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Photo of Neytra, a young Indian American woman with light brown skin and long brown, highlighted hair. She wears a green sweater and holds a spatula in her right hand. Behind her, you can see two black pots on a stove and a kitchen backsplash. At the top left of the photo is an image of the dish she cooked: curry made with red kidney beans and pureed tomatoes and flavored with spices like cloves, tumeric, and cinnamon with a side of roti. White play button is overlaid.

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[Video] How to Make Rajma

April 22, 2022

Campus News

Conservative Speaker Michael Knowles’ Speech at BU Sparks Walkout

April 22, 2022

Photo of the BU Sustainability Festival. Various open tents and booths are shown set up around Marsh Plaza on Commonwealth Ave. Various students and people congregate and interact at booths featuring giveaways, farmer's markets, and plants.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 21 to 24

April 20, 2022

A screenshot of the Savor App, which allows the reduction of food waste. The app screen says "recommendations" followed by many food options, similar to a menu in a restaurant except virtual

Innovation

Student Dreams of a Meal Planning App to Avoid Waste

April 20, 2022

The red-carpet event, held at the Tsai Performance Center April 15, attracted a sizable, at-times boisterous, crowd. “It’s a lot of fun to do these award shows live, especially if Will Smith isn’t on the guest list,” quipped Bill Braudis, a COM assistant professor of film and television. Here a large crowd is pictured watching short films in a cinema at the 2022 Redstones

Film & TV

Redstone Film Festival: A Triumphant In-Person Return

April 16, 2022

Photo of Warren Liu, a young Asian man, waving tot he camera as he sits at a desk in a cubicle. An open laptop and Apple monitor sit in front of him. A white triangle video play button is overlaid over the image.

Student Life

BU Journeys: Warren Liu (CAS’22, COM’22)

April 15, 2022

Photo of the winning hunger challenge team posing with a giant $10,000 check and Congressman Jim McGovern. From left: Alexia Lancea (CAS’22), Eunice Lamothe (CAS’22, SPH’23), Saahil Adusumilli (Sargent’22), and Mary Campion (CAS’22), US Rep. Jim McGovern, and State Rep. Andy Vargas.

Innovation

Food@BU’s Idea to Solve Campus Hunger Wins $10,000 Prize at Innovate@BU Event

April 13, 2022

Allyson Imbacuan (CAS '23) gives a thorough tour of Warren Towers and shows what the large residence has to offer. Here she wears a leather jacket in front of Warren Towers in Boston MA. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography.

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Video: A Tour of Warren Towers

April 13, 2022

At the April 11 annual Student Employee and Supervisor of the Year awards celebration, Yeelin Bacchus (Sargent’22) (from left) accepted the Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year award; Charles McGinn (ENG’23) received the Undergraduate Outstanding Service award; and Adaeze Okorie (SPH’23) earned the Graduate Student Employee of the Year award. Not pictured is Darius Haghighat (MED’22), who received the Graduate Outstanding Service Award. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Student Life

A Celebration of the Best Student Employees on Campus

April 12, 2022

Composite image: at left, a photo of two young women, students, writing letters to incarcerated survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Cards with lots of handwritten text and colorful envelopes are scattered across the table. At right, a wide shot of a group of students sitting at a classroom table, masked, with cards and envelopes before them.

Sexual Assault Awareness

SARP Student Ambassador Launches Letter-Writing Campaign to Support Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence

April 8, 2022

Dhruv Kapadia (CAS’24), incoming Student Government president, says his administration will be a “vehicle for change.” Photo by Arin Siriamonthep (Questrom’24). Here he is in a blue suit with a red tie on a sunny day

Student Life

Seven Questions for BU’s New Student Government President

April 8, 2022

Photo of a young woman in a brown tank top and green pants climbing up a cave wall at Cambridge CRG. Another young person at right in a black sweatshirt is also seen climbing.

Student Clubs

BU Climbing Club: Rookies, Vets Test Their Physical and Mental Agility

April 6, 2022

Photo of Campus editor Jesus Marrero Suarez (COM’24), from left, reporter Emilia Wisniewski (COMN’25), and associate campus news editor Tanisha Bhat (CGS’22,COM’24) during print night Feb 24 at The Free Press office. All the students wear masks and a white sign at the back of the room reads "The Daily Free Press"

Student Journalism

Loftier Stories, Long Hours, High Standards Help The Daily Free Press Reach New Heights

April 5, 2022

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 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

Student Life

BU Student Government Candidate Debate: the Biggest Takeaways

March 23, 2022

A picture of the museum of Fine Arts in Boston at dusk, with a statue of a person on a horse in front of a dramatic columned entrance

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

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