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Photo of Toby Makoyawo (right) mid-stride next to Devon Achane of Texas A&M also mid-stride. Both are running towards the camera down the straightaway of the track. The starting blocks can be seen in the blurry background.

Track & Field

Meet the Fastest Human in BU History. He’s Only 19

April 1, 2022

Photo of Andrea Merrill, in a jewel-tone green dress tied in the front, leaning against her desk and smiling. She is light-skinned, has long black hair and wears black glasses. Her red MD badge is seen on her left hip and her office has two monitors and is decorated with lots of photos.

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Andrea Merrill

March 30, 2022

Photo of the playground on the campus of the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley. A large barred fence shows a stationed army vehicle on the other side during a scenic sunset

Student Voices

Border Studies Program Offers Chance to Learn about Migrants and Border Wall Firsthand

March 24, 2022

Women's tennis players stand in the shade and listen to their coach talk at BU

Varsity Sports

BU’s Patriot League Tennis Season Begins Sunday

March 24, 2022

Students sit at a panel table at the BU Student Government Debate in front of a crowd

Campus Life

BU Student Government Candidate Debate: the Biggest Takeaways

March 23, 2022

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: March 24 to 27

March 23, 2022

Photo of Martha Schick (MDiv’22) lighting a candle in Gordon Chapel. A white woman with short hair wearing a mask lights a candle with a long match in a darkened chapel

Religion

Photo Essay: What My Faith Means to Me

March 23, 2022

Photo of Students for Reproductive Freedom co-presidents Molly Baker (CAS’22), left, and Charlotte Beatty (CAS’22) cutting the ribbon on the new vending machine during a launch party in the GSU. Two masked students bend and cut a large red ribbon tied around the machine as masked onlookers circle around and clap.

Reproductive Rights

New Plan B Vending Machine in GSU Dispenses Low-Cost Emergency Contraceptives to the BU Community

March 21, 2022

Photo of Nirisha Commodore, left, and Korede Yoloye reveal each others’ matches and celabrate on Match Day March 18 in the Metcalf Hall in the GSU. Commodore is a young Black woman wearing a burnt umber pant suite, with her hair pulled back in a bun; she extends her hands jubilantly and holds her match sign. Yoloye, a young Black woman with shoulder length hair wearing a black dress, is similarly exuberant and holds her "I Matched!" sign.

Student Life

Match Day 2022 Filled with Anticipation, Joy, Relief

March 21, 2022

Photo of Tima Dasouki, a young woman wearing a white blazer and knee-length black dress rifling through a rack of business attire.

Student Life

New Professional Clothing Closet Provides Free Dress Clothes to Students Who Need Them

March 18, 2022

Photo of the panelists who participated in the Ukraine Town Hall hosted at the LAW Auditorium March 17. The panelists sit in black metal chairs, in the following order, from left: Neta Crawford, CAS professor of political science, Kaija Schilde, Pardee School of Global Studies Associate Professor of International Relations and acting director, BU Center for the Study of Europe, Joe Wippl, US diplomacy, Carrie Preston, Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Professor and Kilachand Honors College director and a CAS professor of English and of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, Nicholas Micinski, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Maine and a former visiting visiting researcher at BUs Center for the Study of Europe, Daniela Caruso, School of Law professor of Law, Robert Sloane, LAW professor of law, Igor Lukes, CAS professor of History, and Alexis Peri, CAS associate professor of History. Behind them, a projector shows a map of Ukraine and the areas Russian is attacking.

International Crisis

Ukraine Town Hall Draws Large, Engaged Audience

March 18, 2022

two students vlogger Anna Malygin and Yashika Chari are smiling with a white play button overlayed on top of the image

Student Life

Want to Get to Know Someone Better? Try Out a Conversation Kit from Student Wellbeing

March 18, 2022

Carmen Quijada adds sprinkles to a batch of brownies. There is a white play button overlayed on top of the image

Dining Hall

Baked with Love

March 16, 2022

Photo of from left to right, Elvis Friberg (Questrom’24), Regina Bravo (CAS’24) and Antonia Robay (CAS’24) gathered on Marsh Plaza Thursday, March 3, 2022 for a protest and vigil in solidarity with victims of the conflict in Ukraine. At center, two students hold plastic battery candles and a sign with a blue and yellow heart that says "Stand with Ukraine"

Community

As Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Continue, University Extends Efforts to Help BU Students Affected

March 15, 2022

Photo of student Mira Dhakal, standing at the large reflection pool near the Christian Science Center. She smiles, wears a white and pink gradient sweater, and has long brown hair and glasses. The Boston city skyline and blue sky are seen behind her.

Student Life

My Own Boston: Mira Dhakal (COM’22)

March 15, 2022

a composite image of 2 groups of 4 people standing in serious poses on BU Campus in Boston, both of which are parties for BU Student Government. Text reads "#Find your path" and "Let the fight begin" beneath the group photos.

Student Life

Student Government Elections Heat Up

March 14, 2022

Photo of a group of masked Innovate@BU students organizing the Wheelock Food Party March 7. There are large utility racks filed with cans. some students stand while others sort cans on the ground.

Innovation

Innovate@BU Is Taking On College Hunger This Semester

March 11, 2022

Zhenghui Wang holds his hand up to wave at the camera in the doorway of his dorm. A play button is overlayed as well as text that reads "Zhenghui Wang. Boston University (CAS'22, GRS'22)

Campus Life

BU Journeys: Zhenghui Wang (CAS’22, GRS’22)

March 11, 2022

Photo of the underbelly of a plane flying overhead in a slightly cloudy sky

Spring Break

Scotland, Florida, Texas, or Home? BU Students Share Their Spring Break Plans

March 4, 2022

Word cloud in the shape of a mask featuring popular words community members used in their survey responses. Words are seen in teal, brown, orange and light blue, and include "Living with COVID, immuncomprised, mask, yes, community, risk." The word cloud is overlaid on a photo of the Boston city skyline that is textured to look as if it were printed on a piece of fibrous paper.

Community Voices

You Answered: Are You Ready to Start Living with the Virus?

March 2, 2022

You Answered: Are You Ready to Start Living with the Virus?