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Politics

Under the Gun: How the AR-15 Divided a Nation

BU historian and alum Cari Babitzke, who grew up among hunters and shooters in the Texas Panhandle, studies how guns came to shape partisan politics in the US

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Books

Telling His White Shark Story

Expert and alum Greg Skomal’s new book is part science, part memoir

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Pet Cause


Alarmed by an epidemic of diabetes in dogs and cats, an ENG grad founded a pet food company that puts nutrition first

Researching One of Nature’s Comeback Stories


CGS lecturer Neal Leavitt traveled to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique to get a firsthand look at its conservation efforts

COM Studios Get Major Upgrades


Students, faculty excited by a half a million dollar investment in Studio West, podcast studios, and more

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Books, Books, and More Books

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”―Marcus Tullius Cicero. The student-led Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Book Fair was held at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground September 21. Ale Vera (CAS’27) (left) and Julia Zayas (ENG’27) were among the students and staff checking out the fair’s poetry and anthology options. Some of the almost 400 titles on offer were donated, others were curated by the fair’s partner, Brookline Booksmith.

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Alumni

Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First

BU alum Emily Talley, who’s spearheading the effort, says space would start “to build safety in the neighborhood”

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