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Scene at BU

Photo of a young white woman with a light blue t shirt climbing on the rock climbing wall at fitrec. The wall is brownish gray and is a bit overhung; it's covered in colorful holds.

“Something there is that does not love a wall”

Photo of Kathryn Larkin (CAS’25), wearing a white sweater with colored strips and a face mask, looking intently at a cookie they're adding red frosting too. A container of ice cream is seen in the foreground and other students milling about are in the background.

Did Someone Say Cookies?

Photo of the butterfly staircase being installed in the new data sciences building. Two large staircase connect at a curved center, the sides of the staircase are maroon and constructed from large steel beams. Above and below the staircase, the construction equipment and the skeleton of the building under construction are seen.

Butterfly Staircase

Photo of renowned autism advocate and scientist Temple Grandin, third from left, pausing during a tour at Sargent College to sign autographs for Professor Helen Barbas, from left, associate professor Basilis Zikopoulos, and Post-Doctoral fellow Dr. Xuefeng Liu March 18. Grandin wears a black button down shirt with a teal and pink embroidered floral design and has short white hair. Barbas and Liu wear masks. They all smile and look at Grandin as she signs the book.

Temple Grandin Tours Sargent College

Photo of Alexis Michelle, of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame, doing a split in a very sparkly jumpsuit as a student sitting next to the stage shouts and reacts in excitement

First-Ever Purim Drag Show

Aerial photo of BU and non-BU students celebrating Holi on Cummington Mall Rd on March 20 in-person for the first time in three years. Most young people in the crowd wear white or light colored shirts, and a cloud of orange dust rises in the air. The people are covered with an array of bright colors and look joyful as they talk with their friends.

In-Person Holi Celebration Returns

Photo of Brandon Bell, a young man with dark hair and bear who wears a gray sweater, who works for Polestar Boston talking about electric vehicles with a group of four other men who stand and listen with coffees in their hands, on Metcalf Plaza. Tents and other passersby are seen behind them.

Electric Vehicle Expo

Photo of the BU Treblemakers performing on stage at Berklee College of music as part of the ICCA, or collegiate international acapella competition. Each member extends their left hand up and holds a microphone to their mouth. They are dressed in black and white and they are lit by the stage lights.

BU Treblemakers, Still Feeling

Photo of Kilachand sophomore Hanna Dworkin (CAS’24) holding a painting she made that will be presented to Dr. Kilachand in Abu Dhabi. In the painting, you see the Boston skyline as seen from Kilachand during sunset--the buildings are orange and the sky is blue. A small title in the left corner of the painting reads "views from the Kilachand Honors College". Dworkin wears a pink face mask and has long dirty blonde hair.

A Thank-You Gift for Rajen Kilachand

Nate Dizor (SAR’24), from left, Rudy Joseph (Wheelock’24), and Abigail Hulick (Questrom’22) organize toys by category at Room to Grow in Hyde Park March 8. BU students volunteered at Room to Grow as part of Alternative Spring Break. Photo by for Boston University Photography

Alternative Service Break 2022

Overhead photo of students at Questrom School on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. The students sit a circle tables in small groups in bright red chairs. The tables and chairs are on a patterned rug with a series of circles and other geometric shapes.

A New, Life-Size Board Game?

Photo of a woman of color in long, silver gown, her hands extended as she sings with a solemn look on her face. Behind her, an Asian woman in a long, sparkly, black gown plays concentratedly at a grand piano. Both women are on stage.

CFA Students Perform at Carnegie Hall

Photo (from right to left) of Ines Santa Cruz (CGS’24), Betil Gorgu (COM’24), Sofia Akhmechet (CGS’24) and Marina Fernandez (CGS’24) gathered on Marsh Plaza Thursday, March 3, 2022 for a protest and vigil in solidarity with victims of the conflict in Ukraine. Cruz holds a blue and yellow sign and battery powered candle light; the other students hold candle lights and wear winter jackets. They all look solemn and the sun is setting in the sky.

Vigil for Victims in Ukraine

Photo of 4 masked BU students sitting and kneeling around a white and black sheepadoodle as they pet it.

Petting Dogs

Photo of Tom Fischer (LAW’25,L1) digging into the book Just Mercy as he sits on a black Adirondack chair on BU Beach. He wears a gold puffy, black pants and a hat. A couple of geese are seen in the foreground.

Goose on the Loose

Closeup photo of undergrad researcher Halle Cooper (CAS’22) measures the absorption spectra of suspended particles in water samples collected from Louisiana wetlands. In the foreground are a series of plastic vials. Cooper is seen wearing a mask and looking very concentrated as she uses tweezers while taking measurements.

Measuring Absorption Spectra

Photo of Stage Director Jim Petosa at the Opera Institute’s rehearsal for "If I Were You". An older, balding white man gestures dramatically in the center of the room next to a ladder as a diverse group of students look on and listen. All are masked.

Modern Retelling of Faust

Photo of BU's Jazz Band performing on Feb 13 at Campus Center and Student Residence building on Fenway Campus. Five young men play, some with masks on. There is a drummer, bassists, trumpeter, saxophone and jazz guitar.

Jazz Brunch

Photo of BU’s African Students Organization rehearsing at FitRec Feb 16 in preparation for Northeastern African Student Organization’s annual Africa Night. A young Black woman with braids and wearing a black athletic outfit does a split in the foreground as dancers dressed is black behind her do a sort of squat move. All the women wear masks. They are dancing in a studio with wooden floor and a wall-length mirror on the back wall.

Celebrating African Culture

photo of a young woman with short hair look like she's about to speak in dramatic lighting. A person behind her in a green sweater looks forlorn. The background is dark black.

RX Machina