A Look Back at Fall 2015

Move-in week 2015—the arrival of thousands of new and returning students—gets a huge assist from handy and knowledgeable red-shirted Terriers. Photo by Cydney Scott

Flying high: Scarlet Fever, BU’s annual carnival for new and returning Terriers, features games, prizes, and food. Photo by Dana J. Quigley

Dean of Student Kenneth Elmore (SED’87) greets Menino Scholar Alexxa Robinson (SHA’17) at this year’s Menino Scholars Welcome Barbecue. Photo by Cydney Scott

Sipei Fu (SAR’19) (left) and Jie Ling (COM'19) marked their first Lobster Night, a unique BU annual tradition, with a selfie. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

The C-SPAN Bus, an interactive multimedia learning center, visited BU September 22, and Nehemiah Dureus (ENG’19) took advantage of its offerings. Photo by Cydney Scott

The rare alignment of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon on September 27 produced the phenomenon known as a super blood moon. Photo by Mackenzie Feeley (CAS'16)

The dedication of the Samuel M. Fineman Law Library on September 25 honors William Schwartz (LAW’55, DGE’52, GRS’60), a former School of Law dean, and his wife, Bernice. Pictured: LAW Dean Maureen O’Rourke (from left), the Schwartzes, Fineman (LAW’72,’87), Fineman's fiancée, Nyla Carleton, and President Robert A. Brown. Photo by John Gillooly

Catherine Campion (SAR’16) takes advantage of a warm autumn day to study outdoors. Photo by Cydney Scott

Jennifer Weber, artistic director of the hip-hop theater company Decadancetheatre (wearing hat), teaches a hip-hop class at FitRec during her October residency. Photo by Cydney Scott

Diver David Thiede (ENG’19) does a forward two-and-a-half somersault pike during a swimming and diving team practice at FitRec. Photo by Cydney Scott

The women's lightweight crew exits the DeWolfe Boathouse with their shell, ready for an afternoon practice. Photo by Cydney Scott

Lucy Anisimov (CAS'19) (center, in white), who is from Israel, becomes emotional during a vigil for victims of terrorism in Israel sponsored by BU Students for Israel. Photo by Cydney Scott

The annual BU ROTC Pass-in-Review ceremony at Nickerson Field. US Air Force Major General Craig S. Olson spoke at the event. Photo by Kristyn Ulanday

Angela Menino (from left), widow of the late Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino (Hon.’01), President Robert A. Brown, and the Meninos’ children, Susan Menino Fenton and Thomas Menino Jr., at the October 27 announcement that the official Menino archive will be housed at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. Photo by Cydney Scott

Paparazzi converge at the Metcalf Science Center to photograph celebrity pumpkins as they hurtle headlong from the center's roof during the physics department’s annual Pumpkin Drop. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Hat Trick: Her teammates converge on tournament MVP Sofi Laurito (COM’16), who scored all three BU goals in in the field hockey team’s 3-2 double OT win over Bucknell, setting them up to win their second consecutive Patriot League championship the next day. Photo by Cydney Scott

The golden glow of autumn. Photo by Cydney Scott

Army Cadet Captain Justin-Ryan Abueg (CAS'16) (from left), Marine Midshipman 3/C Peter Kellner (CAS’18), and Navy Midshipman 4/C Isabelle Nguyen-Phuoc (CAS'19) relieve fellow ROTC students during the annual Veterans Day Vigil on Marsh Plaza. Photo by Jake Belcher

Sam Desoto (CFA’19) and Ashley Perry (CFA’19) were among scores of students lighting candles at a vigil on Marsh Plaza in memory of the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks. Photo by Chenyao Xu (COM’17)

David Hoose, College of Fine Arts director of orchestral activities and a professor of music, in his final Symphony Hall concert. Hoose is leaving BU after more than a quarter of a century. Photo by Samuel J. Brewer

Bearded for a good cause: BU’s Delta Tau Delta fraternity members plus No-Shave November equals raising money for cancer prevention, research, and education. Photo by Cydney Scott

The 75-plus members of the Inner Strength Gospel Choir rehearse for their annual Fall Concert. Photo by Cydney Scott

Aine Russell (CAS’17) (front, from left), Brielle Dojer (CAS’16), and Monica Gonzalez (Questrom’18) at a Students for a Just and Stable Future rally supporting divestment from fossil fuels. Photo by Chenyao Xu (COM’17)

For 19 years BU student-athletes have visited Boston elementary schools as part of the Annual Holiday Reading Program. Ariales Ortiz, center, and rower Emma Lauder (CAS'18) read Mouse Soup together while hoopster Kamali Chambers (CGS'17) reads to Randy Guzman. Photo by Cydney Scott

The third annual Boston University Against Gun Violence vigil, held on Marsh Plaza, organized by Lindsay Fuori (CFA’19) (far right) in memory of the victims of the Newtown school tragedy. Photo by Dana J. Quigley

Always one of the most popular University events of the year, Marsh Chapel’s Annual Service of Lessons and Carols is modeled on the famous King’s College, Cambridge, service. Photo by Cydney Scott