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Photo: Overhead shot of a band playing to a large crowd in a medium-sized band space. Three people stand and perform on a stage as the crowd watches in a dark room lit by blue and purple lights.

WTBU Winter Concert

December 5, 2023

BU Today 12-05-2023

December 5, 2023

Photo: Group photo of the Supreme Court when Sandra Day O'Connor joined. A group of people wearing Black Supreme Court robes stand and sit in front of dark red curtain. The Justices are (left to right front row;) Thurgood Marshall; William J. Brennan Jr.; Chief Justice Warren Burger; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun. (Back row, left to right;) John Paul Stevens; Lewis F. Powell, Jr.; William H. Rehnquist; Sandra Day O'Connor.

Supreme Court

“We All Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”

December 4, 2023

Photo: A black and white photo of Henry Kissinger when he was Secretary of State. He stands at a podium, talking to a crowd in front of a flag of the United States.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Legacy of Henry Kissinger (Hon.’99)

December 4, 2023

Photo: A plate of hanukkah jelly donuts (sufganiyot) covered with a peanut butter spread

Recipe Series

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Donuts)

December 4, 2023

Photo: Interior of Boston University’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences. Large walkway staircase i shown. Next to the staircase, a multifunctional space for studying, hanging out, or hosting events is shown with modular black, wood, and red seating areas. Two the far left are large windows letting in lots of natural light. A vast wooden ceiling tops off the area.

Charles River Campus

Center for Computing & Data Sciences Wins Global Award for Interior Design

December 4, 2023

Photo: Shadowy photo shows students walking on the sidewalk of BU's campus. Photo focuses in on their legs and feet and displays everything in shadowy context.

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Video: Four BU Students on the Pain Caused by the Israel-Hamas War

December 4, 2023

Photo: 137 chairs placed in a large open plaza, each with a photo of a hostage attached, set up in rows represent those still being held hostage, or those whose bodies are still in Gaza. A circle of chairs, many with more than one victim depicted on a chair, represent the 113 hostages who have been released.

Bring Them Home Now!

December 4, 2023

BU Today 12-04-2023

December 4, 2023

Photo: A young Asian woman is shown filming using a large black film camera. The small display on the camera shows two young adults in the midst of being filmed for a scene.

Film & TV

BU Student’s Short Film Tackles Mental Health and Family in the Asian American Community

December 1, 2023

Strategy & Innovation

BU Students Launch New Event and Activity Aggregator Popple

December 1, 2023

Close-up photo of Boston University student Gavin Cheng (Questrom'25) and a random person on the street. He is holding a mini microphone and wearing a brown shirt. The man to the left is wearing multiple chains, a black hat, and a black t-shirt.

Social Media

How Building a Social Media Presence Helped Me Overcome Social Anxiety

December 1, 2023

This is a stock photo from Canva that is meant to represent consent. There are two animated individuals that are holding up signs that cover their faces. On the left, the sign as an "x" on it while on the right, the sign as a "check mark" on it.

Student Voices

Consent Culture: What Consent Means and How to Set Personal Boundaries

December 1, 2023

Photo: Adriana Craciun, a CAS professor of English, outside Mine 3, a shuttered coal mine near Longyearbyen in Svalbard. A white woman bundled up in black winter gear stands and poses in front of an old coal railway in a snowy landscape. Snowy mountains can be seen in the distance.

Arctic Classes

Two New BU Classes to Offer a Wider, Deeper Look at the Arctic

December 1, 2023

Photo: A women stands in a regal blue dress as the costume designers make amends to the garment. She looks down to watch them work.

A “Magical but Intimate Love Story”

December 1, 2023

BU Today 12-01-2023

December 1, 2023

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in December 2023 or with new albums coming out in September. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, and Tate McRae Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, Nicki Minaj, a Black woman with long black hair and wearing a pink dress see-through veil, poses for a photo. At right, Tate McRae, a white young woman with long straight dark brown hair and wearing a shiny black puffer coat, smiles and poses for a photo. Center, Mariah Carey is shown performing in concert. A light-skinned Black woman with long, curly dirty blonde hair and wearing a black dress, smiles and performs with mic in hand on stage. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

Music

New Music December 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

November 30, 2023

Photo: A woman in a suit stands at a podium in front of a crowded auditorium, giving a lecture

University Lecture

Many Say Critical Race Theory Divides Us, LAW’s Jasmine Gonzales Rose Says It Unites Us

November 30, 2023

BU Today 11-30-2023

November 30, 2023

Photo: Micah Sieber, a white man with brown beard and mustache and wearing a tan cap, red-pink shirt, black collared shirt, and black pants, smiles and holds up a small black, model building. The building is in the shape of the BU CDS building, a Jenga-like building with smooth sides.

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Video: The Model Maker

November 29, 2023

Video: The Model Maker