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Voices & Opinion

POV: There’s Another Reason to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve, and It’s One You Haven’t Heard Yet

May 4, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Since When Should a Misdemeanor Carry a Death Sentence?

April 28, 2020

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Student Voices

Bullet Journaling: Helping Maintain Mindfulness and Self-care

April 27, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

Quarantine Diaries: One Word

April 27, 2020

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Gratitude

Coronavirus Thank-you Notes from the BU Community

April 22, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: What Will We Choose to Value in Light of COVID-19?

April 21, 2020

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Student Voices

Dispatches from Abroad: International Students on Life at Home

April 16, 2020

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Student Voices

BU Student Puts Her Passion for Sewing to Use Making Face Masks for Healthcare Workers

April 11, 2020

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University News

President Brown Outlines BU’s Path Forward through Pandemic

April 9, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Rationing Ventilators—a Look at Pandemic Myths That Deserve to Die

April 6, 2020

A passerby walks down an aisle with empty shelves where paper towels are normally on display at a grocery store, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Quincy, Mass. A sign on the shelf says "due to tight supply, limit 2 per customer."

Supply Chain

Will the Coronavirus Crisis Lead to Food Shortages?

March 30, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Refugees Are Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19. Don’t Ignore Their Needs

March 30, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health

March 24, 2020

Still of four students, Joshua Pei (CAS’21), Morgan Moscinski (CFA’21), Michelle Njoroge (CAS’20), and Rownyn Curry (CAS’21) on a Zoom call from a video in which the students discuss the new normal, learning remotely.

Student Voices

The New Normal: Students Reflect on First Week of Learning—and Living—Remotely

March 24, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

I Covered BU Athletics for Four Years as a Student: Here’s What I Learned

March 20, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Leaving New England Patriots

March 17, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need Unemployment Insurance to Protect Workers and the Economy from Coronavirus

March 4, 2020

Still from "Students on the Issues That Matter Most to Them in the 2020 Presidential Election" video; photo of students walking in the hallway leading to Union Court with red overlay.

Politics

Video: Students on the Issues That Matter Most to Them in the 2020 Presidential Election

March 2, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Setting the Record Straight on Traumatic Brain Injury

February 18, 2020

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Politics

BU Expert: Trump’s Acquittal by US Senate Has Shredded Constitution’s Separation of Powers

February 6, 2020

BU Expert: Trump’s Acquittal by US Senate Has Shredded Constitution’s Separation of Powers