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Campus Life

BU Today Launches New Featured Events Calendar

January 24, 2025

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Things-to-do

12 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in and around Boston

December 19, 2024

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Things-to-do

Spending the Holidays in Boston? Feel the Joy with These Holiday Activities

December 19, 2024

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Holiday

The Weekender: December 12 to 15

December 10, 2024

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HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES

10 Live Holiday Performances Worth the Splurge

November 27, 2024

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 31 to November 3

October 30, 2024

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Watch Now

BU Physics Pumpkin Drop: A Smashing Success

October 30, 2024

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Innovation

IDEA Con Returns to BU Bigger and Better Than Ever

October 23, 2024

Arts & Culture

BU Talent on Display in Venice, Italy, Exhibitions

October 21, 2024

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Campus Life

BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week

September 20, 2024

Photo: Sipei Fu (SAR 19) , left and Jie Ling (COM 19) take a selfie with a lobster during lobster night

Food

It’s Lobster Night—Grab Your Butter and Prepare to Get (Very) Messy

September 18, 2024

Photo: A bright sunny day with people walking about on a street lined with white tents for a market.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 19 to 22

September 18, 2024

Emmy-winning television host, producer, and entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan (right) was interviewed on stage by Min Ye, a Pardee professor of international relations, who is an expert on China, India, and regional relations. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Arts & Culture

Yue-Sai Kan—Dubbed the “Chinese Oprah”—Speaks at BU

September 17, 2024

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 5 to 8

September 4, 2024

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Things-to-do

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend and Enjoy These Local Events

August 29, 2024

Photo: A wide shot of a makeshift, outdoor roller rink.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Rollerama Open Skate at Kendall Common

August 27, 2024

Photo: A photo of the courtyard in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. There are lavender plants in the foreground and the second level in the background. The time of day is dusky.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Exhibitions at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Highlight LGBTQIA+ Photography

August 26, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Saint Anthony’s Feast in the North End

August 21, 2024

Photo: The hatch bandshell on Boston's Esplanade, with a large crowd of people watching an orchestra performance

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the Hatch Shell

August 21, 2024

Photo: A wide shot of a concert stage as an orchestra performs in the center.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: An Evening of Silent Film with the Tanglewood Music Center at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

August 20, 2024

To Do Today: An Evening of Silent Film with the Tanglewood Music Center at the Coolidge Corner Theatre