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Student Voices

Cracking the Code: Decoding the Unique Vocabulary of Boston University Students

August 24, 2023

Photo: Palmer Wencley (COM'26) moves her stuff across West Campus with her parents helping in the back. A smiling, young white woman and her mother both push large blue bins filled with stuff up the sidewalk. A white father figure stands at the back of a small UHaul truck and looks on.

Watch Now

Smart Packing: Upperclassmen’s Guide to the Best Items for a Successful College Journey

August 23, 2023

Thousands of students gather on Nickerson Field for SPLASH, Boston University's involvement fair.

Student Life

Everything You Need to Know about SPLASH (and Why You Should Attend)

August 22, 2023

Composite photo of three BU student-athletes. Headshots of (from left) Kat Robbins, Francesco Montali, and Ellen Monahan. Robbins is a young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a scarlet red Boston University pullover. Montali is a young white man with curly brown hair and wearing a red Boston University hooded sweatshirt. Monahan is a young white woman with shoulder length blonde hair and wearing a red, BU lacrosse long sleeve shirt.

Photoblog

The Joys and Challenges of Being a Student-Athlete at BU

August 9, 2023

Photo: A woman with a blue dress and short, dark hair wears a white lab coat in front of a woman with short, light brown hair at a white coat ceremony. To the right of the two individuals in the center are two other individuals in the exact position, both smiling as the one behind helps the one in front don her coat. They are standing on a covered stage.

New Bu Medical Students

White Coat Ceremony Marks Entrance to Medical Profession for 146 First-Year BU Medical Students

August 2, 2023

Photo: A man dressed in an intricate royal clown costume holds a sword drawn towards a person laying on the ground, as onlookers in white gowns gasp. The scene is part of an opera called Rigoletto

Opera

CFA Costume Designers Help Swedish Company Stitch Together a New Rigoletto

July 28, 2023

This is a photo collage of Boston University students with their parents. The top left photo is courtsey of Sofia Harris and it is a selfie of her and her parents. To the right, the photo is courtesy of Paul Hain and both of his parents are shown laughing, looking happy. To the right of that, the photo is of Ahsley Facey and her mother taking a selfie in the mirror of a store. Below Facey's photo, there is a photo from Lexi Scarcskopf. The photo is in black and white and it shows her, her sister, and her mother leaning on each other smiling. The last photo is to the left of that and it is courtesy of Fia McCarty and her mother in front of the fountains, outside of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The sun is shining and they are in summer attire, smiling and posing for the camera.

Parents

Terriers Share Words of Appreciation for Their Parents

July 21, 2023

Mental Health

8 Simple Self-Care Tips for College Students

July 20, 2023

Photo: A group of college students stand in front of a building in italy with classic italian columns and stone architecture

Nutrition

Learning to Eat (Healthily) in Padua, Italy

July 17, 2023

Photo: A hand with a watch and black painted nails reaches out to touch a black cat's paw. The black cat is on a wall on the right side of the photo and the arm is on the left side.

Campus Life

Are You Bringing Your Pet to Campus This Summer? We Want to Hear from You (Both)!

July 14, 2023

Photo: Professor Jay Zagorsky, a white man wearing glasses holding a bottle of wine, lectures on a stage in front of a whiteboard depicting Bordeaux France.

Faculty

I Will Teach My 10,000th BU Student This Summer. Here’s What I’ve Learned

July 7, 2023

Photo: People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington. A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. Conservative justices were in the majority in Friday's 6-3 decision that effectively killed the $400 billion plan that President Joe Biden announced last year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

SCOTUS

Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student-Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan

June 30, 2023

Photo: Activists demonstrate in front of the the Supreme Court. A group of diverse young people hold signs i favor of Affirmative action and chant as they stand outside.

Affirmative Action

Disappointed and Determined, BU Community Reacts to SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

June 29, 2023

Photo: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington. A large white building with looming pillars is shown on a sunny day.

Affirmative Action

Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Provides Scant Guidance for Universities

June 29, 2023

This is a collage of photos from rising junior Sophia Caffrey (COM'25). They showcase her life thus far at Boston University. With everything from her in her BU rugby uniform, to hanging out with her sorority sisters as various events, or her hanging out in the dorm room with friends, each photo showcases her BU experience. Sophia is a brunette with medium-length hair and tan skin. She is in each of the photos.

Student Reflection

Navigating College Life: Reflections and Insights from an Upperclassman

June 29, 2023

Photo: Two college students, one wearing a black skirt with long black hair and the other wearing a white t shirt with short blonde hair. They are holding up framed pieces of AI art, depicting people and landscapes.

Arts & Culture

Reimagining Fine Art in the Artificial Intelligence Era

June 26, 2023

Accolades

Sky High—ENG Terriers Win NASA Student Competition on Clean Aviation Energy

June 9, 2023

Photo: Group photo of various students standing in front of a large window and smiling and holding up certificates that read "Grandlabbies".

Accolades

Students Create Ads for Chobani, Celebrity Cruises, and More

June 8, 2023

Photo: David Zaslav gives a speech at a podium at Boston University's 2023 commencement, while a sea of students look on

Voices & Opinion

POV: A Lesson from BU’s 150th Commencement

May 31, 2023

An image with a green background and a lightbulb shaped like a brain flickering yellow. The text reads "Today I Learned"

Listen Now

Today I Learned: Boston’s topography was shaped by glaciers more than 20,000 years ago

May 30, 2023

Today I Learned: Boston’s topography was shaped by glaciers more than 20,000 years ago