The official student blog of the Boston University Dean of Students Office.
On April 15th, the City of Boston is celebrating, “One Boston Day,” a chance to share our love of the city by helping each other. On this day, the city is calling on all of us who live, work or visit Boston to take a minute and be kind to each other. Maybe it is […]
by Elizabeth Wong, CGS ’18 Meet Kristina Shah! Kristina is a sophomore in CAS majoring in Behavior Biology. Kristina’s favorite thing about BU, being a Pre-Med student, is that it is in the mecca of great hospitals and research facilities. Boston struck the perfect balance of distance and comfort from her small town home in […]
by Elizabeth Wong, CGS ’18 Meet Jobelle Manuel! Jobelle is a freshman who just switched her declared major from biology to SAR’s Health Science. Jobelle thinks that “it’s popping up in this University! because we have the city at our feet.” With there being so much to do on campus, she never finds a moment […]
by Elizabeth Wong, CGS ’18 Meet Andrew! Andrew is a Freshman in ENG majoring in Computer Engineering. Coming from nearby the suburban town of Acton, MA, Andrew loves the city environment Boston provides. Andrew plays for the BU Men’s Soccer team, where things are extremely exciting. This past fall, a fellow teammate of his went […]
by Elizabeth Wong, CGS ’18 Meet Ben Chen! Ben is a freshman in CAS majoring in Computer Science and minoring in SMG. Ben has lived in different parts of Boston growing up and always knew BU was the place he was meant to be! Ever since seventh grade at Boston Latin School, Ben has been […]
by Elizabeth Wong, CGS ’18 Meet Haley Manin! Haley is a freshman dual majoring in CFA – Graphic Design and COM – Advertising. Her passion for art flourished in high school where she studied mainly 2D media including charcoal, oil painting, as well as sculpting, and more. Through advertising, she wants to pursue a profession […]
Snow, snow and more snow! The snow isn’t expected to end until between 4 am and 7 am on Wednesday, and the wind is going to be vicious through the night. (More reason to just stay indoors.) We’ll make a decision early Tuesday evening about Wednesday’s schedule. We’re waiting for additional information from city and […]
Unable to join us on Monday for The Other America: On the Occasion of the National Celebration of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? You can watch it live thanks to BU Productions and UStream. Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Events continue at Boston University and the Boston community to gather and discuss both the Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions. We are providing this list at the request of many students, and will add to it as we find out about more events. If your department or group is holding an event surrounding the decisions, […]
In the light of expected announcements in Ferguson, MO this week, we wanted to make you aware of a few events taking place this week that are open for reflection, discussion and support if you are looking for it. – Marsh Chapel and Umoja are hosting a Candlelight Vigil in response to the Ferguson Grand […]