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Community Voices

You Answered: Are You Ready to Start Living with the Virus?

March 2, 2022

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LGBTQ+

Terriers in Charge: Sabrina “Sabi” Liu (CAS’23)

February 25, 2022

Student Voices

How a Change in Life Plans Led Me to BU

February 23, 2022

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 01: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) greet U.S. President Joe Biden as they arrive for day two of COP26 at SECC on November 1, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. 2021 sees the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Takeaways, Hopes, and Disappointments from COP26

November 22, 2021

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First-GEn

First-Generation College Student Story: Brianna Bourne

November 2, 2021

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Student Voices

A Left among Rights: A Progressive Student’s Week at a Conservative Think Tank. What Did He Learn?

September 20, 2021

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Remembrance

Her Dad Went to BU and Died on 9/11. Now She’s a Proud Terrier Too.

September 9, 2021

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Student Profile

Meet the Class of 2025: Angela Tsai

September 9, 2021

Photo of William Guo, left, Francis Kwok, Henry Lei, right, all of Alameda, and about a thousand demonstrators listen to speakers during an anti-Asian American hate march and rally at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The march, organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, started at city hall and ended at Union Square. They are dressed in fall clothing, many in black t-shirts that say "Stop Asian Hate" and face masks, and cardboard protest signs.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Can’t Un-Coin “Chinese Virus,” but We Can Tell Our Stories

August 30, 2021

Student Voices

My Experience as a Transfer Student during a Global Pandemic

August 16, 2021

An aerial photo of the massive damage done to Beirut port’s grain silos (center) and the area around it on August 5, 2020, one day after an explosion. The yellow, orangey grain spills out of three large silos, and water pools on either side. In the background, the high-rise buildings of Beirut are seen as well as a few clouds in the sky.

Voices & Opinion

POV: One Year after the Beirut Port Explosion, Who’s to Blame?

August 3, 2021

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Recent Grads

How’s the Hospitality Industry Doing? We Asked Three 2021 School of Hospitality Administration Grads

July 6, 2021

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LGBTQ+

POV: Why I’m Boycotting Boston Pride

June 11, 2021

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University News

Answering Students’ Concerns, Provost Pledges New Commitments on Sexual Assault Cases

May 24, 2021

Journalism & Media

Food &: New MET Gastronomy Podcast Explores Food Studies Questions

April 23, 2021

Photo of Casey Evans (COM’21) standing in her StuViII quad with a million-dollar view of Boston’s skyline in the window at the back of the room. The dorm room is beautifully decorated with hanging plants, a wall of photos, and a bed with many pillows, one of which reads “good morning.”

Student Voices

A Guide to Getting Out and About during the Pandemic

March 31, 2021

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Student Podcast

PhD Students Host Podcast on BU, Antiracism, and Next Steps

March 23, 2021

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Student Voices

BU Seniors, How Is Your Job Search Going?

March 23, 2021

Photo of a female protestor holding a sign that says "#Stop Asian Hate!" Behind her, the entrance to DC's Chinatown is seen. Protesters rallied to call attention to Asian-American discrimination and remember the Asian-American lives lost in a series of shootings last night in Atlanta, in Chinatown, Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Student on Anti-Asian Discrimination: “It’s Just Dehumanizing”

March 19, 2021

Activists carrying signs and banners participate in a vigil in response to the Atlanta spa shootings March 17, 2021 in the Chinatown area of Washington, DC.

Racism

Video: What’s Behind the Increase in Anti-Asian Racism?

March 19, 2021

Video: What’s Behind the Increase in Anti-Asian Racism?