Suicide
Why Are US Suicide Rates So High? And Can More Deaths Be Prevented?
With the nation’s suicide rate at a more than 80-year high, a BU expert on college student mental health explains risk factors and the role of inequality
Holiday Gift Guide
Support These Alumni-Owned Businesses This Holiday Season
Still have some gifts to buy? Check out these 15 shops and companies
University News
Gary Nicksa, Who Managed BU through Recession and Pandemic, Is Retiring after 18 Years of Financial Stewardship
“I see his fingerprints everywhere on campus,” BU President Emeritus Robert A. Brown says. Nicole Tirella will succeed Nicksa.
Fashion
Comm Ave Runway: December Edition
Our ongoing fashion series finds stylish students and asks them how they achieve their look
Accolades
Jazzman Bill Banfield Receives President’s Call to Service Award
STH alum has had a lifelong devotion to making the connection between music, education, and spirituality
Holiday Fun
Where to See Boston’s Eight Best Holiday Lights
Stroll through these beautiful light displays to get in the festive spirit
Mental Health
10 Tips to Help You through Finals Season
End-of-semester stress got you down? Student Health Services offers some helpful suggestions to keep you well
Today’s Close-up
Latkepalooza: a Favorite BU Hillel Tradition
The much-anticipated and very-much-enjoyed annual Latkepalooza, part of the annual celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, was held at Hillel December 7. Hundreds of latkes, traditional potato, vegan, zucchini, and sweet potato, were prepared for the 500+ BU students expected, among them Sandy Shiff (CAS’26) (from left), Heidi Zisselman (Pardee’24, GRS’24), and Michelle Feivelson (GRS’24).
Photo by Cydney Scott
Photography
Tips for Taking the Best Family Holiday Photo with Your Cell Phone
Our dos and don’ts will help you avoid common mistakes
Accolades
BU’s Lead Plumber Is Best in the Country. And Tops at HVAC, Too
Craig Childress placed first in national plumbing and HVAC competitions
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Donuts)
A fun spin on the fried Hanukkah treat
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“We All Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”
BU LAW dean says first female justice to serve on the Supreme Court helped break down barriers for “women in the legal profession, and critically, on the highest court in our nation”
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Hoping for Human Connection in The Band’s Visit
Jesse Garlick (CFA’14) plays a young Israeli who needs help with his love life in Huntington-Speakeasy collaboration
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BU Student’s Short Film Tackles Mental Health and Family in the Asian American Community
Christine An’s At What Cost to screen at Center for Computing & Data Sciences December 9
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Film & TV
The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers
It’s time to get watching, BU!
Voices & Opinion
Why Linguistic Diversity Matters on College Campuses
Simple strategies for faculty to avoid perpetuating language-based discrimination against users of minoritized Englishes in the classroom
Four BU Students on the Pain Caused by the Israel-Hamas War
“To describe campus, it kind of feels like everything’s breaking,” one says
Wellness
Break Time? De-stress at the Student Wellbeing Experience
Play games, relax in a hammock, and enjoy free food at today’s event at the GSU
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Center for Computing & Data Sciences Wins Global Award for Interior Design
Judges praise building for “classrooms and collaboration spaces illuminated with an abundance of light through the triple-glazed curtain wall”
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Two New BU Classes to Offer a Wider, Deeper Look at the Arctic
“Not just a climate lab,” but home to millennia of indigenous civilization
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What’s Hot in Music This Month: New Albums, Local Concerts
Peter Gabriel releases his first record since 2002; Aqua comes to House of Blues
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Arts & Culture
- Comm Ave Runway: December Edition
- The Weekender: December 7 to 10
- Tips for Taking the Best Family Holiday Photo with Your Cell Phone
Business & Law
- “We All Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”
- BU Students Launch New Event and Activity Aggregator Popple
- How Building a Social Media Presence Helped Me Overcome Social Anxiety
Campus Life
- Terriers in Charge: Alex Dowd (COM’24)
- 10 Tips to Help You through Finals Season
- Comm Ave Runway: December Edition
Health & Medicine
- 10 Tips to Help You through Finals Season
- Break Time? De-stress at the Student Wellbeing Experience
- How Building a Social Media Presence Helped Me Overcome Social Anxiety
In the City
- The Weekender: December 7 to 10
- The Weekender: November 30 to December 3
- A Guide for Celebrating Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston
Science & Technology
- Video: How Will Generative AI Impact My Field of Study?
- How to Talk to Kids about the Israel-Hamas War
- How and Why Language is Weaponized
Sports
- Red Hot Hockey: Renewing Their Rivalry, BU and Cornell Set to Face Off
- Men’s Basketball Takes on Bryant in Home Opener Thursday
- Men’s Soccer Wins First-Ever Patriot League Title
University News
- Gary Nicksa, Who Managed BU through Recession and Pandemic, Is Retiring after 18 Years of Financial Stewardship
- BU’s Lead Plumber Is Best in the Country. And Tops at HVAC, Too
- Center for Computing & Data Sciences Wins Global Award for Interior Design
Voices & Opinion
- Why Schools Should Ban Cell Phones in the Classroom, and Why Parents Have to Help
- Why Linguistic Diversity Matters on College Campuses
- The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers