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BU Today 10-07-2022

October 7, 2022

Photo of students sitting, relaxing, and hanging out on the BU Beach on a warm, sunny day. Students relax on a lawn.

New England Weather

October 6, 2022

Image: collage of artists releasing music and/or hosting concerts in Boston in September 2022. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Colbie Caillat, Sydney Sierota of Echosmith, and Taylor Swift. Colbie Caillat is shown walking and smiling on stage on polaroid-style borders. Sydney Sierota of Echosmith shown performing in concert. She sings into a microphone with one arm raised and pointed within polaroid-style borders. Taylor Swift is shown posing for a photo wearing a floral embellished dress on polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern

Students

New Music October 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

October 6, 2022

Brian Durocher, BU women’s hockey head coach, says his skaters “have been busy as all get-out, they have a good leadership group, and they're excited.” Photos by Olivia Fox/BU Athletics. Here Durocher stands in front of his team on the ice, who are kneeling.

Sports

BU Women’s Hockey Season Opens at Home Friday against RPI

October 6, 2022

Picture is of a person dropping a pill into a drink at a bar. Boston police have recorded 71 allegations of drugged drinks so far this year, and BU Police Department officers say there’s been a noticeable increase throughout the city in the last year and a half. Photo courtesy of Peopleimages/iStock

Public Safety

With Reports of Spiked Drinks on the Rise in Boston, Tips for Staying Safe

October 6, 2022

BU Today 10-06-2022

October 6, 2022

Photo: Dean Onwuachi-Willig (left) with W. Kamau Bell (center), and Rikki Klieman. A tall black man with graying bear and afro poses for a photo with arms over the shoulders of two women. On the left, a shorter black woman with long dreads, large red glasses, and a black and red dress smiles and on the right a shorter white woman with shoulder length brown hair and blue dress smiles.

School of Law 150th Anniversary Gala

October 5, 2022

Photo of Kim Kardashian posing in front of a light blue photo area. A tan woman with long black hair and wearing a thin metal choker and white top, smiles slightly for cameras.

Social Media

Kim Kardashian, Sponcon, and the Rules of Being an Influencer

October 5, 2022

University News

Union Drive Accelerates among BU Graduate Students

October 5, 2022

Just For Fun

5 Things We Forgot About Being Back at BU

October 5, 2022

Photo: Marcial Matos, a Puerto Rican cook at Granby kitchen in the Hillel House, smiles as he grabs hold of a fryer basket in a dark kitchen. A large window lets in light behind him.

DINING HALL

Video: From Dishwasher to Lead Cook at Granby Commons

October 5, 2022

Director Shamus (left) and Playwright J.C. Pankratz pose for a photo at Boston Playwrights Theater on the set of Pankratz’s dark comedy Eat Your Young. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Theater at BU

Curtain’s Up on Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s 2022-2023 Season

October 5, 2022

The hot fried chicken sandwich at Hot Chix Boston. Photo courtesy of Hot Chix Boston

Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 6 to 10

October 5, 2022

BU Today 10-05-2022

October 5, 2022

Photo: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston. A Black man wearing a white and red Red Sox jersey top and jeans smiles awkwardly as he raises his arm up to throw a baseball.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

October 4, 2022

Congressman Stephen Lynch listens as Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses a bill they have introduced, called the ECASH Act at the School of LAW on October 4, 2022. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Cybersecurity

US Reps Stephen Lynch, Ayanna Pressley Tout ECASH Bill for Those Shut Out of Digital Transactions

October 4, 2022

Illustration of a woman using her hands to balance a smiley face and sad face. She balances on a board that sits on top of a neutral face.

Mental Health

BU Is Offering Free Screenings for Depression and Anxiety October 6

October 4, 2022

A photo of the CCDS on Boston University's campus. “There are approximately 300, sometimes 320 construction workers there every day,” says Sonia Richards, associate vice president for planning, design, and construction, about the new Center for Computing & Data Sciences. “We have started to move furniture into the building, and are getting ready for folks to start using it in the next academic semester.” Photo by Janice Checchio

Campus & Facilities

A Busy, and Challenging, Construction Season for BU

October 4, 2022

BU Today 10-04-2022

October 4, 2022

Photo of Katherine Kennedy (center), talking and laughing with hands clasped in front of her. Andrea Taylor stands to her left and Professor Roscoe Giles stands to her right.

Celebration of Katherine Kennedy

October 3, 2022