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Photo of Rabbi Shmuel Posner lighting a large menorah outside the GSU Dec 1, the fourth night of Hanukkah. He has a long gray beard and a black hat, and dark blue sky is seen behind him.

Hanukkah 2021 Menorah Lighting

Patterns of Wind

Photo of a view of the BU Bridge from the fourteenth floor of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences November 17. The water of the Charles River is pale, gray-blue, and orange and yellow-leafed trees are seen in the foreground.

A New Vantage Point

photo of 5 dancers on stage int he Fall 2021 Origins performance. They dance with toes pointed and arms in air, as they all wear black leotards and hair styled in sleek buns. They are illuminated by a red, purple, orange, and blue light that mimics the look of a sunrise on the backdrop.

Origins 2021

a photo of Sandro Galea and Robert A. Knox posing with six SPH student scholarship recipients who were honored at the school's 45th Anniversary Celebration. From Left to Right: Dean's Scholar Jose Antonio Requejo (SPH'22), Outstanding Scholar Samantha Burkhart (SPH'22), Dean's Scholar Nicole Herrera (SPH'24), Dean's Scholar Tomeka Frieson (SPH'23), and Robert F. Meenan Scholar Lesly Zapata (SPH'23). All are in formal wear and smile at the camera.

BU School of Public Health Celebrates 45 Years

Kaiden Kane (Sargent’21) and treasurer for the Trans Listening Circle, placed trans flags in remembrance of those 375 LGBTQIA+ people reported murdered internationally within the last year. The group placed 400 flags on Alpert Mall, Friday, November 19, 2021 for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Saturday, November 20th. Photo by Jake Belcher

Remembering LGBTQIA+ People Lost to Violence

Photo of Jiangbei “Will” Li (CAS’22), wearing a white face mask and glasses, studying for his intro to Japanese course in the second floor hall of the GSU. He sits on a chair and charges his phone. A poster with the words "BE BOLD" hangs nearby and shows a student covered in colored paint.

Hallmates?

Photo of a group of MBTA officials dressed in dark suits and/or formal attire and wearing dark masks as they cut a green ribbon. They stand on the green line track and blue sky is seen behind them. From left to right: Andres Achury – GLT Senior Director Desiree Patrice – Deputy Chief, Angel Peña MBTA Chief Capital Transformation Steve Poftak – MBTA General Manager Kenneth Green – Chief Transit Police Derek Howe – BU Senior Vice President of Operations Shauna Connelly—GLT Senior Project Coordinator. Photo by Janice Checchio

MBTA Amory Street Station Ribbon-Cutting

Photo of Genesis Belasco (SAR 24) (left) and Sophia Cornish taking a photo with Rhett during a First-Gen College Celebration on Monday, November 8, 2021. Rhett holds a frame around their face that makes them look like an instagram post. The girls smile and wear facemasks.

BU’s First-Gen College Celebration

Photo of Diane Gallagher, left, in a bright blue blazer, holding a piece of paper, as she speaks during the Fisk House dedication on Friday, November 5, 2021. Other masked members of the BU community are seen behind her uploading; they stand in a room with wooden floors and wood panelling.

Fisk House Dedication

Photo of a tree with its leaves turned orange. Students sit underneath the tree on a bench, and others walk by with backpacks and fall jackets on.

Farewell, Summer

Photo of Donovan Black (CFA 22), a young, tall, Black man, wearing a gray t-shirt and shoes similar to ballet slippers, while rehearsing for Colossal. He kneels center stage and puts his hand on the ground.

25th CFA Fringe Festival

Photo of Michael Bryant Kessie (CFA’25), center, a young Black man who plays the lead role in BU On Broadways’ Sweeney Todd during a recent rehearsal. The rest of the cast stands behind him, in period attire. Everyone is lit with a deep red color.

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Photo of, from left to right, Albie O’Connell (CAS’99), current men’s hockey head coach; Jack Parker (Questrom’68, Hon.’97), former head coach; and Travis’s parents, Brenda and Lee at a memorial in the Agganis Arena for Travis Roy. The group stands at the edge of the ice, with a Travis Roy jersey hanging above them. Behind them, people sit in the stands.

Celebrating a Life

Composite image. At left, sits Michelle Wu, who wears a purple dress, and speaks with Hessann Farooqi (CAS '22),vice president of StuGov, and Gabriela Ramirez (CAS '23), deputy director of City Affairs. Behind them, a screen with a blue poster for the "Boston Mayoral Student Forum" is seen. At right, is a photo of Annissa Essaibi George talking with Ramirez. She smiles and wears a black blazer and pants.

Boston Mayoral Student Forum

Photo taken during a Memorial for former BU president Jon Westling on Wednesday at March Chapel. At the podium at left, Westling's son Matthew Westling reads "Invective Against Swans," a poem by Wallace Stevens. Behind him, sits Reverend Hill. A photo of Westling leans against the altar at right. The heads of a few people sitting in the first pew are seen.

University Service for President Emeritus Jon Westling

Photo of Emma Neary (Wheelock’23), left, smiling, as Grace Sullivan (COM’23), laughs while painting pumpkins in Marsh Plaza October 20. Neary wears jeans with holes at the knees and holds a pumpkin upside down as she paints pink stripes with white dots. Sullivan wears jeans and a white new york sweatshirt and sits on the curb in front of her pumpkin which is painted with blue waves.

Fall? Pumpkins, of Course

photo of members of BU's pep band, dressed in red, standing behind drummer Gabe Klavans and percussionist Thomas Lawton and playing. Most of the brass section has red mutes on their instruments.

Entertaining Family & Friends

Photo of Pass and Review on Nickerson Field. From left to right, Commander Cadet Nathan Tadigiri, Rifleman- Cadet Kenneth Ziniti (Army), National Colors- Cadet Salem Adda-Berkane, Army Colors- Cadet Joseph Carey, Navy Colors- MIDN Sasha Wong Marine Corps, Colors-MIDN Ian Benitez-Rio Air Force Colors, Cadet Jacob Bresnahan Rifleman, Cadet Ju Young Kang (Army). They each wear camouflage uniforms and hold flags and rifles. Behind them, a larger group of ROTC members are seen.

2021 ROTC Pass-in-Review

Photo of arches on campus during a fall day. People wander through and mill about on a sunny, fall day.

A Campus Alive Again