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Voices & Opinion

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Voices & Opinion

Boston’s Declining Murder Rate Lowest among Big US Cities. Is It a Fluke?

May 30, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Schism in the Methodist Church Explained

May 29, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Remembering Charlie Pohonich

May 23, 2024

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Student Voices

My Reflections on the Last Four Years of College: Why Small Life Events Matter

May 21, 2024

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WATCH NOW

Exploring BU’s Vibrant Asian Student Communities for AAPI Heritage Month

May 21, 2024

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WATCH NOW

Seniors Share Some of Their Favorite Memories of Their Time at BU

May 14, 2024

WATCH NOW

Seniors Have Some Advice for Their First Year Selves

May 13, 2024

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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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Business & Finance

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

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