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University News

Boston University Drops Five-Day Isolation Requirement for COVID

March 28, 2024

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In the Works: A Major Expansion of the Coolidge Corner Theatre

March 28, 2024

BU Today 03-28-2024

March 28, 2024

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: March 28 to 31

March 27, 2024

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Engineering

Bridge Collapse Creates Conversation in BU Structural Mechanics Class

March 27, 2024

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Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Favor Wariboko (CAS’24)

March 27, 2024

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Books

The Bold World of Marcus Wachira

March 27, 2024

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Sports

Women’s Lacrosse Opens Home Patriot League Play

March 27, 2024

BU Today 03-27-2024

March 27, 2024

A meme of the cartoon genie from Aladdin on a blue and black gradient background. In the meme the genie is staring blankly into space and above him it says "The genie looking at me after I told him that my wish is to be employed and understood".

Student Life

10 Memes That Describe Being a Second Semester Senior

March 26, 2024

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Science & Technology

POV: Was the Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster Avoidable?

March 26, 2024

A woman pushing a wheelchair next to destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on March 21, amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas

Politics

Does the United States Have the Clout to Alter Netanyahu’s Course in Gaza?

March 26, 2024

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Academics

Undergraduate Research Study Project Explores Do-It-Yourself Extremism

March 26, 2024

BU Today 03-26-2024

March 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Decision to Reinstate Mandatory Standardized Tests for College Admissions Is a Mistake

March 25, 2024

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University News

BU Graduate Workers Launch Strike with Rally, Picket Plans

March 25, 2024

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University News

BU Professors, Undergrads Adjust and Adapt as Grad Student Strike Begins

March 25, 2024

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Watch Now

Welcome to Boston University, Class of 2028!

March 25, 2024

BU Today 03-25-2024

March 25, 2024

Photo: BU forward Quinn Hutson’s (CAS’26) fishes for a puck off his back in the 2024 Hockey East Championship.

HOCKEY EAST

BU Falls to BC in Hockey East Championship

March 24, 2024

BU Falls to BC in Hockey East Championship