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Voices & Opinion

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

Photo: A Black woman with a short grey and black afro and wearing a necklace of large, faux metal pearls, black blouse, and black blazer, smiles and poses in front of a large, wooden wall.

University News

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

October 4, 2023

Photo: Writers from the Writers Guild of America picketing outside Paramount Pictures Studios

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

Photo: A black man in a beret and a collared shit with a suit jacket poses for a formal photo

Literature

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

September 20, 2023

Photo: A college student wearing jeans and a red t shirt leans back on a stone wall on BU's campus.

Student Life

Video: Getting to Know Comm Ave

September 8, 2023

Photo: A young black man in a pink sweater stands with a smile and one hand in a pocket

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

Photo: A black and white photo of J.R.R. Tolkien smoking a pipe. It hangs, leisurely, in his mouth and he smiles, amused, to something off camera. He wears a coat, fur-lined with an exposed and popped collar. His hair is short and white. The background is blurred, but he looks to be on a campus.

Student Voices

POV: Lord of Middle-Earth—Tolkien’s Legacy 50 Years after His Death

August 30, 2023

Photo: A large stone building with a rounded window atop a tower in downtown Boston.

Student Voices

Why the History of Enslavement on the Freedom Trail Matters

August 29, 2023

Rhett Boston University Notebook cover

Student Voices

Cracking the Code: Decoding the Unique Vocabulary of Boston University Students

August 24, 2023

Photo: Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse, on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Montana. A group of young people wearing business casual wear smile and cheer as they walk towards a courtroom building.

Student Voices

POV: Montana Youths Sued State over Climate Change—and Won a Landmark Decision for All Young People

August 24, 2023

Photo: Milton's Paradise Lost, an old book with old english type laying on a table. There is an illustrated portrait of a man with long hair in old style clothes in the left cover of the book.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need to Keep Talking about Books, Not Ban Them

August 18, 2023

Photo: A red background with four die with letters on them. The first two are "F" and "A", respectively. The next two are on the edge, teetering between "C" and K" on one and "T" and "E" on the final die. The effect means the die could read as "FACT" or "FAKE".

Voices & Opinion

POV: Disinformation Researchers Are under Attack by Government Legislators

August 16, 2023

Politics

BU Alum Got Fur Sales Banned in Her Town—Now She’s Targeting Animal Cruelty in Farming

July 19, 2023

BU Alum Got Fur Sales Banned in Her Town—Now She’s Targeting Animal Cruelty in Farming