown paper of a table in a darkened room.

Business & Law

LAW’s Jay Wexler Fires Up Arguments to Normalize Pot in New Book

April 14, 2023

A photo of the MBTA green line running down Comm Ave.

Shoutout

If You Could Tell the New MBTA Chief, “Fix This!” What Would It Be?

April 14, 2023

BU Today 04-14-2023

April 14, 2023

Photo: BU SARP Ambassador Sarah Annis (QST'25) participated in the "I Will Walk With You," public art event in which students spray painted footprints on the sidewalk to symbolize community support for victims of sexual assault on Thursday morning. A young white woman wearing a light grey sweater vest holds up a light blue, stained stencil that reads "I will walk with you". Next to her the legs of another student are shown as well as their hand holing a can of light blue spray paint. A few other students can be seen in the blurred background behind them as they work to stencil the sidewalk.

I Will Walk with You

April 13, 2023

Photo: Exteriors photo of the Boston University Police Department. A white brick building is shown at night illuminated by a bright spotlight over the front door. A blue sign over the door reads "Boston University Police".

Safety

BUPD to Undergo Assessment for Reaccreditation Next Week

April 13, 2023

Photo: Three white individuals--Tracey Dechert, Lisa Allee, and Peter Burke--stand on a stairwell facing the camera. From left, Dechert is wearing a white blouse and cropped blazer with jeans, Allee is wearing gray slacks and a navy blouse, and Burke is in a gray blazer, black vest, and black slacks with a blue-gray button-up and tie. The area is well-lit and midday.

BOSTON MARATHON

How Has Trauma Care Changed 10 Years after Boston Marathon Bombings?

April 13, 2023

Photo: James Sawler, of RoadSafe Traffic Systems, paints the starting line for the Boston Marathon. A man wearing a white hard hat, neon shirt, and work gear paints on the light blue and yellow finish line on the road.

Boston Marathon 2023

Members of BU Community Run the Boston Marathon to Support Others

April 13, 2023

Members of BU Community Run the Boston Marathon to Support Others