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Photo of Kilachand sophomore Hanna Dworkin (CAS’24) holding a painting she made that will be presented to Dr. Kilachand in Abu Dhabi. In the painting, you see the Boston skyline as seen from Kilachand during sunset--the buildings are orange and the sky is blue. A small title in the left corner of the painting reads "views from the Kilachand Honors College". Dworkin wears a pink face mask and has long dirty blonde hair.

A Thank-You Gift for Rajen Kilachand

Nate Dizor (SAR’24), from left, Rudy Joseph (Wheelock’24), and Abigail Hulick (Questrom’22) organize toys by category at Room to Grow in Hyde Park March 8. BU students volunteered at Room to Grow as part of Alternative Spring Break. Photo by for Boston University Photography

Alternative Service Break 2022

Overhead photo of students at Questrom School on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. The students sit a circle tables in small groups in bright red chairs. The tables and chairs are on a patterned rug with a series of circles and other geometric shapes.

A New, Life-Size Board Game?

Photo of a woman of color in long, silver gown, her hands extended as she sings with a solemn look on her face. Behind her, an Asian woman in a long, sparkly, black gown plays concentratedly at a grand piano. Both women are on stage.

CFA Students Perform at Carnegie Hall

Photo (from right to left) of Ines Santa Cruz (CGS’24), Betil Gorgu (COM’24), Sofia Akhmechet (CGS’24) and Marina Fernandez (CGS’24) gathered on Marsh Plaza Thursday, March 3, 2022 for a protest and vigil in solidarity with victims of the conflict in Ukraine. Cruz holds a blue and yellow sign and battery powered candle light; the other students hold candle lights and wear winter jackets. They all look solemn and the sun is setting in the sky.

Vigil for Victims in Ukraine

Photo of 4 masked BU students sitting and kneeling around a white and black sheepadoodle as they pet it.

Petting Dogs

Photo of Tom Fischer (LAW’25,L1) digging into the book Just Mercy as he sits on a black Adirondack chair on BU Beach. He wears a gold puffy, black pants and a hat. A couple of geese are seen in the foreground.

Goose on the Loose

Closeup photo of undergrad researcher Halle Cooper (CAS’22) measures the absorption spectra of suspended particles in water samples collected from Louisiana wetlands. In the foreground are a series of plastic vials. Cooper is seen wearing a mask and looking very concentrated as she uses tweezers while taking measurements.

Measuring Absorption Spectra

Photo of Stage Director Jim Petosa at the Opera Institute’s rehearsal for "If I Were You". An older, balding white man gestures dramatically in the center of the room next to a ladder as a diverse group of students look on and listen. All are masked.

Modern Retelling of Faust

Photo of BU's Jazz Band performing on Feb 13 at Campus Center and Student Residence building on Fenway Campus. Five young men play, some with masks on. There is a drummer, bassists, trumpeter, saxophone and jazz guitar.

Jazz Brunch

Photo of BU’s African Students Organization rehearsing at FitRec Feb 16 in preparation for Northeastern African Student Organization’s annual Africa Night. A young Black woman with braids and wearing a black athletic outfit does a split in the foreground as dancers dressed is black behind her do a sort of squat move. All the women wear masks. They are dancing in a studio with wooden floor and a wall-length mirror on the back wall.

Celebrating African Culture

photo of a young woman with short hair look like she's about to speak in dramatic lighting. A person behind her in a green sweater looks forlorn. The background is dark black.

RX Machina

Photo taken during The Annual Winter Walk. The group of walkers from Boston University School of Theology pictured here participated in the event: Cynthia Perry (STH’24), from left, Dale Pinkham Cavanaugh (STH’24); John Clabeaux; Elise Feyerherm, Episcopal Mentor; Ray Joyce, Assistant Dean for Development; Johnathan Rocha (STH’24). The participants are bundled up in winter jackets, hats and scarves, and smile as snow falls.

6th Annual Winter Walk Boston

Photo of BU's dance club G-Power Dance Crew dancing to a song called "Can't Stop Me" during the Boston University Chinese Students and Scholars Association's 2022 Spring Festival Carnival's in the SAC gym. Asian women stand in a circle with backs towards each other as they all raise one hand with confident expressions.

Lunar New Year Spring Festival Carnival

Photo of three young women working on collages at the First Fridays: Candy and Collage Making event on February 4. They were face masks and use scissors to cut images out of magazines.

Fun and Fruitful Friday

Photo of students facing a large screen as Desireé Vaughn, a black woman wearing a masks stands. Screen reads "Dub This!" and features rules of the game

Tips from an Expert

Photo taken of a group of Boston University students after the snow storm on January 29 building a snow castle with a blue bucket. Photo by Siyi Yang (COM’22)

Cold Creativity

Photo of students at the Weeks of Welcome Winter Bash hosted by the Student Activities Office at the GSU Friday, January 28, 2022. The students stand masked in a dark room lit with pink lights. At the back of the room, a screen reads "Master...M.." the second word is cut off

WOW Winter Bash

an aerial photo of construction equipment moving snow into a snow-melting machine along Agganis Way. A diesel truck sits nearby at the ready and a snow-covered soccer field is seen in the distance.

Heroes of the Storm

Photo of BU student Eliza Go Araujo (COM 24') putting pieces on the board while other students work on other parts of the jigsaw puzzle at the StuVi2 lobby in Jan 25. She wears glasses, a black face mask, and dark gray BU sweatshirt.

Puzzling Situation

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