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photo of members of BU's pep band, dressed in red, standing behind drummer Gabe Klavans and percussionist Thomas Lawton and playing. Most of the brass section has red mutes on their instruments.

Entertaining Family & Friends

October 26, 2021

Photo of Jennifer Formichelli, smiling, at a formal dinner. She wears what looks like a black dress and sits at a table; other tables with white table cloths are seen behind her.

Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

an image of Dr. Sarah Davies' tweet on a purple background. Tweet reads: "COVID ripped through our household (2 vaxed un-boostered parents, 4.5 yo, 2.5yo) over the past 2 weeks and I have some thoughts. A thread 1. COVID is scary even if you're vaxed. My symptoms ranged from uncomfortable to panic-inducing."

Health & Medicine

“COVID Ripped Through Our Household”: An Eight-Tweet Story

October 26, 2021

3D rendering of a creepy ward room in the hospital with blood and rust.

Horror

Human Sacrifice, Haunted Rooms, and Other Rituals of Folk Horror

October 26, 2021

a photo of a red sign that reads "Boston University" surrounded by trees with red and orange fall leaves.

New Appointment

Three New Members Join BU’s Board of Trustees

October 26, 2021

BU Today 10-26-2021

October 26, 2021

Photo of Pass and Review on Nickerson Field. From left to right, Commander Cadet Nathan Tadigiri, Rifleman- Cadet Kenneth Ziniti (Army), National Colors- Cadet Salem Adda-Berkane, Army Colors- Cadet Joseph Carey, Navy Colors- MIDN Sasha Wong Marine Corps, Colors-MIDN Ian Benitez-Rio Air Force Colors, Cadet Jacob Bresnahan Rifleman, Cadet Ju Young Kang (Army). They each wear camouflage uniforms and hold flags and rifles. Behind them, a larger group of ROTC members are seen.

2021 ROTC Pass-in-Review

October 25, 2021

View of the entrance to the Boston University Police Department station.

Safety

Pandemic Restrictions Drove Down Number of Crimes Reported on BU Campuses Last Year

October 25, 2021

Portrait of Thomas M. Menino Scholar, Alicia Dennery outside on the Boston University Charles River campus.

Scholarships

BU Scholarships Change the Lives of Boston Public Schools Graduates

October 25, 2021

BU Today 10-25-2021

October 25, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Higher Ed Institutions Would Benefit from Hiring More Faculty and Staff with Disabilities

October 25, 2021

Photo of arches on campus during a fall day. People wander through and mill about on a sunny, fall day.

A Campus Alive Again

October 24, 2021

Photo of Riaz Butt-Garcia (CAS’22), wearing a blue BU sweatshirt with 'Boston University' written in red, holding a plate of Honduran spaghetti with white rice on the side. He stands in his kitchen, which is blurred, and a closeup photo of the spaghetti is overlaid in the top left with a yellow outline.

Food

[Video] How to Make Honduran Spaghetti

October 22, 2021

BU Today 10-22-2021

October 22, 2021

photo of Gareth Dylan Smith, Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education, playing the drums in the Stone Gallery on October 15. On the white walls behind him are colorful squares that are apart of Steve Locke’s exhibition in the gallery. Two students sit on the floor in the foreground has he plays. Gareth wears a suit and black face mask.

Riff on Homage to the Auction Block

October 21, 2021

Listen Now

Who Will Be the Next James Bond?

October 21, 2021

Photo of the women's rowing team on the Charles. Behind them, a bridge and the Citgo sign is seen.

BU Athletics

Head of the Charles Regatta Returns This Weekend

October 21, 2021

Photo of DeWolfe Boathouse taken from across the Charles River on a sunny fall day. Small clouds are seen in a brilliant, blue sky. The Boathouse is tan with a greenish gray roof.

Along the Charles

Behind the Scenes at BU’s DeWolfe Boathouse

October 21, 2021

photo of a nurse IMPRINTING a BABYS FOOT ON a birth CERTIFICATE. The document is handwritten, but has "Certificate of Birth" printed in a cursive font at the top. The nurse has painted fingernails.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need to Eliminate Sex from the Public Portion of Birth Certificates

October 21, 2021

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 21 to 24

October 21, 2021

The Weekender: October 21 to 24