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Voices & Opinion

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Decision to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug Is Long Overdue

May 9, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”

May 3, 2024

Student Health Ambassadors at Sex in the Dark, a sex Q & A event. Pictured top left to top right: Vijay Fisch, Matthew Xu, Samara Ruberg, Kate Schwenn, Peyton Nguyen. Bottom left to bottom right: Genevieve Roy, Catalina Sanhueza, Zoe Solberg, and SHS Assistant Director of Community & Online Initiatives, Tony Chen.

Student Voices

How to Have ‘The Talk’: What I’ve Learned About Discussing Sex

April 30, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Campus Antisemitism Can Be Addressed by Encouraging More Speech, Not Less

April 30, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Does Caitlin Clark Signal a New Era in Women’s Sports?

April 30, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Does “Tipping Fatigue” Justify Paying Minimum Wage to Tipped Workers?

April 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Biden-Trump Rematch May Mark the End of an Era

April 23, 2024

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Environment

As We Celebrate Earth Day, a Reminder of What Cannot Be Recycled at BU

April 19, 2024

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Athletics

POV: Baseball Needs to Shake Up the Game—or Risk a Slow Death

April 17, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Policymakers Are Entitled to Their Own Opinions. But Should They Be Entitled to Their Own Science?

April 12, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: You’re Using the Wrong Door—and There’s a Reason

April 8, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Was the Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster Avoidable?

March 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Decision to Reinstate Mandatory Standardized Tests for College Admissions Is a Mistake

March 25, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Are All Ultra-Processed Foods Unhealthy?

March 22, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Are So Many Gen X Women Asking about Kate Middleton?

March 19, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: If We Ban TikTok, What’s Next?

March 18, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Disinformation Threatens Global Elections

March 14, 2024

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ASB

A Year Since COVID-19 Hiatus Ended, Alternative Service Breaks Program Continues to Strengthen Bonds

March 8, 2024

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Initiative on Cities

US Mayors Cite Red Tape as One Factor in Slowing Clean Energy Projects, BU Researchers Find

March 8, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: AI Could Make Data Collection Less Biased, More Fair

March 7, 2024

POV: AI Could Make Data Collection Less Biased, More Fair