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Voices & Opinion

Photo: People hold up large yellow and purple signs in support of the ULP Strike. Photo highlights one sign that reads "Kaiser Workers on ULP Strike".

Business & Finance

With a String of Big-Win Labor Victories, Are Unions Surging Back?

November 7, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: As We Observe First-Gen College Celebration Day, a Note of Thanks to BU’s Newbury Center

November 7, 2023

Photo: A photo of President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House. He is mid speech, clasping his hands, and wearing a dark suit.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Is the United States an “Indispensable Nation” or Reckless and Misguided?

November 3, 2023

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TRUE CRIME

Why Are We So Obsessed with Serial Killers?

November 2, 2023

Photo: People carry signs during the "Teach No Lies" march to the School Board of Miami-Dade County to protest Florida's new standards for teaching Black history. A Black woman in the front holds a large black sign with the words "We're raising truth tellers!" in white chalk.

Voices & Opinion

POV: New Laws Threaten Educators Who Teach History

October 30, 2023

Health & Medicine

Everything You Need to Know about Narcan

October 24, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Massachusetts Gun Laws Are Strong—but Not Strong Enough

October 20, 2023

Photo: Israeli police retrieve weapons used by militants outside a police station that was overrun by Hamas gunmen. Four men in army uniforms and holding large rifles talk outside a large building destroyed by a bomb.

Student Voices

“As a Jew, I Find It Important to Live Here”: BU Grad Student on Living through War

October 12, 2023

Photo: Palestinians inspect the damage of destroyed building after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

Campus Voices

Outrage, Mourning, as BU Community, Leaders, Respond to Israel-Hamas War

October 10, 2023

Photo: (Left to right) Dr. Raul Fernandez, moderates a panel discussion as Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, and Maria Dykema Erb look on. Four p[eople sit in burgundy arm chairs on a stage as they speak and interact with the seated audience in front of them.

Higher Education

Post Affirmative Action, Will Campuses Welcome Economically Disadvantaged Students?

October 5, 2023

Photo: Kevin McCarthy, former House Speaker, rubs his forehead with his thumb as he looks down, dejectedly. He is a white man with a black suit, blue button up, and a red and blue tie. He stands at a podium with the United States emblem on it and the American flag in the background.

Politics

With Kevin McCarthy Out, Brace for a Period of “Governing by Tantrum”

October 5, 2023

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University News

Dynamic. Accomplished. Collaborative. Empathetic. Words Used to Describe Melissa L. Gilliam, Next BU President

October 4, 2023

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Film & TV

BU Hollywood Writer Alums React with Joy, Relief to End of 148-Day Strike

October 2, 2023

This is a photo from Abigail Wood and she is in Boston University's Rhett mascot costume. In the costume and in front of a mirror, she has her phone up towards the mirror taking a selfie. The walls are white and there are two doors behind Rhett.

Student Voices

Advice to Seniors on How to Navigate Your Last Year at Boston University

September 27, 2023

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Books

New Book by STH Lecturer, and Alum, Calls Out Christianity for Stigmatizing Fat People

September 22, 2023

This is a photo collage of eight different pictures. All of these photos are courtesy of Robin Kim (COM, CAS'24). The first photo in the upper left hand corner is of Robin Kim (COM, CAS'24) and it is a solo shot of her at an outdoor restaurant. She has brown hair, fair skin, and has her hair down with a black off the shoulder top on. There is some food in front of her. It is day time and there are tan umbrellas and other sitting down at tables in the background. To the right of that photo is a spread of food on a dining table. There are many different breakfast dishes ranging from cinnamon rolls to a fruit arrangement. The right of that is a photo of Kim reading a book. Half of the book is covering her face and her brown hair is covered by her headphones. There is a water bottle and a laptop in front of her. To the right of that photo is an image of Kim with her blonde friend that is smiling in front of the Eiffel Tower. The Tower is lit up since it is dusk. Below that is a photo of Kim and a friends with masks on sitting outside of a building on its steps. The building has cement steps and a red door. The people both have jackets on, one tan (on the right) and one white. The photo to the left of that is of four people's sneakers. The sneakers are all black besides one pair that are are red. The photo above that is of three brunette girls, including Kim, that have straight faces on. They are all wearing black shirts and the photo is a selfie from the neck up. The photo the left of that is of three individuals posting in the MBTA green-line station. There are two girls, Kim one of them, on either side of a male in white. To the left of that photo is a picture of the Boston Skyline that shows the orange sky. The buildings look like a silhouette on the bright skyline.

Mental Health

Showing Up for My Well-Being: A Self-Reflection on How I Manage My Personal Wellness at Boston University

September 20, 2023

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Literature

Booker Prize–Winning Author Ben Okri to Deliver Ha Jin Lecture Tonight

September 20, 2023

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Student Life

Video: Getting to Know Comm Ave

September 8, 2023

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Students

Meet BU’s Newest Terriers: Mohamed Mohamed

September 7, 2023

Photo: Zakariya Hussein, a dark-skinned Somalian young man wearing a black shirt and blue collared lone-sleeved shirt smiles and holds the Somaliland flag above his head. The flag blows behind him, creating a striking portrait.

student profile

Meet BU’s Newest Terriers: Zakariya Hussein

August 30, 2023

Meet BU’s Newest Terriers: Zakariya Hussein