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- BU Bookstore Moving to West Campus Next Week February 19, 2019TAKEAWAYS: Barnes & Noble at BU is moving from Kenmore Square to West Campus The Kenmore store closes at 5 pm Wednesday The campus bookstore reopens at 910 Comm Ave on Monday Barnes & Noble @ BU will move from its longtime home in Kenmore Square to newly renovated space at 910 Comm Ave in West […]
- Embracing Sustainable Fashion February 19, 2019When you think about industries that are harmful to the environment, chances are metals, plastic, or coal come to mind. But not the clothes in your closet. So consider this the next time you try on a sweater or buy a new pair of shoes: the fashion industry places such a heavy burden on the […]
- CFA Tackles Tobias Picker Opera Based on a Stephen King Novel February 19, 2019Composer Tobias Picker thought Stephen King’s Dolores Claiborne, a story of murder, dementia, and domestic abuse, had all the torment and passion of any tragic opera. And after he turned it into an opera, he asked the BU Opera Institute to help stage a chamber version, which will have its New England premiere starting Thursday […]
- Scott Nichols to Retire after Leading BU’s Successful First Comprehensive Campaign February 15, 2019When Scott Nichols first met with Robert A. Brown back in 2006, over dinner at Island Creek Oyster Bar in Kenmore Square, he was not prepared for what the BU president was about to tell him. Brown wanted BU to undertake its first comprehensive fundraising campaign, and the goal would be crazily ambitious—$1 billion. “I […]
- Changing the National Conversation around Death February 15, 2019From anti-aging beauty regimens to strict diets and medical screenings, Western culture places immense value on the quality and preservation of life. Death, however, is a subject largely absent from daily conversation, and when raised, it evokes fear and anxiety. But talking about death—and the policies and attitudes that shape it—is a healthy practice, speakers […]
