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Students

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Student Voices

Reflection: What the FreeP Taught Me as a Journalist, a Manager, a Student

December 11, 2023

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Education

Why Schools Should Ban Cell Phones in the Classroom—and Why Parents Have to Help

December 8, 2023

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Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Alex Dowd (COM’24)

December 8, 2023

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Suicide

Why Are US Suicide Rates So High? And Can More Deaths Be Prevented?

December 8, 2023

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Fashion

Comm Ave Runway: December Edition

December 7, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

Why Linguistic Diversity Matters on College Campuses

December 6, 2023

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Film & TV

BU Student’s Short Film Tackles Mental Health and Family in the Asian American Community

December 1, 2023

Strategy & Innovation

BU Students Launch New Event and Activity Aggregator Popple

December 1, 2023

Close-up photo of Boston University student Gavin Cheng (Questrom'25) and a random person on the street. He is holding a mini microphone and wearing a brown shirt. The man to the left is wearing multiple chains, a black hat, and a black t-shirt.

Social Media

How Building a Social Media Presence Helped Me Overcome Social Anxiety

December 1, 2023

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Student Voices

Consent Culture: What Consent Means and How to Set Personal Boundaries

December 1, 2023

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Student Clubs

Valorant, League of Legends, Overwatch: BU Gaming Plays Them All

November 28, 2023

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Music

CFA Student Stages a One-of-a-Kind Concert Drawing on His Life as a Musician with a Disability

November 28, 2023

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Alumni

White House Welcomes Young BU Alum for Climate Change Talk

November 27, 2023

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Student Innovation

BU Student Used Her Hollywood Earnings to Launch a Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Store

November 21, 2023

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Watch Now

What Are BU Students Thankful for This Holiday Season?

November 21, 2023

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Wildlife

New Study Identifies the Greatest Threat to Wildlife across North America and Canada: People

November 21, 2023

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Watch Now

Video: Terriers Give Thanks to Favorite BU Staffers

November 17, 2023

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One Good Deed

One Good Deed: Audry Lynch (Wheelock’67)

November 16, 2023

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Food

10 Dorm-Friendly Friendsgiving Recipes

November 16, 2023

Photo: ROTC Army Cadet, Audrey Soukup (Sargent’25) (second from right) and Dharma Cooper (Pardee’25) share Reeces Pieces candy while they wait with their platoon. A small group of young women dressed in army ROTC gear sit on the ground and share candy with each other.

Army ROTC

Atten-tion! Life in BU’s ROTC

November 9, 2023

Atten-tion! Life in BU’s ROTC