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How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston: The Complete Guide

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November 22, 2022

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What That Turkey Is All About

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November 23, 2020
What Your Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish Says about You

Let the debates begin

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November 20, 2020
Immune Cells Engineered to Battle Cancer Can Be Turned “On” or “Off”

Researchers at BU develop a safety system for edited T cells, called VIPER CAR-T cells, that could make cancer treatment safer and more effective

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September 8, 2022

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A Narrative about the Filipino Immigrant Experience at the 808 Gallery

In Hidden and Hiding (Tago ng Tago), artist Bhen Alan reimagines a traditional weaving practice using unconventional materials

November 21, 2022

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Asking Students: “What Are You Thankful For?”

BU Terriers reflect on what they’re grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday

November 21, 2022
10 Dorm-Friendly Thanksgiving Recipes

Whether you’re working with a full kitchen or a MicroFridge, you can still put together a delicious meal

November 22, 2021
POV: Tom Brady Compared Life’s Grind to Military Life. Why Would He Do That?

SSW’s Jeffrey Chin: NFL QB demonstrates the “widening gap in understanding between military families and their civilian neighbors about what military life actually entails”

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November 21, 2022
Should You Watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup despite Host Qatar’s “Serious Human Rights Problems”?

A BU international relations expert on countries using sports to cleanse their image and whether fans can look past the controversy of Qatar’s migrant worker abuse to enjoy the matches

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November 15, 2022

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VIDEO: What’s for Thanksgiving? Try This Fall-Themed Manicotti with Squash and Brussels Sprouts

Alum Michael Lombardi, chef-owner of Cambridge’s new Si Cara, prepares this take on his grandmother’s dish

1 November 18, 2022

Today’s Close-up

Photo: At West Dining Hall, Toby Makoyawo (CAS’25), left, enjoys a turkey dinner and good company with friends Jada Smith (CAS’26), at left, and Matthew Spicer (CAS’25), not pictured, and Ijeoma Ezechukwa (CAS’26). On various plates around the table are the traditional Thanksgiving meal complete with turkey, local mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. A young black man wearing a black durag and black and grey hoodie laughs with cellphone in hand as a young Black woman to his left, wearing a red BU track and field hoodie, leans back with laughter.

Friendsgiving, BU-Style

On November 17, at Marciano, Warren, and West, BU Dining’s annual celebration of Thanksgiving—a traditional meal of turkey, local mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and (much) more—was on offer, a bit early, but who’s complaining? At West, not Toby Makoyawo (CAS’25) (left), Jada Smith (CAS’26 (right), and fellow diners Matthew Spicer (CAS’25) and Ijeoma Ezechukwu (CAS’26) (not pictured). Smith bypassed the Thanksgiving menu offerings, but not Makoyawo: “It has flavor!”

Photo by Cydney Scott

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Does Twitter, under Elon Musk, Need Government Regulation?

“These companies have the same First Amendment rights as other media,” a BU expert says, so any content restrictions would require an exception to the First Amendment

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November 18, 2022
Donald Trump Is Running Again. Can He Win?

“He’s announcing at what I think is a terrible time for him politically,” says BU political scientist Shauna Shames

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November 16, 2022

Photo: Conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados is shown mid-performance gesturing and conducting with huge arms and movements. She wears a dark green sweater and looks expressive. Masked people sit and play various string instruments in the blurred foreground and background.

Arts & Culture

Opening Doors: Conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados (CFA’20)

Female conductors are vanishingly rare in classical music, especially at its highest echelons. This alum is getting there fast

November 18, 2022

transgender flag (top left), nonbinary flag (top right), gender non-conforming flag (bottom left), intersex flag (bottom right)

LGBTQIA+

Resources for Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex Students

A guide to everything available at BU and beyond

November 16, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Plummeting Math Achievement Scores Confirm Pandemic’s Impact on US Public School Students

“The results strongly suggest a need to invest in strategies to offset the costs of COVID on student achievement”

November 17, 2022

Photo: Katarina Quach poses for a photo on November 15, 2022. A young, bald, tan woman with long lashes and wearing red lipstick and a large black, oversized blazer, poses for a photo in front of a dark backdrop. Blurred, green leaves in the foreground at dimension to the photo.

Accolades

COM Student among Inaugural Cohort of Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarship Winners

Katarina “Kat” Quach (COM’24) is one of 100 college students recognized for their commitment to public service

1 November 16, 2022

“I had the good luck to be raised among expert joke-tellers, complainers, arguers, schmoozers, boasters, and liars,” Pinsky says in his new memoir, Jersey Breaks. Photo by Gabriela Hasbun. Pinsky stands looking out over an ocean beach on a cloudy day

Books

In His New Memoir, Jersey Breaks, Robert Pinsky Traces His Journey to Becoming a Poet

Staying local this Turkey Day? Check out our list of holiday events, shops, and dining options

Latest Headlines

The answers to the origins of the Thanksgiving menu, the evils of deviation, and why we eat so much food

Let the debates begin

Researchers at BU develop a safety system for edited T cells, called VIPER CAR-T cells, that could make cancer treatment safer and more effective

In Hidden and Hiding (Tago ng Tago), artist Bhen Alan reimagines a traditional weaving practice using unconventional materials

Latest Headlines

BU Terriers reflect on what they’re grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday

Whether you’re working with a full kitchen or a MicroFridge, you can still put together a delicious meal

SSW’s Jeffrey Chin: NFL QB demonstrates the “widening gap in understanding between military families and their civilian neighbors about what military life actually entails”

A BU international relations expert on countries using sports to cleanse their image and whether fans can look past the controversy of Qatar’s migrant worker abuse to enjoy the matches

Alum Michael Lombardi, chef-owner of Cambridge’s new Si Cara, prepares this take on his grandmother’s dish

Today’s Close-up

Latest Headlines

“These companies have the same First Amendment rights as other media,” a BU expert says, so any content restrictions would require an exception to the First Amendment

“He’s announcing at what I think is a terrible time for him politically,” says BU political scientist Shauna Shames

Female conductors are vanishingly rare in classical music, especially at its highest echelons. This alum is getting there fast

A guide to everything available at BU and beyond

“The results strongly suggest a need to invest in strategies to offset the costs of COVID on student achievement”

Katarina “Kat” Quach (COM’24) is one of 100 college students recognized for their commitment to public service

“I work to produce not marks on paper but something more like a song or a monologue, or both,” he writes

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