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Mental Health

BU Administrators Add Two Wellness Days to This Semester’s Calendar

February 9, 2021

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Books

In Animal City, CAS Historian Traces the History of Livestock in US Cities

February 9, 2021

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Student Life

BU’s Marine Semester Marks 35th Anniversary

February 8, 2021

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Student Life

New Student Information System Is Welcome and Necessary

February 6, 2021

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Obituaries

BU Remembers Two Custodians Lost to COVID-19

February 5, 2021

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Varsity Sports

Men’s Hockey Returns to the Rink on a Winning Streak

February 5, 2021

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Advertising

Super Bowl Ads Will Be Different This Year

February 5, 2021

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COVID ON CAMPUS

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: February 5

February 5, 2021

Food

What Your Favorite Super Bowl Snack Says about You

February 4, 2021

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Varsity Sports

BU Men’s and Women’s Basketball Aiming to Follow Up on Last Year’s Successes

February 4, 2021

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: February 4 to 7

February 4, 2021

Just For Fun

Seven Ways to Host a Virtual Super Bowl Party That Isn’t Lame

February 3, 2021

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University News

Update on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 3, 2021

Composite image of the book covers of the following works (right to left): Here to Stay, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, Such a Fun Age, Felix, The City We Became, Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, and partially visible covers for The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle and My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

Books

Ten Books to Read during Black History Month

February 3, 2021

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Student Life

New to BU? Tips from a Senior on Making the Most of Your College Experience

February 3, 2021

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University News

Maria Dykema Erb Was a First-Generation Student. Now She’s Here to Help BU’s First-Gens

February 2, 2021

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Economy

Trump Trade Wars Worsened COVID-19, Racial Inequity, BU Study Reveals

February 2, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Poor Countries Need Equal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

February 2, 2021

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Wellness

How to Treat Maskne and Dry Skin at the Same Time

February 2, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccine

Phase 2 of COVID Vaccines Is Here: What It Means for BU, and You

February 1, 2021

Phase 2 of COVID Vaccines Is Here: What It Means for BU, and You