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University News

She’s Made Student Employment Her Mission at BU

December 14, 2020

BU Today 12-14-2020

December 14, 2020

Screenshot of Bernie Sanders in a light brown rain coat from his iconic fundraising campaign video during the 2020 presidential primary. The closed captioning text reads “I am once again asking for you to read this Hey BU article.” Behind, a suburban neighborhood street corner is seen.

Social Media

20 Memes That Got Us through 2020

December 12, 2020

Photo of an electric menorah on a table in front of Marsh Chapel at night. The center and rightmost candle are light. A blurred person walks by in the background.

Menorah Lighting on Marsh Plaza

December 11, 2020

Student Voices

40 Tuesdays, 40 Terriers, 40 Inspiring Pieces of Advice

December 11, 2020

A man pan handles outside the Harvard MBTA Station on May 5, 2020. The man holds a small sign that says "money for food." In the foreground, a woman in a blue jacket rides by on a bicycle.

Journalism & Media

Finding the Story in the Numbers

December 11, 2020

Photo of Billboard facing the Mass Pike over Nickerson Field. The sign is blue and reads "Let's Keep Boston Safe, Together." A gray cement railing is seen in the foreground, the sun sets behind the building.

NEWS ROUNDUP

BU Today’s Top-10 Most-Read Stories of 2020

December 11, 2020

Photo of a person sitting on a snow bench under and overhang looking out to the ocean with their back to the camera. The inside of the structure is black and in silhouette, the ocean and sky are very gray.

Mental Health

Why This Year’s Holiday Season May Be More Stressful for College Students

December 11, 2020

BU Today 12-11-2020

December 11, 2020

Illustration of two cellphones with hands coming out of them. The hands hold a champagne a glass and make a toast. Confetti flies around the glasses; the background is color light purple.

Faculty & Staff

Tips for How to Have a Virtual Holiday Party That Isn’t Terrible

December 11, 2020

illustration of young adults wearing medical face masks. text embedded on the image says 'COVID Compliance Numbers'

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: December 11

December 11, 2020

The BU Women’s basketball head coach Marisa Moseley advises her players as they practice in pods on December 9 in Case Gym.

Practicing in Pods

December 10, 2020

Collection site specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. According to the BU COVID-19 Testing Data Dashboard there have been 14965 tests administered as of August 23, 25 of which are positive.

Health & Medicine

COVID-19 Tests Will Be Available to Category 4 Employees and Grad Students during Holiday Break

December 10, 2020

two hands pulling on a rope

University News

BU Rolling Out New Student Conflict Resolution Program

December 10, 2020

BU Today 12-10-2020

December 10, 2020

A photo of Commonwealth Mall with snow on the ground and holiday lights strung up on the trees

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 10 to 13

December 10, 2020

Photo of Ryan Blake (QST’21) working on a final project for the semester in the Stuvi2 Lounge. He wears a mask and has his feet on the window sill as he works on his laptop. A view of Cambridge across the Charles River is seen outside the window; it's partly cloudy.

Stunning Perspective

December 9, 2020

Photo of the exterior of Taco Bell on Commonwealth Ave. Two people are seen about to walk in the door, and one person in a purple sweatshirt and face mask walks by.

Food & Dining

Students Like the New Taco Bell Cantina. But Does the Boston Globe Food Critic?

December 9, 2020

Photo of Katrina Lau (QST’21) working on her final project for the semester on her laptop in her Stuvi2 home which she shares with Casey Evans (COM’21), not pictured. The suite is decorated, including a door that is wrapped with bright red wrapping paper and cut-out paper snowflakes hang from the ceiling.

Snowing in StuVi 2

December 9, 2020

BU Today 12-09-2020

December 9, 2020