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Weekender

The Weekender: November 30 to December 3

November 29, 2023

Photo: A young BU student plays an online game at Balance Patch, the on-campus video game lounge. She sits in a gaming chair, looking at a computer screen and plays with a keyboard and mouse.

Student Clubs

Valorant, League of Legends, Overwatch: BU Gaming Plays Them All

November 28, 2023

Photo: An overhead shot of a few items on display at the Mary C. Beaudry Community Archaeology Center. An old glass medicine bottle is featured in the center of a black table.

Archaeology

Explore Cannonballs, Shipwrecks, and More at Boston’s Newly Renamed Mary C. Beaudry Community Archaeology Center

November 28, 2023

Photo: A young white man wearing glasses, a brown, long sleeved collared shirt and navy blue slacks, stands and poses with the aid of a mobility device. He poses in front of BU's College of Fine Arts.

Music

CFA Student Stages a One-of-a-Kind Concert Drawing on His Life as a Musician with a Disability

November 28, 2023

Photo: Group photo of five men sitting and standing. They all hold guitars. From left: Nathaniel Braddock, Brian Barrone, Kumera Zekarias, Erik Broess, and Lance Morrison.

Music

The Guitar Playing Scholars Making their Mark at the School of Music

November 21, 2023

Photo: A large, white gallery wall features large paintings from various artists. A person is showing walking through and looking at different pieces.

Fine Arts

Works by Warhol, de Kooning, Pollock, and More On View in Dazzling Stone Gallery Show

November 21, 2023

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Recipe Series

Ginger Apple Cranberry Sauce

November 20, 2023

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Arts & Culture

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with These Books, Films, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Albums

November 17, 2023

Photo: A crop image of the movie poster for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Seven individuals pose dramatically, looking to the left. The two main characters are in the center with their backs to one another. The setting for the games is in the background.

Film & TV

Who Won Tonight’s Free Tickets to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

November 16, 2023

This is a stock photo from Canva of a Thanksgiving dinner spread. There is a cooked turkey in the middle with pies, vegetables, and other foods spread out around it. There are also candles, pumpkins and flowers to create a fall theme.

Food

10 Dorm-Friendly Friendsgiving Recipes

November 16, 2023

Photo: A group of eight Black people, three sitting on a counch in the center of the room and five standing eahind and to the sides of the couch, pose and smile for the photo. They all wear clothes that are black, white, or blue and are featured in front of a brick wall. The person in the center holds an electric guitar in their hands.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 9 to 12

November 8, 2023

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FASHION SERIES

Comm Ave Runway: November Edition

November 7, 2023

Books

Social Security Clawbacks Are a Year-round Horror, Says BU’s Laurence Kotlikoff in New Book

November 6, 2023

Photo: Exterior shot of the Halal Shack in BU's student union. A food court restaurant with a bright interior and large yellow sign that reads "The halal shack" in black letters is shown. Blurred students are shown walking by in the foreground as workers make bowls behind the counter.

Food & Dining

BU Today Interns Dish on New GSU Eatery Halal Shack

November 3, 2023

Photo: Hermela Haile, a young Black woman with long brown and light brown box braids and wearing a red orange turtleneck and black pants, smiles and poses with arms crossed in front of lush greenery.

Watch Now

My Own Boston: Hermela Haile (Questrom ‘25)

November 2, 2023

Photo: a Decadent corned beef sandwich on a plate with fries in a well light bright restaurant

Food

Yum! Today Is National Sandwich Day

November 2, 2023

Photo: Taylor Swift, a white woman wearing a light blue halter top dress, smiles and poses in front of a backdrop that reads "Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour".

Arts & Culture

What Makes Taylor Swift the Pop Icon She Is?

November 1, 2023

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in November 2023 or with new albums coming out in November. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Kevin Abstract, Dolly Parton, and Jungkook. Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, Kevin Abstract performs in concert, mic in hand; he is a Black man wearing a white tee shirt. At right, Jungkook, a Korean man with black hair and wearing a white shirt, olive green collared shirt, and tan pants, smiles on stage with mic in hand as he squats. Center, Dolly Parton is shown posing in front of a yellow backdrop. An older white woman with platinum blonde hair and wearing a white jumpsuit smiles and poses. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

New Music

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

October 31, 2023

Photo: A large glass dish filled with a light orange pumpkin mousse. The top of the dessert is sprinkled with small, brown gingersnap cookie chunks. Dessert is displayed on a white table in front of window. Scene outside is a fall scene of leaves changing color.

Food

No-Bake Pumpkin Mousse Dessert

October 30, 2023

Photo: A man holds a microphone while speaking to an audience in a large auditorium

Social Media

The YouTube Effect Chronicles Internet’s Good, Bad, and Ugly

October 27, 2023

The YouTube Effect Chronicles Internet’s Good, Bad, and Ugly