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On-the-Job Training
Why an undergraduate internship is worth the work. By Rachel Johnson (MET'11) Above: Dan Essrow (COM'10, CAS'10) gets a job-search makeover. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky Your daughter has submitted 20 résumés and now doesn’t know what to do. So she turns to ask the people she knows with the most job experience: mom... More
Life Changers
BU undergrads help Boston Public School students shape their futures—and discover their own in the process. By Julie Rattey Photos by Kalman Zabarsky Above: An Upward Bound student studies robotics. “I don’t think I have what it takes to get into college,” the high schooler confided. Monica Catinchi (SAR’14) didn’t agree. Her math tutee was... More
Students Driving Discoveries
From designing stroke-therapy apps to mapping the Milky Way, BU undergraduates perform groundbreaking research. By Lara Ehrlich (UNI’03) Above photo by Kalman Zabarsky Every 45 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. Many survivors struggle with everyday activities that used to be second nature, like walking and speaking. For Abriella Stone... More
A Special Message from the Chairman of the Parents Leadership Council
Dear Fellow Parents, As we were preparing this issue of Parent to launch, the tragic and unprecedented events that transpired at the Boston Marathon and their aftermath were unfolding. The Boston University community is mourning the loss of one of our students, Lu Lingzi (GRS’14). In the face of such calamity, the... More
Advice for Parents—from Parents
From sending care packages to finding summer storage, there are always things you wish you’d known about BU ahead of time. Who knows better than the parents who did it before you? Photo of the Qadir family on move-in day by Kalman Zabarsky Visiting Your Terrier Boston is an incredibly fun city, but... More
What’s Hot, What’s Not
Studying on the 26th floor of StuVi II Forgetting to study Breaking Bad The “new” 90210 Leather knee-high boots Salt-stained leather boots Faux fur Real fur Trying out 100 Bay State Road’s new dining hall Eating unhealthy fast food Treating yourself to Pinkberry in the GSU Running out of Dining Points Finding an internship in the city Being cooped up in your dorm... More
Did You Know?
Student Food Rescue saves over 100,000 pounds of food a year. Watch this video on YouTube Ever wonder what happens to the dented cans that no one picks off the shelf at Whole Foods, or all the leftover bagels after Panera closes for the night? If it’s in Boston, there’s a chance... More
Cricket Gets Some Respect (Again)
A popular sport abroad climbs out of baseball’s shadow here. By Joe Chan Photo of BU cricket team captain Hayat Khan (SAR'14) by Chitose Suzuki for BU Photography When it comes to intercollegiate sports, cricket has been there and back. In the late 19th century, teams from Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, More
On Air Now
Award-winning, student-run radio station broadcasts around the world. By Amy Laskowski Photo of WTBU broadcasters (from left) Megan Kelly (COM’14), Erin Kingan (COM’16), and Christina Serrano (COM’14) by Kalman Zabarsky Haejee Park has already been at work for two hours as most of the campus begins to stir on a Thursday morning. The... More
Getting Ready for Life after BU
Students help each other prepare for life after college. By Andrew Thurston Photo of Farzad Irani (CGS'09; SAR'12, '14) at Commencement 2012 by Matt Kalinowski for BU Photography As graduation nears, many seniors are probably thinking, though perhaps not admitting out loud: If only I’d listened to my parents. Soon they’ll have a job... More