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Photo: Three students sit in chairs around an ottoman. The two chairs in foreground, the students are discussing something about their study materials. The chair in the background features a student curled up with a coat over them, completely passed out. The first student in the foreground wears a green t-shirt, the second student wears a gray hijab and a shirt. The chairs are orange and a dark pattern.

The Homestretch

Photo: Dr. Beverly Brown, a white woman wearing a white blouse, black blazer, and black and white floral skirt, holds up a glass of champagne as she stands at a glass podium and addresses a crowd during a reception.

BU Women’s Guild Honorary President Beverly Brown Celebrated at Reception

Photo: A person in a suit holding a briefcase walks in between two large monitor screens at what appears to be a tech conference or corporate gathering

Experiential Learning Expo

Photo: Sam Moller, BU Assistant Director for Communications (left) demonstrates with the aid of a small scale replicated pipe how the buildings HVAC system obtains itÕs energy. (from left to right) State Representative Jeff Roy (D-Franklin), Emerson Gagnon, State Representative Joan Meschino (D-3rd District Plymouth), Liam Morehead, and State Representative Rich Haggerty (D-30th Middlesex District) look on in the facilities room..

The Energy Tour

Photo: A white woman with blonde hair tied back into a low ponytail and wearing glasses, a blue collared shirt, and jeans, points behind her as she directs two men dressed in casual clothes in front of her. A third man stand to her right and also listens. They all stand on a makeshift stage.

Wasteland by Kate Snodgrass (GRS’90)

Photo: A young woman plants stakes with paper fishes in a grassy area for a World Ocean Day Installation. The fishes are colorful, a mix of red, orange, and yellow and the young student wears black yoga pants and a gray sweatshirt.

World Ocean Day installation

Photo: A group shot of the women's tennis patriot league in their white uniforms, with the trophy and banner in front of them. The coaches stand to the left and the right of them.

Women’s Tennis Sweeps

Photo: Award winning Brazilian Poet and performer, Ricardo Aleixo, a Black man wearing an all black outfit and tan beret-style cap holds a microphone to his face as he reads from a small notebook. A mic stand is seen to his right and blurred views of the back of audiences heads can be seen in the foreground.

Award winning Brazilian Poet and performer, Ricardo Aleixo

Photo: A row of BU's Drumline students in all black t-shirts perform for a showcase.

Drum Roll, Please!

Photo: Boston University staffers from (l-r) Trish Reed, Diandra Ross and Erin Lee grouped up to sort through clothing donations at Cradles To Crayons donation center in Newton, Massachusetts, Thursday, April 20, 2023. From left, a white woman wearing a grey "Boston University" long sleeved shirt, a Black woman wearing glasses and a black short sleeved shirt, and an Asian woman wearing a blue and white collared shirt and navy blue sweater vest laugh and chat as they fold clothes out of a large blue bin. Behind them other people can be seen sorting and folding clothes into various other bins.

External Affairs volunteers at Cradles to Crayons

Photo: Two young college students, Stephanie Kung (COM’23), left, and Kelly Ye (QST’23) cuddle with bunnies on the 14th floor of CDS on Boston University's campus. “Barn Babies” brought a petting zoo to BU on April 20, where students signed up for time slots to snuggle with their choice of pig, goat, bunnies, chicks, or kittens. The room was filled with smiles and the cooing of baby animals from start to finish. Photo by Will Chapman COM (’26)

Barn Babies Visit CDS

Photo: Tara Watchorn, a white woman with short blonde hair, and Drew Marrochello, a white man with silver hair, stand on a red rug on an ice rink as they pose together and hold up a large BU women's ice hockey jersey. They both wear formal black blazers, white tops, and black pants. Behind them empty stands can be seen and students in the BU band wait with their instruments in the distance.

New Head Coach for BU Women’s Ice Hockey

Photo: An older woman with graying black hair tied up and wearing a bright yellow jacket stands at a podium outside in an open square and reads from a large packet of papers. In the blurry foreground, a hand can be seen picking up a newspaper.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Photo: The BU Bhangra dance team celebrates Punjabi Nite at BU with a colorful and lively performance. The dancers are smiling, their arms in the air and a foot of the ground, mid-dance. They wear traditional clothing--a black embellished tunic with various colorful parachute-type pants on the bottom. The colors range from red to a blue-green, left to right.

A Nite for Dancing

Photo: BU SARP Ambassador Sarah Annis (QST'25) participated in the "I Will Walk With You," public art event in which students spray painted footprints on the sidewalk to symbolize community support for victims of sexual assault on Thursday morning. A young white woman wearing a light grey sweater vest holds up a light blue, stained stencil that reads "I will walk with you". Next to her the legs of another student are shown as well as their hand holing a can of light blue spray paint. A few other students can be seen in the blurred background behind them as they work to stencil the sidewalk.

I Will Walk with You

Photo: Danielle Miller (CAS'24) and Elizabeth Nelson (CAS'23) (Left to right) use the photo booth at the Spring 2023 Questrom Formal QSG hosted by Questrom Student Government. Two young women, (from left) one wearing a shiny, satin blue dress with Doc Martin boots and the other wearing long, burgundy dress laugh and pose with funky props like large, red clown glasses in front of white wall. The photo booth station features large light screens and pedestal stand.

Picture Perfect

Photo: A team from Solect Energy instals what will ultimately be 1500 solar panels on the roof of the Track and Tennis Center April 6. A group of men wearing hard hats, neon vests, and construction gear work to place a large solar panel on the roof of a large building. In the distance the New Balance field, BU's West Campus, and various brick buildings can be seen.

Solar Panels at the TTC

Photo: Astronaut Bob Hines (ENG’97) speaks with ENG students April 7 on the 17th floor of CCDS. A man in a blue NASA astronaut jumpsuit stands on a makeshift stage at the front of a large room as he speaks to a large audience of students sitting and watching.

Astronaut Bob Hines Returns to Campus

Photo: A group photo of BU’s Men’s Club Rugby Team during their 45th anniversary. A group of men, many wearing red Rugby jackets, pose together on Nickerson soccer field. A few people in the front hold up a large red banner that reads "Boston University Rugby".

Men’s Rugby Club 50th Anniversary

Photo: Yang Yang Zhang (ENG’24) (left), and Kai Imery (ENG’24) work to get their object-detecting autonomous vehicle to run. A young Asian man wearing glasses and a young white man wearing a white hooded sweatshirt both lean close the table in front of them as they study the small electric car they're programming. The small blue car is connected to wires and attached to a small black device that the two are working on.

Hands-On Engineering

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