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Scene at BU

Photo: Two students sit on a large swing made up of a ring of light and pose together as they take a selfie. The scene is lit up by the swing and similar swings around them during the night.

A Night of Lights

Photo: Three Black Ghanaian students stand around a table decorated with A large poster board and accessories advertising Ghanaian heritage. A young Black man stands behind the table wearing a white shirt with a long black start in the center and the Ghana flag draped over his shoulder. A young woman with long goddess braids and wearing a grey dress poses in front of the table (left) while another young woman (right) wearing a red dress holds up a Black sign that reads "GSO" in red, yellow, and green letters.

With a Splash on the Field

Photo: Two Black young women, one wearing a cropped long-sleeved white shirt, glasses, and olive green pants and the other wearing a grey sweatshirt and black pants, strike extravagant poses for a selfie photo.

Showing Up & Showing Out

Photo: Two darker-skinned young women looks at and hold up small succulent plants from a long white table. They stand in Marsh Plaza at Boston University.

Greening of the Dorms

Photo: A large crowd sits outside on a grassy area at night with a large projector screen playing The Little Mermaid in the distance

Who Doesn’t Love The Little Mermaid?

Photo: A young man wearing a white and red shirt and jeans shorts rides an inflatable shark in a large inflatable structure.

Comm Ave Fest 2023

Photo: Students line up on a street at booths featuring free stickers, gear, and knick knacks as they laugh and smile on a sunny day.

First-Ever Comm Ave Fest

Photo: A large crowd of first year students and dean of students Jason Campbell-Foster parade up Commonwealth Ave. The dean of students wears sunglasses and a red ceremonial robe as he walks with a crowd of cheering, smiling students.

Matriculation 2023: A Sunny and Special September Sunday

Photo: Two college students kneel and clean up trash in a forest-y, wooded area. They wear light blue shirts that read "FYSOP" and gardening gloves and hold black trash bags.

A Revamped FYSOP

Photo: Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, a white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse and tweed blazer, speaks on stage into a mic. She stands behind a wooden podium with a red sign that reads "Boston University" and speaks to students in the audience.

FYSOP 2023 Opening Ceremony

Photo: A pedestrian is shown passing by two buildings. Shot is taken in alley between two buildings and highlights the shadows and sun of the buildings.

Canyons in the City?

Photo: Eleventh graders David Luo (center), and Yareh Constant, both look closely at a laptop screen. A young tan boy (left) and a young Black boy look intently at a laptop screen as they sit at a long, white table. Other young teens can be seen looking at various laptop screens as they sit along the table as well.

BU’s First-Ever Biology and Machine Learning Hackathon

Photo: Five people stand together with arms across each other's shoulders for a group photo. They stand on a city sidewalk underneath a large, brightly lit theater marquee that reads "Sean Hayes; Good Night, Oscar".

Terriers on the Great White Way

Photo: A young, white man lies out and relaxes in a beach chair. He is topless and wears swim trunks and sunglasses. The tattoo on his arm reads "Usque Ad Finem".

Brainstorming on the Beach

Photo: Three college students in white lab coats and goggles gather around a test tube burner apparatus and perform a chemistry experiment

The Power of Chemistry

Photo: A meeting room with a powerpoint presentation and four speakers--from left to right, a woman with short curly hair, a woman with straight brown hair, and woman with her hair pulled back, and a man with short hair near the podium. In the middle, an older man with a suit stands and addresses the crowd. The audience is scattered across the seats available.

SPH Briefing on Capitol Hill

Photo: Jaysri So, a tan, ten-year old child with straight, brown hair and wearing a white tank top, smiles as they hold up a alrge fake sword against another student attacking with a similar fake sword.

Learning to Parry?

Photo: Two young women sit in large wooden grey and red lawn chairs. They look towards each other as they lounge and chat.

Exploring the Charles River Campus

Photo: Several petri dishes, each filled with groups of various multi-colored beads, are shown on top of a white table. A small hand can be seen grabbing a few beads and a half-assembled bead bracelet can be seen next to the hand.

Wearable Microbiomes?

Photo: A person sits in a chair with a large array of windows with cityscape behind them.Johana Chaparro (Wheelock’25) enjoys the view from one of the upper floor study areas in CDS on June 29, 2023. Photo by Cydney Scott

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