A Look Back at 2018’s Most Memorable Moments

Northeastern’s Sugandha Kher (left) and University of Florida’s Tanya Kakkar were among hundreds of women at SheHacks Boston, billed by BU student organizers as the largest-ever female and femme nonbinary hackathon, January 26 to 28. Photo by Cydney Scott

BUildLab: IDG Capital Student Innovation Center opening February 1: Questrom Dean Kenneth Freeman (from left), IDG Capital president and BU trustee Hugo Shong (COM’87, GRS’90), BU President Robert A. Brown, and Innovate@BU executive director Gerry Fine. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

There was spirited pandemonium at the BU-Loyola men’s basketball game (BU 64, Loyola 55) January 31 for the annual Club Sports and Intramural Spirit Night. Photo by Cydney Scott

A heartbreaker for the women’s hockey Terriers, a milestone for Victoria Bach (CGS’16, COM’18): Bach scored her 100th goal in the February 13 Women’s Beanpot Tournament final loss to BC. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Maggie Yu (CAS’18), of BU’s classical Chinese dance company Verge Dance, performed at Journey to the West, the Chinese Students Association Culture Show and Lunar New Year Celebration, held February 17 at the Metcalf Ballroom. Photo by Maddie Malhotra (COM’19)

What to do when snow cancels classes? Sachi Mehrotra (Questrom’21) (left) and Tiffany Tong (Questrom’21) had a fun idea: wallowing in the snow in West Campus on March 13. Photo by Lexi Pline (COM’19)

Summer, fall, winter, spring: Counterpoint, by Russell Jacques (CFA’66), has weathered every season on the BU Beach since 1992, including an early spring snow. Photo by Janice Checchio

National School Walkout, March 14: A nationwide memorial and protest action honoring the 17 people killed February 14 in Florida and urging passage of stricter gun control laws was observed at BU: Jackie O’Brien (COM’20) (from left), Lindsay Fuori (CFA’18), Annie Zaruba-Walker (CFA’18), and Shawna James (CFA’18). Photo by Cydney Scott

MED’s 2018 Match Day: Happy about their residency matches are Antoine Ribieras (MED’18) (left) and Stephon Martin (MED’18), both to Florida’s Jackson Memorial Hospital—Ribieras in general surgery and Martin in psychiatry. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people around the United States and the world—men, women, children, families—inspired and led by students from Parkland, Fla., and all over the country joined Saturday in about 800 marches to say Never Again to gun violence. Marchers from the School of Public Health and the BU community joined a crowd estimated at 50,000 on the Boston Common for a 2 pm rally. Photo by Kelly Davidson

The BU dance team placed third in both categories they competed in, Hip-Hop and Team Dance, at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship, held April 7 in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The Boston Police Academy graduation was held April 10 at Agganis Arena. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh (left) and Police Commissioner William B. Evans (rear) recognize Jennifer L. de los Santos, here with daughter, Nya, husband, Jason, and son, Jace. Photo by Cydney Scott

B.R.A.I.N. Day, April 7: Demonstrating a brain-machine interface device are BU Mind and Brain Society members Carly Montague (CAS’18) (left), Julius Frost (CAS’21) (seated, left), Emily Mallaber (CAS’20) (center), and Aaron Hwang (ENG’21) (seated, right). Photo by Jake Belcher

US Figure Skating Collegiate National Champions Redux: The BU Figure Skating Club took the national championship for the second year in a row in April, finishing with 23 top-3 finishes in 30 events. Photo courtesy of US Figure Skating/Sarah Arnold

May 16: Facilities workers, like Taye Abebe, have a massive job readying Nickerson Field for Commencement each year, but they always get it done. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Umbrellas weren’t needed May 20 on Nickerson Field, but they could have come in handy outside of T’s. Chances are that celebrants Josh Yoon (COM’18) and Erika Matera Banoun (COM’18) didn’t care. Photo by Jake Belcher

2018 Commencement speaker US Rep. John Lewis (Hon.’18) (D-Ga.) with Posse graduates from his home state: Demeisha Crowley (CGS’16, Sargent’18) (from left), Bukola Alli (Sargent’18), Devaughn Bennett (Questrom’18), Jordan Fessehaie (SHA’18), India Smith (CAS’18), Jenna Perlman (COM’18), Mae Davis (COM’18), and Claire Lenz (Questrom’18). Photo by Cydney Scott

“Indeed the river is a perpetual gala, and boasts each month a new ornament.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson. The women’s lightweight rowing team adorns the Charles, May 23. Photo by Cydney Scott

Boston Pride Parade: BU faculty, staff, and student groups participated in the parade June 9, organized by the nonprofit group Boston Pride, whose aim is to achieve inclusivity, equality, respect, and awareness. Photo by Rohin Banerji (ENG’19)

For the second summer, the Comm Ave bridge and adjacent road sections were closed to replace the bridge’s westbound lane. The work is part of a major Comm Ave improvement. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

The School of Medicine’s 2018 White Coat Ceremony, a medical tradition where first-year students receive their white coats and recite the Hippocratic Oath, was held August 2. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

One more first: the inaugural student move-in on BU’s new Fenway Campus August 29. On June 1, the merger of Wheelock College and the BU School of Education created the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

The BU Marching Band led new BU freshmen along Comm Ave to Agganis Arena on September 2 for Matriculation, their formal enrollment in Boston University. Photo by Michael D. Spencer

Umoja, BU’s black student union, held a welcome reception at the GSU Ballroom September 13. Among hundreds of members of the black community at the night of fun, food, and friendship was Hafzat Akanni (CAS’20). Photo by Lexi Pline (COM’19)

BU Marine Program students Grace Maddox (CAS’20) (from left), Hayley Goss (CAS’19), Nicole Haftel (COM’20), and Anna Barcala (CAS’20) sample the Boston Harbor intertidal at Castle Island October 17. Photo by Cydney Scott

Dhamaal, a Bollywood Dance Night, was held at the Myles Standish Hall Global House floor October 12, hosted by the CAS Hindu-Urdu program. Performing was Shilpa Varghese (SPH’17) and the BU Bhangra dance team. Photo by Maddie Malhotra (COM’19)

ROTC cadets and midshipmen joined together for BU’s 36th annual Joint Service Pass in Review, one of the country’s oldest military traditions, October 20 on Nickerson Field. Photo by Melissa Ostrow

Shorter, chillier days, approach of dreaded (by most) winter, lots (and lots this year) of rain—that’s fall in New England. That said, there’s little that can compare to the beauty of fall foliage. Photo by Janice Checchio

A ghost bike adorned with candles and flowers honors BU grad student Meng Jin (GRS’19), from Shanghai, China, who died in a bicycle crash November 9 near the Museum of Science. Photo by Maddie Malhotra (COM’19)

Chujun Lu (COM’18) (from left), Huzefa Mandviwala (ENG’19), Devin Bidstrup (ENG’22), and Kaiya Weatherby (CAS’21) were among the BU Outing Club members who hiked to the summit of New Hampshire’s Mount Tecumseh November 25. Photo by Jacob Chang-Rascle (COM’22)

Field hockey cocaptain Ally Hammel (CGS’17, Sargent’19) was the first player in BU history to be named a two-time NFHCA All-American when the honors were announced December 4. Her career stats: 56 points, 22 goals, 12 assists, 83 contests. Photo by Cydney Scott

The annual Marsh Chapel Christmas tree decorating get-together was held December 6, followed by some festive eating (Christmas cookies) and singing (Christmas carols). Among the decorators was Brigid Kane (CAS’22). Photo by Jacob Chang-Rascle (COM’22)