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Photo: Five young feminine-presenting individuals laugh and dine at El Jefe's Taqueria. They sit at two, parallel tables. From left, the individual wears a white jacket and long black hair. Next, the individual has a light, gray shirt and long black hair. The next individual has square glasses, a black button up, and long black hair. They are throwing their head back to laugh. Second to last, on the right, the individual has a light gray hoodie on and long, black hair. The right-most individual has a white puffer coat on with black fur trim on the hood. Their hair is long, with black roots and bleached from the crown of their head, down.

Restaurants

Video: El Jefe’s Taqueria Granted Extended Hours despite BU Fears of Police Incidents

February 3, 2023

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb, Pool via AP)

Things-to-do

The Week Ahead: February 6 to 12

February 3, 2023

Photo: A young white woman stands in the middle of the photo, smiling, with a white t-shirt on, with red lettering that reads BOSTON. She has freckles. She is also wearing a black BU cap. She is in front of a brick background.

Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Tabitha Fortner (CAS’24)

February 1, 2023

Photo: Three Black women sit on an orange-brown staircase. From left, the women has blue-green shoulder-length locs. She is wearing an all black outfit. In the middle, a women with long, black box braids wears an all black outfit. And finally, on the right, a women with a blonde ombre locs that are tied up in a high pony. She wears an all black outfit with a heather gray, oversized sweater vest overtop and glasses that match the orange-brown of the stairs.

Student Life

Bringing Visibility to the Black Experience at BU

February 1, 2023

BU MeetUp founders Eric Wellers (LAW'24) (left) and Will Saunders (GRS'24). Photos by William Chapman (COM'26)

Wellness

Helping PhD, Law, and Grad Students Make Friends

February 1, 2023

Photo: A white woman with shoulder length blonde hair is featured in the center of this photo, picking out clothes from a clothing rack in front of her. There are other clothing racks, one in the right hand side of the photo and behind. She is wearing a blue button up with a red tie and a name tag on her left-hand side.

Center for Career Development

Prepping Students for a Tight Job Market

January 27, 2023

Photo: Faculty & Staff Assistance Office employees, Colleen McGuire (left) Sarah Henderson (center), and Karen Brouhard(right) smile and pose for a photo. Three white women wearing (from left) glasses and a light blue floral blouse and black pants, a dark blue summer dress, and a red orange blouse and beige pants.

Mental Health

Faculty & Staff Assistance Office: a Valuable Resource for BU Employees and Their Families

January 27, 2023

Freshmen Lane (CAS’26) and Quinn Hutson (CAS’26), pictured here in full hockey uniforms, are tied in scoring the second most goals for the Terriers this season, with nine each. Growing up playing against each other, the brothers are enjoying their time skating together for the No. 4/5 Terriers. [Credit: Matt Woolverton]

Men’s Hockey

BU’s Red-Hot Hutson Brothers Help Fuel Terriers’ Hockey Success

January 26, 2023

A row of college students in a college classroom taking notes with paper and pencil

New Podcast

Terriers, What Is Your Favorite BU Class?

January 20, 2023

Photo: A group of woman sit in the center of the frame, surrounding a black and white dog. From the left, the woman has dark hair and a brown puffer coat, the next a black puffer coat and dirty blonde hair, the next a beige cardigan and blonde hair, the next a darker brown cardigan with blonde hair, the next a brunette wearing a black long sleeve shirt, and the last woman has on a grey shirt with dark brown hair. The dog has on a red vest indicating that the dog is a service dog.

Learning by Doing

Publicizing the Great Job Great Danes Do

January 20, 2023

Blank Valentine's Day card in red paper envelope with blank white note mockup inside and Valentines hearts on pink background.

Valentine's Day

Love Yourself First This Valentine’s Day with Words of Encouragement

January 20, 2023

Photo: Flatlay of various picture frames and mementos showing various Lunar New Year memories. Pictures show a traditional memorial, a group of friends goofing off, a white door with a red symbol on it, a phone showing a photo of fireworks, a tabled filled with dishes of Asian food, and red envelopes with cartoon artwork on the front.

Watch Now

Video: What Is Your Favorite Lunar New Year Memory?

January 19, 2023

Aerial photo of BU and non-BU students celebrating Holi on Cummington Mall Rd on March 20 in-person for the first time in three years. Most young people in the crowd wear white or light colored shirts, and a cloud of orange dust rises in the air. The people are covered with an array of bright colors and look joyful as they talk with their friends.

Year In Review

2022: Pictures That Defined the Year

January 13, 2023

Photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium. Mask are required indoors, but distancing is not. Students sit in the rows with their notebooks open and look towards Beffert who wears a black jacket and jeans.

University News

Masking “Strongly Recommended” in Crowded Indoor Spaces as COVID, Flu, Other Viruses Surge

January 12, 2023

The Agganis Arena staff believes their new sensory room is the first of its kind at any sports or live event venue in the Greater Boston area. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Photo depicts a small room with beanbag chairs and other seating, with small trinkets and toys to play with as well as colorful art on the walls.

Mental Health

Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts

December 22, 2022

Sam Weinberger (CFA’21) paints the BU rock with holiday flair as the student a cappella group the Allegrettos watches and sings on. A group of students wearing holiday hats and scarves sing as a young man bends down to spray paint a giant rock with a snowman holiday scene.

Watch Now

A Special Holiday Video Message from All of Us at BU Today

December 16, 2022

Team Revere from SHA’s Advanced Hospitality Strategic Marketing course, with city of Revere representatives: Charlie Giuffrida, Revere director of tourism (from left), Justin Park (SHA’23), Anthony Forziatti (SHA’23), Arielle Hammer (SHA’23), Ethan Phillips (SHA’23), Micaela Yee (SHA’23), and Jacqueline McLaughlin, Revere communications associate. Photo by Cydney Scott

Classes

This School of Hospitality Administration Class Doubles as a Marketing Agency for Cities, Hotels, More

December 16, 2022

n this Dec. 1988 file photo, a police officer walks past the wreckage in Lockerbie, Scotland of Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York. The Dec. 21, 1988 explosion would quickly transform the Scottish town into a byword for international terror. Now it is being remembered again because of the 2011 conflict in Libya, the country that accepted responsibility for blowing up Pan Am Flight 103. (AP Photo)

Parents

Mother of Terrier Killed in 1988 Lockerbie Plane Bombing Says Arrest “Only Brings Sadness”

December 13, 2022

Graduate Students

BU Graduate Students Vote to Unionize in Lopsided Approval

December 13, 2022

Photo: Overhead shot of Fiorella Polit (CAS’24) studying for her neuropsychology exam on the fifth floor of LAW Dec 5. A young woman in a white puffy jacket writes in a notebook in front of an open Apple laptop. Various snacks and an open colored pencil case sit around her on the table she writes on.

Watch Now

Video: It’s Time for Finals: That Means It’s Also Time to Stock Up on Snacks

December 9, 2022

Video: It’s Time for Finals: That Means It’s Also Time to Stock Up on Snacks