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Scene at BU

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

Photo shows a student with long hair in a ponytail jogging across an indoor track. Everything is shown in black shadow and is highlighted by the large window brining in light behind the student.

Metaphor for Life

Photo: MC Amanda Merrick, dressed in black, dances with other members during the opening reception for Mothers for Justice & Equality's seventh annual national conference Oct 12 at Howard Thurman Center. A group of Black women gather and dance the cha cha slide.

BU Hosts Mothers for Justice & Equality National Conference

Photo: Ella Loizides (CAS’25) works on her history homework on a long, wooden bench. A young women wearing a brown shirt and black pants sits cross-legged on a long bench. She writes in a notebook on her lap as her laptop sits open in front of her.

Bench Studies

Photo of students sitting, relaxing, and hanging out on the BU Beach on a warm, sunny day. Students relax on a lawn.

New England Weather

Photo: Dean Onwuachi-Willig (left) with W. Kamau Bell (center), and Rikki Klieman. A tall black man with graying bear and afro poses for a photo with arms over the shoulders of two women. On the left, a shorter black woman with long dreads, large red glasses, and a black and red dress smiles and on the right a shorter white woman with shoulder length brown hair and blue dress smiles.

School of Law 150th Anniversary Gala

Photo: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston. A Black man wearing a white and red Red Sox jersey top and jeans smiles awkwardly as he raises his arm up to throw a baseball.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Photo of Katherine Kennedy (center), talking and laughing with hands clasped in front of her. Andrea Taylor stands to her left and Professor Roscoe Giles stands to her right.

Celebration of Katherine Kennedy

Photo: A student holds her candle during the candlelight vigil event on Marsh Plaza Sep 29th. A masked student stands with eyes closed and electric candle raised as she stands next to another masked individual to her right. A blurry crowd of other participants holding candles can be seen behind them.

Candlelight Vigil for Mahsa Amini

Photo of Tony Gluskin (COM'23) plays the mini golf at the Sustainability Festival on Marsh Plaza. A young man wearing a light pink hoodie, grey sweats, and black backpack puts on a small mini gold course. Sustainability stands featuring bike safety stands sit behind him.

Sustainability Festival—Better Late Than Never