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Things-to-do

The Weekender: January 28 to 31

January 28, 2021

Photo of three students with masks, sitting at separate, one-person tables in the GSU in a row. Each student looks at her laptop and attends lecture virtually.

Attending Class Virtually

January 27, 2021

Photo of BU Men’s Hockey Captain Logan Cockerill (SHA’21) as he nearly scores a goal on the UMass goalie who tries to block the shot with his knee pads.

Athletics

University Pauses All Varsity Sports through January Due to COVID-19 Spike

January 27, 2021

A photo of protestors walking in a march against police brutality in Boston in July 2020

Police

IoC Survey Reveals Mayors’ Thoughts on Last Year’s Protests against Police Brutality

January 27, 2021

Innovation

BU Spark! Demo Day: Students’ App Helping Identify Racial Bias Named Judges’ Choice Winner

January 27, 2021

Photo of Casey Evans (COM’21) standing in her StuViII quad with a million-dollar view of Boston’s skyline in the window at the back of the room. The dorm room is beautifully decorated with hanging plants, a wall of photos, and a bed with many pillows, one of which reads “good morning.”

Arts & Culture

Decked-Out Dorms: Casey Evans (COM’21)

January 27, 2021

Photo of three students sitting at single person tables as they study in front of their laptops with face masks on. The bare trees of the BU Beach are seen through the windows behind them.

Admissions

College Access Group QuestBridge and BU Partner to Give Need-Based Scholarships

January 27, 2021

BU Today 01-27-2021

January 27, 2021

Student Life

F*ck It Won’t Cut It Shares Advice for the Spring Semester

January 26, 2021

Photo of Kamala Harris raising her right hand as she is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, her husband US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, wears a black mask, and holds the Bible, during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021

Gender

What Should Doug Emhoff, America’s Inaugural Second Gentleman, Do with the Role?

January 26, 2021

BU Today 01-26-2021

January 26, 2021

A photo of a dog sitting in front of a cozy-looking fireplace. A video play button appears over the photo.

Student Voices

How Do You Define Cozy?

January 26, 2021

Photo taken from the catwalk of the Metcalf Ballroom as Professor Igor Lukes teaches in a blue button down and khakis at the front of rows of students spaced 6 feet apart. A camera is set up and Lukes is seen on a projector behind him. Everyone wears face masks.

2021 Classes Begin

January 25, 2021

A photo of Inés Santacruz holding jars of jams and preserves up in front of her face. Several jars also sit on a table in front of her.

Student Life

Putting a Gap Semester to Good Use

January 25, 2021

Photo taken outside of the US Supreme Court on June. In the image, DACA recipients and their supporters hold a painted cloth sign that reads “HERE TO STAY” that is decorated with a floral pattern. One of the people present wears a pair of monarch butterfly wings.

Law & Immigration

President Biden Reverses Some of Trump’s Anti-immigration Policies. Now What?

January 25, 2021

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Student Life

AI Virtual Bot, BUzz, Expands Services to Charles River Campus

January 25, 2021

Photo of BU president Bob Brown sitting on a couch in the lobby of the Booth Theater. He wears a suit and a colorful face mask and looks toward the camera.

University News

President Brown on BU’s Lessons Learned from the Fall, Hopes for Spring

January 25, 2021

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January 25, 2021

Black and white photo of a young Jo Anne Swart, a RN/nurse practitioner whose area of expertise was death and dying. She died of COVID-19 on December 8 at the age of 87. In the portrait, she smiles wide and looks to her left.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What My Family and I Learned from Losing Our Mother to COVID-19

January 25, 2021

Photo of Ayush Kadakia (ENG’24) towing a yellow cart as he brings his things to move back into his West Campus dorm on January 21, 2021. He wears a black coat and face mask as snow gathers on the sidewalk.

Snowy Spring Move-In

January 24, 2021