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Holiday Gift Guide

10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids, from BU Experts

December 13, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: A Plea for Equitable Support for Pro-Palestinian Students

December 13, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: The Price of Silence: How BU Is Failing Its Jewish Students

December 13, 2023

Photo: Rabbi Shnuel Posner lights the Menorah in front of the George Sherman Union. The menorah is taller than him, wooden, with lanterns as the lights.

The Fifth Day of Hannukah, 2023

December 13, 2023

BU Today 12-13-2023

December 13, 2023

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Sustainable Fashion

Is Thrift Flipping Ethical and Sustainable?

December 12, 2023

BU Today 12-12-2023

December 12, 2023

Women's Sports

How Caitlin Weimar Became an “Unstoppable Force” for BU Women’s Basketball

December 11, 2023

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Student Voices

Reflection: What the FreeP Taught Me as a Journalist, a Manager, a Student

December 11, 2023

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Latkepalooza: a Favorite BU Hillel Tradition

December 11, 2023

BU Today 12-11-2023

December 11, 2023

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Education

Why Schools Should Ban Cell Phones in the Classroom—and Why Parents Have to Help

December 8, 2023

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Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Alex Dowd (COM’24)

December 8, 2023

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University News

Gary Nicksa, Who Managed BU through Recession and Pandemic, Is Retiring after 18 Years of Financial Stewardship

December 8, 2023

BU Today 12-08-2023

December 8, 2023

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Comm Ave Runway

December 7, 2023

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Fashion

Comm Ave Runway: December Edition

December 7, 2023

BU Today 12-07-2023

December 7, 2023

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 7 to 10

December 6, 2023

Photo: A diverse group of people pose in front of an unlit fireplace in a brightly sunlit room. In the center sits a young Black woman wearing an oatmeal-colored sweater and khaki pants. Sitting on the armchair to her right is a white man with curly hair. A small dog sits in his lap. To her left, sitting on the other armrest is a young white woman wearing a grey sweater and jeans. Behind her stands an older white man wearing glasses, a light blue collared shirt, navy blue blazer, and jeans. To the far right stands a young white man wearing a pink and blue striped collared shirt. They all smile and pose together.

Photography

Tips for Taking the Best Family Holiday Photo with Your Cell Phone

December 6, 2023

Tips for Taking the Best Family Holiday Photo with Your Cell Phone