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Will Paquin sits in the back of his father's autobody garage in West Newton

Student Life

Coronavirus Shifted Students’ Summer Plans, Sometimes Dramatically

August 27, 2020

Elina Brooks (ENG’24), right, moves into Kilachand Hall with the help of her mom M.J. Brooks August 17. The two traveled from Annapolis. Both women wear masks and M.J. Brooks pushes a yellow cart of belongings while Brooks carries something.

Student Life

Campus Is Starting to Buzz Again as 2020’s Historic Move-In Continues

August 25, 2020

Photo of a BU shuttle driving through an intersection along Mass Ave. The bus has colorful photos on it and a cross walk is seen on the pavement. A pedestrian is seen crossing the street in the distance.

Transportation

New Terrier Transit App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Get around Campus

August 25, 2020

"Weeks of Welcome" in white rounded text on a painted rainbow background.

Student Life

Weeks of Welcome Moves (Mostly) Online This Year

August 24, 2020

Composite image of several BU sophomores, juniors, and seniors who offer some words of wisdom to entering freshmen on how to get the most out of life at college in a video. The center of the image reads "Advice to the Class of 2024"

Student Life

Words of Advice for the Class of 2024 as an Unprecedented Year Begins

August 24, 2020

A photo of desks in an empty classroom at Boston University

Voices & Opinion

POV: False Advertising and the In-Person Experience

August 19, 2020

Photo of the lobby of the Harriet E Richards Cooperative (HER) House on Bay State Rd in which Tiana Catala (COM’22) collects her things to move into to her room at HER House. She wears a blue medical mask and is seen lifting a plastic tub of her belongings.

Student Life

A Quiet Start to Move-in

August 18, 2020

move-in

The 10 Stages of Moving Back to Campus

August 14, 2020

A photo of a person packing a suitcase with items including masks and hand sanitizer

Student Life

10 Smart Things to Bring to Campus for a Semester Defined by Coronavirus

August 12, 2020

Music

UPDATE: WTBU Cancels Virtual Benefit Concert for Massachusetts Bail Fund

August 7, 2020

Screenshot of former Upward Bound Student Victoria Omoregie (CFA’21) on a Zoom call. Victoria wears airpods and glasses and smiles.

Education

Upward Bound toward College, Remotely

August 6, 2020

Photo of a stack of The Daily Free Press newspapers stacked in COM building on Friday, February 15, 2019. The headline reads "One for the Record Books" and has an image of BU Hockey team celebrating.

Journalism & Media

The FreeP Turns 50

August 5, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

Social Media

Boston University Described in Emoji

July 17, 2020

Just for Fun

Six Ways to Pass the Time in Quarantine

July 7, 2020

Just for Fun

10 GIFs that Describe Exactly What We’re Thinking When Meeting on Zoom

July 7, 2020

Student Stories

Five Things on My Mind As I Enter Senior Year

July 7, 2020

A photo of the Class of 1970 Convocation in 2010. A graduate holds up a newspaper that reads "Will I have to go to war?"

Commencement

50 Years Later, Another Delayed Commencement

July 7, 2020

Photo of Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, holding a press conference at the Department of Education July 13, 2017, after a day of meetings weighing whether to keep or reject Obama-era guidance that laid out how schools must meet their obligations under Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination at federally funded institutions. Devos wears a spotted shirt and glasses, holds papers, and speaks near a mic.

Campus Life

BU Readies for Title IX Changes to Sexual Misconduct Regulations

July 7, 2020

Photo of a computer with speakers from Boston University's Day of Collective Engagement to Reflect on American Racism, hosted on Zoom. On screen, Ibram X. Kendi, Paula Austin, Louis Chude-Sokei, and Saida Grundy as they speak during the opening plenary.

Racism

Pain, Anger, and Hope as BU Comes Together to Talk Race and Racism

June 24, 2020

Pain, Anger, and Hope as BU Comes Together to Talk Race and Racism