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Public Policy

Greater Boston Housing Earns “Failing Grade” in Annual Report Card

October 26, 2022

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New Appointment

Meet BU’s New Head of Dining, Housing, FitRec, Transportation, and More

October 26, 2022

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Computational Science

Beyond Bitcoin: Why Interest in Blockchain Is Surging at BU

October 25, 2022

Women’s Soccer

Former Terrier Star Casey Brown Has 6-2 League Record in First Season as BU Women’s Soccer Head Coach

October 25, 2022

Nancy Lowenstein stands in her office on Boston University's campus, with various artifacts on a bookshelf nearby

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Nancy Lowenstein

October 25, 2022

Photo: Wooden crosses mark the graves of Izium residents killed by Russian occupiers during exhumation procedures at a mass burial site in Izium that was liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Russian troops, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Numerous mounds of dirt are marked by crosses in a wooded area. A tape is pulled across the scene, with Ukrainian writing on it.

Academics

BU Launches New Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Major

October 24, 2022

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Recipe Series

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Stuffed Pumpkin Cookies

October 24, 2022

Halloween

10 Costume Ideas for Halloween 2022

October 21, 2022

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Things-to-do

Video: Hiking Tips from a Veteran Outdoorsman

October 21, 2022

Photo: Professor Phillip Haberkern teaches a CAS history class "Game of Thrones: Power and Politics in Pre-Modern Europe “ on October 19, 2022. A white man with a grey beard and head of hair stands in front of a classroom and smiles as students look on. Behind him, the projection on screen reads "Quick question #2: You're on the small council at the death of Robert - what steps would you suggest to avoid these failings?"

Classes

Game of Thrones and What It Can Teach Us about Historic European Power and Politics

October 21, 2022

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Campus Safety

Many Types of Crime Fell Last Year across BU, but Theft Remains a Problem

October 21, 2022

Supporters cheered in June as the Massachusetts Senate overrode a veto of licensing undocumented drivers, but repeal of the license law is on the November 8 ballot. Photo by David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Politics

Should Undocumented Immigrants Be Allowed to Get a Driver’s License?

October 21, 2022

Photo: The BU women’s lightweight rowing team practicing on the Charles River ahead of this weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta. Four young women wearing BU wet suits row down the Charles. A blurry bridge can be seen in the distance.

Varsity Sports

Head of the Charles Regatta: BU Men’s, Women’s Teams Will Compete This Weekend

October 20, 2022

Kira Troilo (left) as Miss Honey and Sky Fuller as Matilda in a scene from Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of "Roald Dahl’s Matilda, the Musical". An older woman and a young girl wearing a school uniform look off tot he distance with looks of wonder on their faces.

Wheelock Family Theatre

Matilda, a Most Remarkable Heroine, Takes the Stage at Wheelock Family Theatre

October 20, 2022

Andrew Bearden Brown (CFA’22) plays the Stage Manager in Our Town, an opera based on Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning play, one of this year’s Fringe Festival offerings. Our Town runs Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29, in the CFA Concert Hall. Photo by Cydney Scott

Arts & Culture

Curtains Open on 2022 CFA Fringe Festival

October 20, 2022

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Public Health

Birth Control Options—What You Need to Know

October 19, 2022

Photo: Madeline Davis coaches the women's open weight row team practice on the Charle's River in preparation for next weekend's annual Head of The Charles Regatta, Saturday. Various rowing boats are seen on the Charles River on a foggy day. A Boston cityscape can be seen in the background.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 20 to 23

October 19, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Every Hour, 40 Women in This Country Are Told They Have Breast Cancer. I Am Now One of Them

October 19, 2022

Aaron Goldberg directing the BU Pep Band at the 2019 Women’s Beanpot Championship. BU captured the trophy for the first time since becoming a club sport. Photo by Ally Kallfelz (COM’21)

Watch Now

BU Bands: Celebrating the “Heartbeat of the University”

October 19, 2022

Mishka Yarovoy (CFA’23), who plays Oskar, the bullied boy next door, with Leah Hohhauser (CFA’24) in a scene from Let the Right One In. The two actors are close friends.

Arts & Culture

There Will Be Blood at the Booth Theatre for Halloween

October 19, 2022

There Will Be Blood at the Booth Theatre for Halloween