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Still from the horror film Rosemary's baby. Rosemary stands in a blue night gown with a knife in her hand over a black baby cradle.

Books

Need a Halloween Flick? BU’s Regina Hansen Has Edited a New Book on Satan in Cinema

October 28, 2021

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October 28, 2021

photo of 2 masked BU students planting vegetables in Warren's rooftop garden on a sunny day

Student Life

Video: Behind the Scenes at Warren Towers Rooftop Mini Garden

October 28, 2021

Photo of Emma Neary (Wheelock’23), left, smiling, as Grace Sullivan (COM’23), laughs while painting pumpkins in Marsh Plaza October 20. Neary wears jeans with holes at the knees and holds a pumpkin upside down as she paints pink stripes with white dots. Sullivan wears jeans and a white new york sweatshirt and sits on the curb in front of her pumpkin which is painted with blue waves.

Fall? Pumpkins, of Course

October 27, 2021

a photo of BU's East campus in the Fall. Yellow leaves border the sidewalks as students walk down the street

Student Life

BU Suspends Kappa Sigma Fraternity Chapter

October 27, 2021

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October 27, 2021

photo of members of BU's pep band, dressed in red, standing behind drummer Gabe Klavans and percussionist Thomas Lawton and playing. Most of the brass section has red mutes on their instruments.

Entertaining Family & Friends

October 26, 2021

Photo of Jennifer Formichelli, smiling, at a formal dinner. She wears what looks like a black dress and sits at a table; other tables with white table cloths are seen behind her.

Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

an image of Dr. Sarah Davies' tweet on a purple background. Tweet reads: "COVID ripped through our household (2 vaxed un-boostered parents, 4.5 yo, 2.5yo) over the past 2 weeks and I have some thoughts. A thread 1. COVID is scary even if you're vaxed. My symptoms ranged from uncomfortable to panic-inducing."

Health & Medicine

“COVID Ripped Through Our Household”: An Eight-Tweet Story

October 26, 2021

3D rendering of a creepy ward room in the hospital with blood and rust.

Horror

Human Sacrifice, Haunted Rooms, and Other Rituals of Folk Horror

October 26, 2021

a photo of a red sign that reads "Boston University" surrounded by trees with red and orange fall leaves.

New Appointment

Three New Members Join BU’s Board of Trustees

October 26, 2021

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October 26, 2021

Photo of Pass and Review on Nickerson Field. From left to right, Commander Cadet Nathan Tadigiri, Rifleman- Cadet Kenneth Ziniti (Army), National Colors- Cadet Salem Adda-Berkane, Army Colors- Cadet Joseph Carey, Navy Colors- MIDN Sasha Wong Marine Corps, Colors-MIDN Ian Benitez-Rio Air Force Colors, Cadet Jacob Bresnahan Rifleman, Cadet Ju Young Kang (Army). They each wear camouflage uniforms and hold flags and rifles. Behind them, a larger group of ROTC members are seen.

2021 ROTC Pass-in-Review

October 25, 2021

View of the entrance to the Boston University Police Department station.

Safety

Pandemic Restrictions Drove Down Number of Crimes Reported on BU Campuses Last Year

October 25, 2021

Portrait of Thomas M. Menino Scholar, Alicia Dennery outside on the Boston University Charles River campus.

Scholarships

BU Scholarships Change the Lives of Boston Public Schools Graduates

October 25, 2021

a vector image featuring people of various disabilities wandering in a crowd

Voices & Opinion

POV: Higher Ed Institutions Would Benefit from Hiring More Faculty and Staff with Disabilities

October 25, 2021

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October 25, 2021

Photo of arches on campus during a fall day. People wander through and mill about on a sunny, fall day.

A Campus Alive Again

October 24, 2021

Photo of Riaz Butt-Garcia (CAS’22), wearing a blue BU sweatshirt with 'Boston University' written in red, holding a plate of Honduran spaghetti with white rice on the side. He stands in his kitchen, which is blurred, and a closeup photo of the spaghetti is overlaid in the top left with a yellow outline.

Student Life

[Video] How to Make Honduran Spaghetti

October 22, 2021

BU Today 10-22-2021

October 22, 2021