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Photo of Clayton McCluskey (STH’24), left, and Sharon Solomon. (CAS’14) put the finishing touches on the Marsh Chapel Christmas tree. Both wear face masks. The tree is decorated with yellow lights and cream-colored ornaments, and has a five-pointed star on top.

A Marsh Chapel Tradition, Back Again

December 10, 2021

Photo of Executive Director of Downtown Framingham, Inc. Anthony Lucivero talking with Sargent College lecturer, Kaytlin Eldred, MPH as they tour downtown Framingham on November 17, 2021. Lucivero wears a black jacket and Eldred wears a pink jacket.

Classes

A Hands-on Class on Homelessness

December 10, 2021

photo of two gingerbread houses with candy accessories

Campus Life

Who Built the Better Gingerbread House? You Decide

December 10, 2021

BU Today 12-10-2021

December 10, 2021

collage of artists releasing music in december 2021. Black image with arc white lines features Khlalid, Yaosobi, and LP on polaroid-style borders. Block Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in music" multiple times.

Music

Hot New Music December 2021: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

December 9, 2021

Photo of Ty and Tristan Amonte posing with hockey sticks in their red BU jerseys as a small white cloud of smoke rises behind him. The background is black and the brothers are dramatically lit.

Sports

Like Father, Like Sons: BU Hockey Runs in the Amonte Family

December 9, 2021

BU Today 12-09-2021

December 9, 2021

photo of the 45th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols on December 10, 2018 at Boston University's Marsh Chapel. The carolers are dressed in red robes and stand singing with black librettos open.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 9 to 12

December 8, 2021

photo of a lone student walking through the snow on the BU Beach Tuesday morning

University News

When Snow Closes Campus, Virtual Meetings Are Canceled

December 8, 2021

photo of 2 Hong Kongers holding a black flag frequently used during the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, during a rally outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 14, 2021. They both wear all black and have PPE masks on. The flag features Chinese characters and reads "Free Hong Kong - Revolution Now"

Beijing Olympics

Is the US Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics over Human Rights Abuses Wise?

December 8, 2021

BU Today 12-08-2021

December 8, 2021

Kari Lavalli stands in her CGS office at Boston University

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Kari Lavalli

December 8, 2021

Students

35 Tuesdays, 35 Terriers, 35 Inspiring Pieces of Advice

December 7, 2021

Photo of a white, automated robotic arm in the middle of a distribution warehouse, with blue racks piled high with cardboard boxes.

Social Sciences

Automation is Driving Inequality

December 7, 2021

BU Today 12-07-2021

December 7, 2021

An aerial view of Commonwealth Ave from the fourteenth floor of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. Streets are filled with cars, and yellow and orange leaves cover the trees.

More Like It

December 6, 2021

Two dancers pose against a red/orange background on a stage

Aurora Borealis

December 6, 2021

Photo of Ahmass Fakahany, who has short salt-and-pepper hair, in a black suit with a white shirt, smiling, as he stands in front of a window. Through the window, the window arches of a renaissance style building is seen.

New Appointment

BU Trustees Have Their Next Chair, Alum Ahmass Fakahany, and a New Member

December 6, 2021

Photo of the GSU and Marsh Plaza on an overcast fall day. Students walk to class and the American flag blows in the wind.

AID

BU Distributing Federal American Rescue Plan Money to Students

December 6, 2021

two school children sit next to each other with a plastic divider between them and look at a tablet together

University News

Federally Funded Center Promoting Literacy Moves to Wheelock College

December 6, 2021

Federally Funded Center Promoting Literacy Moves to Wheelock College