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Voices & Opinion

POV: Eight Slightly Quirky Ways to Reclaim Your Mental Health

February 11, 2022

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Tips from an Expert

February 11, 2022

BU Today 2-11-2022

February 11, 2022

Composite image of the book covers of the following works (right to left): Black No More by George S. Schuyler, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Aye, and Gomorrah: And Other Stories by Samuel Delany by Zora Neale Hurston, Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole, Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, Trayvon: Ten Years Later by Sybrina Fulton, Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay, The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemison, and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Books

12 Books by Black Authors in Honor of Black History Month

February 10, 2022

BU Today 2-10-2022

February 10, 2022

Photo taken from the balcony as the Boston University Symphony Orchestra performed with the Boston University Wind Ensemble and with the Symphonic Chorus at Boston Symphony Hall in 2019.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: February 10 to 13

February 9, 2022

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Marketing & Communications

Rethinking Valentine’s Day Marketing for the Unattached or Lonely

February 9, 2022

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Admissions

Class of 2026 Hopefuls: BU’s Largest Applicant Pool Ever

February 9, 2022

BU Today 2-09-2022

February 9, 2022

Social Media

Facebook/Meta Stocks Plummet: Has Facebook Peaked?

February 8, 2022

Photo of Drew Commesso (CAS’24) decked out in his hockey goalie attire. He wears a red BU jersey and stands at the ready in the side of the goal during a hockey game.

International Sports

BU Men’s Hockey Players, Coaches, Past and Present, Off to Olympics

February 8, 2022

BU Today 2-08-2022

February 8, 2022

Ethan Phillips (CAS’23) (foreground) leads teammates to the bench after scoring what was the eventual game-winning goal against Harvard during the 69th annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament’s first semifinal game February 7 at TD Garden.

Ice Hockey

Terriers Outlast Harvard, Punching Ticket to 69th Beanpot Final

February 7, 2022

Photo taken from behind Theo Tyson, the Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts at the MFA, regarding the work on display at Life Altering: Selections from a Kansas City Collection, particularly Ebony G. Patterson’s II piece Trees in a Forest. Tyson is a tall, young man of color with his hair pulled up, dressed in black and wearing a black backpack.

Visual Arts

Life Altering: Selections from a Kansas City Collection Celebrates Diverse Artists

February 7, 2022

BU Today 2-07-2022

February 7, 2022

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Things-to-do

Five Valentine’s Day Date Ideas at a Reasonable Price

February 5, 2022

BU Today 2-04-2022

February 4, 2022

The first-ever Boston University hockey game was played on February 6, 1918, at Boston Arena against a group from Boston College. BC won the contest, 3-1

Ice Hockey

Triumphs, Tragedy, and Titles: 100 Seasons of BU Men’s Hockey

February 3, 2022

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New Trustee

Lee Pelton, Veteran Educator and Philanthropic Leader, Joins BU Board of Trustees

February 3, 2022

BU Today 2-03-2022

February 3, 2022