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Voices & Opinion

A photo of ventilators in a hospital

Voices & Opinion

POV: Rationing Ventilators—a Look at Pandemic Myths That Deserve to Die

April 6, 2020

A passerby walks down an aisle with empty shelves where paper towels are normally on display at a grocery store, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Quincy, Mass. A sign on the shelf says "due to tight supply, limit 2 per customer."

Supply Chain

Will the Coronavirus Crisis Lead to Food Shortages?

March 30, 2020

A photo of a refugee camp in Lebanon

Voices & Opinion

POV: Refugees Are Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19. Don’t Ignore Their Needs

March 30, 2020

Illustration of a seamless pattern of diverse group of individuals wearing white medical face masks.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health

March 24, 2020

Still of four students, Joshua Pei (CAS’21), Morgan Moscinski (CFA’21), Michelle Njoroge (CAS’20), and Rownyn Curry (CAS’21) on a Zoom call from a video in which the students discuss the new normal, learning remotely.

Student Voices

The New Normal: Students Reflect on First Week of Learning—and Living—Remotely

March 24, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

I Covered BU Athletics for Four Years as a Student: Here’s What I Learned

March 20, 2020

A photo of Tom Brady leaving the field after his last game in a Patriots uniform

Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Leaving New England Patriots

March 17, 2020

A photo of an unemployment insurance application

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need Unemployment Insurance to Protect Workers and the Economy from Coronavirus

March 4, 2020

Still from "Students on the Issues That Matter Most to Them in the 2020 Presidential Election" video; photo of students walking in the hallway leading to Union Court with red overlay.

Politics

Video: Students on the Issues That Matter Most to Them in the 2020 Presidential Election

March 2, 2020

Series of CAT scans showing the human head

Voices & Opinion

POV: Setting the Record Straight on Traumatic Brain Injury

February 18, 2020

A photo of President Donald Trump at the State of the Union.

Politics

BU Expert: Trump’s Acquittal by US Senate Has Shredded Constitution’s Separation of Powers

February 6, 2020

A photo of someone holding a smartphone that is displaying the Duo app in front of a computer screen.

Cybersecurity

Accessing Your Student Link Data Will Take a New Extra Step

January 28, 2020

An image of Auschwitz. A sign in the foreground reads "Halt! Stoj!"

Voices & Opinion

POV: 75 Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz, How Do We Make Sure It Never Happens Again?

January 27, 2020

Bicyclists and cars travel along comm ave

Urban Health

Mayors Say Their Cities Are Unsafe for Pedestrians, Cyclists—but Cars Still Rule

January 21, 2020

A group of women march holding signs that read "We want beer 1933" and American flags.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The 100th Anniversary of Prohibition Reminds Us That Bans Rarely Work

January 17, 2020

Portrait of Dean of Marsh Chapel, Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill

Marsh Chapel

Looming Methodist Schism Would Enable Marsh Chapel Dean to Perform Gay Marriages

January 17, 2020

A photo of a woman on a bed reading a book surrounded by other open books.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What Makes for a Satisfying Ending?

January 16, 2020

A large crowd attends the funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Death of Qasem Soleimani Represents a Dangerous Use of Military Power

January 14, 2020

Students sporting Boston University apparel walk down comm ave, during the matriculation parade

Campus Life

BU’s 2019 Top-10 Social Media Highlights

December 19, 2019

US President Donald Trump shows an executive order regarding anti-semitism during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House December 11, 2019, in Washington, DC.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Trump’s Executive Order Aimed at Protecting Jews Will Have a Chilling Effect on Freedom of Speech at Colleges

December 17, 2019

POV: Trump’s Executive Order Aimed at Protecting Jews Will Have a Chilling Effect on Freedom of Speech at Colleges