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BU College of Communication students on the rooftop of New York PR agency Edelman

#BUSpringBreak NYC

Passersbys reflect in the window of Brookline's Village Watch Center March 9, 2016. Don't forget to set your clock forward Sunday night! Photo by Cydney Scott

Spring Forward

Ellie Steever, art director at BU MarCom and a dance instructor, teaches a session of BollyX, a Bollywood-based cardio dance fitness class to a group of BU dance enthusiasts at the Dance Theatre at the BU FitRec Center. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

Bollywood Fitness

Sneha Patel (SAR '17) (center right) asseses FitRec's rock climbing wall to find the best route. FitRec held a Rock Climbing for Beginners Wellness Workshop to give beginner climbers a feel for the ropes. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM '17)

Scaling the Wall

Alpha Phi Omega "brothers" Jessie Leafmeeker (SED'17) from left, Rebecca Barton (SED'18), Diana Parker (COM'18), Emily Hou (CAS'17), Michelle Grbic (SAR'16) and Sarah Eldredge (CAS'17) get competitive with a game of Egyptian Ratscrew at the GSU's Ziskind Lounge February 24, 2016. Photo by Cydney Scott

A Game of Cards

Engineers of the Ring. Ray Nagem, associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at BU, places a ring on the little finger of Adam Tortolanni (ENG'16) at the 32nd Annual Order of the Ring ceremony. The stainless steel ring symbolizes the oath taken earlier in the event by the prospective engineers to ethically perform their duties with utmost sincerity and upholding themselves to the ethical standards. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM’16)

Order of the Ring

No tomatoes, no pizza. Mary Ann Esposito, host of America's longest running cooking show, Ciao Italia, smiles at her students while explaining the critical importance of proper tomatoes for a mouthwatering pizza. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

Mouthwatering Pizza

BU Alums unite over a selfie. Mike Rezendes (CAS'78), a Pulitzer Prize winning Boston Globe investigative reporter, and Mark Ruffalo's character in the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight, and Bindu Dadlani (SMG'98) take a selfie after Rezendes' talk at the Metcalf Ballroom on Tuesday night. Rezendes, who was the speaker at the Friends Speaker Series, an event organized by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, attracted a large crowd at the event. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

But first… Let’s Take a Selfie

Yui Tiffany Kitamura (CFA '16) (left) and Beverly Diaz (CFA '16) perform in "A Reflection of Heart Melodies" in the College of Fine Arts Concert Hall. The performance combined music, theater and visual arts for a collaborative senior recital. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM '17)

Senior Recital

The Wang YMCA Dance Troupe, including Beverly Ng (center), performs at a Chinese New Year Celebration at the George Sherman Union. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM '17)

Chinese New Year Celebration

Students tag the BU Rock

Tagging BU Rock

Attendees watch belly dancer Elizabeth Nelson during Lebanese Night hosted by BU's Lebanese Club in the Metalf Trustee Center. The event featured authentic ccultural music, food, performances and dancing. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM'16)

Lebanese Night

Jami Rubin (CFA'19) works on a book sculpture during a Foundation Sculpture class. Photo By Jackie Ricciardi

New Life for a Book

Maggie Zhang (Questrom '19) reacts during a card game at Questrom's Casino Night Fundraiser Friday night in the Trustee Center. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM'16)

It’s Casino Night!

Night full of smiles, selfies and swaying: The BU Class of 2016 kicked off its countdown to graduation in style as hundreds of aspiring graduates came out in the bitterly cold Thursday night to celebrate the 100 Days to Graduation 2016 party at the House of Blues. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

Counting Down the Days

Savan Santoki (ENG '16) (right) and Heather Gamble (ENG '16) work on their airplane during the Extreme Airplane Competition hosted by American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC). Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM'16)

Extreme Airplane Competition

Light Machine at BU's EPIC

Moment: EPIC Light Machine

The Boston Choral Ensemble sings Herbert Howells, "Requiem" during, "A Voice From Heaven" concert on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. The conert was part of the annual conference of the Society for Christian Scholarshiip in Music and includes two of the best choral works composed in the last one hundred years. The concert ended with a round table discussion by a distinguished group of scholars and performers. Photo By Jake Belcher

A Voice From Heaven

Helen Zou (SED '18) (center) completes a puzzle with special needs student Jackson Schuh (left) during a Valentine's Day themed Friday Night Club event Feb. 12, 2016 in the GSU. The Friday Night Club, run by Student Volunteers for Special Needs, gives students with disabilities the chance to hang out with volunteers from BU and other local universities. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM'17)

Valentine’s Day Fun

Even paper roses have thorns. Tara Kavanaugh (COM'16) reacts as Emily Sheehan (COM'16) places a paper rose in her ear. The two, along with Claire Jennings (COM/CAS'18), were making paper roses as part of the Mugar Memorial Library Valentine's Day celebration at GSU on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

Celebrating with Flowers