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photo of Gareth Dylan Smith, Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education, playing the drums in the Stone Gallery on October 15. On the white walls behind him are colorful squares that are apart of Steve Locke’s exhibition in the gallery. Two students sit on the floor in the foreground has he plays. Gareth wears a suit and black face mask.

Riff on Homage to the Auction Block

Photo taken from inside the BU Club, looking out one of the gothic, stained glass windows towards diners eating on the patio. A group of three and two are seen eating, and behind them are trees with fall-colored leaves.

Alfresco Dining

Photo of students sitting underneath trees with leaves that have turned yellow in mid-october. Students sit alone or in small groups, and some of them wear masks.

Autumnal Canopy

photo of Boston University Academy fans cheering on the BUA girls soccer team in the stands at Nickerson Field. A girl in the center waves white pom poms as those around her look on.

BUA Fall Festival Homecoming

Photo of friends Heather Li (CFA’25), from left, Caitlyn Alysha Aryanto (Questrom’25), and Anvita Reddy (ENG’25) building a Bathukamma, a flower stack arranged with different seasonal flowers in seven concentric layers in the shape of temple gopuram. They sit on the ground near the Rhett bench amidst yellow, fallen leaves, and laugh joyfully.

Celebrating Bathukamma

Photo of some of the winning team of Questrom’s 2021 Battle of the Boutiques. From left Rachana Krishna (Questrom’22), Bhoomika Sarur (Questrom’22 MSMS), Shreyas Srinath (Questrom’22 MSMS), Drue Hontz, principal with Saybrook Consulting Group and a consultant for the entrepreneur, Ann Marie Ronan, founder and CEO of Raybern Utility Solutions (the participating entrepreneur for this year’s competition), and Mark Arbonies, the team’s mentor and a senior consultant with Cervello. Each person wears a face mask, and everyone wears blazers, with the exception of Arbonies who wears jeans and a short-sleeve button down shirt.

And the Winners Are…

Photo of Jane Stabb (WFT Founder) hugging another alumn. She smiles wide and has white hair.

Wheelock Family Theatre: 40 Years and Thriving

Photo of Ethan Wang on stage with his dad Willis. They are both dressed in graduation caps and gowns, and wear red face mask. Ethan uses his walker on stage; in the walker’s pocket is his red diploma.

A Singular, Successful Journey

Photo of (Left to right) Egle Jarkova , Han Nah Son, and Cherry Kim recording a memorial concert at the Tsai Performance Center on September 20, 2021. “Remembering Lingzi” will raise money to support the Lu Lingzi Foundation, which honors LIngzi (Questrom’) who was killed in the Boston Marathon Bombings in 2013. The three women wear long black dresses. Jarkova plays the violin, Son sits at the grand piano, and Kim plays the cielo; each woman looks very concentrated.

Lu Lingzi Foundation Fundraiser Concert

Phoo of white streamers filling the air over graduates at the 2020 Commencement ceremony. The Jumbotron reads "congratulations graduates!" in the background.

One for the Books: 2020 BU Commencement

At left, Onlookers including President Robert A Brown, from right, Provost Jean Morrison, and Azer Bestaveros watch as the final beam is put into place during the Topping Off ceremony at the Data Sciences Building September 30. At right, .Covered in signatures, the final beam is put into place during the Topping Off ceremony. A large beam is guided into place by two construction workers on top of the building. The sky is grayish blue.

Data Sciences Building Topping-Off Ceremony

Photo of G. Sujin Pak’s dean installation service at the school of theology. Pak stands at a podium covered with a bright red flag and looks off to her left into the congregation, presumably she is speaking. Other members of the service sit behind her in a large wooden pew.

Marsh Chapel Installation of STH Dean G. Sujin Pak

Photo of about a half dozen wind turbines. A body of water is seen in the foreground and some trees are seen in the background.

EPA Honors BU-Enabled Wind Farm

Photo of Teddy Heinrich, wearing a blue helmet and holding his bike, while Tristan Djaafar, crouching, in black, fixes something near his wheel. Another person holding their bike is seen in the left foreground. They appear to be on Marsh Plaza.

Sustainability Festival and Bike Safety Day

Photo of wicker baskets of produce at the farmer’s market at the GSU plaza. The baskets are filled with eggplants, peppers, and broccoli. Miscellaneous greens are seen in the background, as well as two people at the market.

Farmers Market Returns, through 10/28

Photo of Linda Marie Póssa on stage, at Drag Bingo night at Metcalf Hall on Saturday night. Póssa wears a black and gold leotard, sparkling fish nets, black boot heels, and pink ruffles around their neck. They appear to be dancing or singing and they have black curly hair. Masked students are seated at white table cloth tables at left.

Drag Bingo

Photo of Veronica Robles, dressed in a red mariachi outfit with gold trim, and a wide brimmed red sombrero singing joyfully into a microphone and holding a 5 string acoustic guitar. Other members of the band, dress in black, and holding horns, are seen behind her.

In-Person Again: 2021 BU Global Music Festival

Mayoral Candidate City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George greets campaigners outside a polling place in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

Next Boston Mayor May Be a BU Alum

Photo of Dr. Jessica Chicka hugging her father, Raymond C. Hittinger, a retired Lutheran pastor, after her ordination at Marsh Chapel, Sunday, September 12, 2021. Both wear long white robes. Chicka smiles wide and holds a red binder; the back of Hittinger’s head is seen.

First Marsh Chapel Ordination: Jessica Chicka (STH’07,’11,’19)

Photo of Yan Huang QST'22 and Zitong Zhao QST'22 holding their lobsters before eating them. They are sitting in Marciano Commons and there are a few bowls on the table.

Fall Semester—It Must Be Lobster Night