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Photo: VP of Trans Listening Circle Lena Broach (CFA’25), left, and President of Trans Listening Circle Felix Wheeler (COM’23) paint the rock in the colors of the transgender flag after placing flags on Alpert Mall Nov 18 to honor the lives of trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered worldwide in the past twelve months. Two young women wearing blue, puffy coats paint a rock. Behind them, small, transgender flags are lined and placed into the lawn.

2022 Transgender Day of Remembrance

Photo: Fiona Schicho (School of Social Work ’25) blows a kiss after walking down the runway during the fashion show at the Professional Clothing Closet’s Nov. 16 event. A young white woman wearing a bright yellow blazer and navy, knee length skirt, poses and blows a kiss in the middle of a fashion runway lined with red carpet. The audience sits on either side of said runway.

A Fashion First

Photo: Graduate student, Yolanda He Yang (CFA 24) works on a sculpture at CFA on November 7, 2022. photo shows a young Asian person through a small crack. Light shines in from a window behind them and highlights the thread work they do on their sculpture.

Working in the Dark

Photo: Perkins Award Ceremony for 2020 and 2021 winners held on November 10, 2022 in the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom. Perkins award winners from left: Lena Landaverde, Aline Hillman, Kimberly Crosta, Ridiane Denis, and Colin D. Riley. Each person holds up a gold plated plaque in front of a grey stage.

Perkins Award Winners from 2020 and 2021 Honored

Photo: Fall stock photo of Boston University campus. Scene shows people hanging out and studying outside on a lawn. Yellow, red, and orange leaves fill the trees and litter the ground.

An Autumn Stunner

Photo: Republican Rep.-elect Jen Kiggans celebrates at her election party in Virginia Beach, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, after she defeated Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. A white woman with dirty blonde hair tied back is shown cheering with arms raised in front of a blurred American flag.

Alum a New US Congresswoman

Photo: Students of the CFA TH 331 Movement 3 class climb and walk around the Booth Theatre sign on Commonwealth Ave on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. A group of students dressed in various clown outfits and red noses goof and play around a large sign letters that read "BOOTH".

Send in the Clowns

Photo: A group of Black students are shown mid-dance as they dance to the electric slide.

Charcoal Anniversary Exhibition Showcase

Photo: Craig Espenhain of BU Campus Planning and Operations walks through rows of snowblowers on October 19, 2022. A man in a navy blue sweat suit walks amongst rows of bright orange snowblowers.

Like the Boy Scouts, BU Aims to Be Prepared

Photo: Amanda Cintron (COM’32) working on mythology essay at COM Lawn Oct 12. A student swearing a white tee and oversized plaid collared shirt sits in a large yellow chair on a green lawn working on their laptop. Other students sitting in similar large chairs are seen behind them in the blurry background.

New England Weather—A Sumptuous Variety*

Photo: A cast of people stand on stage wearing multicolored life vests. They have varying looks of shock and awe on their faces.

Sävë thë Whälës, etc.

Photo: Students raise their hands on stage as they perform a musical number. The lead actor wears a blue blazer and skirt combo, as people wearing various outfits ranging from a maid's uniform to a sequin red dress raise their hands around her on stage.

Wake Up: BU on Broadway’s The Drowsy Chaperone Is a Must-See

Photo: Jaqueline Rizzi (CAS’26), left, and Taijah Chabis (CAS’26) get creative while at Charcoal Magazine’s jewelry making night at Howard Thurman Center Oct 19. A young white woman on the left smiles as she puts beads together as a young Black woman to her right laughs and picks up a few beads of her own.

Creative Collaboration

Photo: BU campus stock showing people walking up and down a street as yellow, orange, and red fall leaves line the trees and cover the skyline around them.

On a Mission?

Photo: A young Black person paints Frankenstein's monster onto an orange pumpkin. They use a phone with the picture on the screen (placed in front of them) for reference.

Creating a Monster at Marsh

Photo of Gareth Dylan Smith playing drums in a brightly lit art gallery. He plays in front of a black wall behind him and works of art can be seen in the distance to his right.

Celebrating Art with Music

Photo: Marine MIDN First Class, William Reid (CAS'23) listens to Brigadier General Paul L. Minor (not pictured), Assistant Adjutant General (Army) for the Massachusetts National Guard. Students dressed in army camo gear stand at attention. A young Black man stands at front, holding an ROTC flag that reads "BU, BC, Northeastern" and has the ROTC insignia at center. They group of students are shrouded in half shadow, making for an intense morning scene.

40th Annual ROTC Pass-in-Review

Photo: Members of Boston University’s 1992 national champion women’s rowing team returned to campus 30 years later to compete in the 57th Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday. Women rowers wearing red wetsuits are shown on a body of water.

Champions Still: Head of the Charles

Photo: Siyuan Li (ENG’24), at top in black, presents her work to a small crowd during the 25th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the GSU Metcalf Ballroom Oct 21. Li’s poster was titled "Conjugation of Ketamine to Novel Mucoadhesive Polymer for Improved PTSD and Severe Depression Symptoms".

25th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

Photo: Workers lay dirt out onto a wooden deck under construction. The mirrored side of the building on the left of them reflects the sunlight brightly and a distant cityscape of Boston can be see in the background.

Closer and Closer