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BU Today 02-01-2023

February 1, 2023

Photo: Sydney Villegas (CAS’24), left, and Stella Lee (CFA’24), right, take the stage together at Karaoke Night on January 28. A young Black woman with long box braids and wearing a pink blouse and jeans, and a young Asian woman wearing a white sweater and black pants, sing into microphones on a stage as a band can be seen playing guitar and drums in the background.

Karaoke, Anyone?

January 31, 2023

Food

Five Boston-Area Restaurants to Consider for Valentine’s Day

January 31, 2023

Collage: Images from the covers and poster for various Black works. From top to bottom, left to right: "Do the Right Thing " movie poster, "Batea" by the Colombian band Bejuco album cover, "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation" book cover, "The Woman King" and "African Queens" shows posters, Festival of Afrofuturism promotional poster, "Watchmen" show poster, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!" album cover, "Seizing Freedom" podcast art, and "gossypiin" by Ra Malika Imhotep book cover

Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month with These Books, Films, Albums, and Podcasts

January 31, 2023

BU Today 01-31-2023

January 31, 2023

Photo: Raquel Joseph, a young Black woman wearing glasses and a grey-themed tye-dye jumpsuit, laughs and holds up a large Lego flower set in glee. A DJ wearing a shirt that reads "Boom boom bingo!" speaks into a microphone at a white table behind her.

Boom Boom BINGO!

January 30, 2023

Photo: a red bowl sat next to a window letting in natural light is filled with a dark green soup and topped with homemade croutons, a dollop of cheese, and capers.

RECIPE SERIES

Creamy Broccoli, Spinach, and Herb Soup with Crispy Capers

January 30, 2023

Photo: Blue infographic with three character-drawings of "condom fairies". In the middle of the graphic reads, in darker blue text, Condom Fairy: free safer sex supplies for BU students. In the top left hand corner, a Black fairy in red monochrome outfit with wings and a star wand. In the top right hand corner, a darker skinned fairy, in green monochrome with wings and a star wand. And in the bottom right hand corner, a darker-skinned fairy with blue monochrome wings and a star wand.

Public Health

The Condom Fairy Turns 10

January 30, 2023

BU Today 01-30-2023

January 30, 2023

Photo: A white woman with shoulder length blonde hair is featured in the center of this photo, picking out clothes from a clothing rack in front of her. There are other clothing racks, one in the right hand side of the photo and behind. She is wearing a blue button up with a red tie and a name tag on her left-hand side.

Center for Career Development

Prepping Students for a Tight Job Market

January 27, 2023

Photo: Faculty & Staff Assistance Office employees, Colleen McGuire (left) Sarah Henderson (center), and Karen Brouhard(right) smile and pose for a photo. Three white women wearing (from left) glasses and a light blue floral blouse and black pants, a dark blue summer dress, and a red orange blouse and beige pants.

Mental Health

Faculty & Staff Assistance Office: a Valuable Resource for BU Employees and Their Families

January 27, 2023

Punxsutawney Phil being held up by a man in a top hat on Groundhogs Day. Photo by Chris Flook via Wikimedia Commons

Things-To-Do

The Week Ahead: January 30 to February 5

January 27, 2023

BU Today 01-27-2023

January 27, 2023

Photo: In the center of the photo, a bouquet of flowers wrapped in plastic and pink paper. They are laying on a dirt ground and are in front of a stone with the number 47 in metal on it. Behind the rock, there is a tree trunk to the right of the photo.

Maternal Health

A Mother Charged with Killing Her Children: A Possible Explanation for the Unthinkable

January 26, 2023

Photo: Photo of the "After Roe and Dobbs: Seeking Reproductive Justice in the Next Fifty Years" event. A panel of speakers are seated at a long white table at the front of a large room. A speaker stands at a podium to the right of the table and a large projector screen hangs down behind them all, showing the screen with a slide that is title "Medical Ethics & Pregnant Patients". A small crowd of people are seated in front of the panel and speaker as the audience.

Health & Medicine

50 Years After Roe v. Wade, What Do the Next 50 Years Look Like?

January 26, 2023

Photo: People attending a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Monterey Park, Calif. A group of Asian women are seen mourning and crying at a vigil. At front, one Asian woman covers her face as she cries, as two masked women comfort her on either side.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Again and Again. Mass Shootings Continue Unabated in the United States

January 26, 2023

Freshmen Lane (CAS’26) and Quinn Hutson (CAS’26), pictured here in full hockey uniforms, are tied in scoring the second most goals for the Terriers this season, with nine each. Growing up playing against each other, the brothers are enjoying their time skating together for the No. 4/5 Terriers. [Credit: Matt Woolverton]

Men’s Hockey

BU’s Red-Hot Hutson Brothers Help Fuel Terriers’ Hockey Success

January 26, 2023

BU Today 01-26-2023

January 26, 2023

Photo: Maria Zabaneh (CAS’23) (left), Josette Wynn (ENG’25) (middle), and Deirdre Otoo (CAS’23) (right) enjoy their meals together at the Boston Food Fest Jan 21. Three young women sit around a table with a white table cloth as they smile and laugh. Empty white plates sit in front of them on the table and other students can be seen in the background at other, similar tables.

Who Doesn’t Love a Food Fest?

January 25, 2023

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Online Privacy

Protect Your Privacy Online: Avoid Posting These Five Things

January 25, 2023

Protect Your Privacy Online: Avoid Posting These Five Things

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