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The course planner on the Boston University Student Link website. BU students found registration for the Spring 2021 semester especially competitive this year. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students find Spring 2021 class registration more competitive than before

Claire Williams December 10, 2020
While course registration depends largely on luck, some BU deans said factors such as canceled Study Abroad programming and shifts to the registration schedule might be partially to blame for classes filling up earlier this round.
Some Boston University students who originally planned to attend in-person classes upon returning to campus this semester have chosen to take classes remotely instead. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In-person students reflect on taking mostly remote classes

James Paleologopoulos September 23, 2020
When BU announced its LfA approach to the Fall semester — a hybrid model that saw some students return to campus and others study remotely — it told students who returned that they could opt out of in-person learning and choose to attend from afar at any time.
Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, saw her shadow on Groundhog day meaning that there will be six more weeks of winter. COURTESY OF MASS AUDUBON

Massachusetts’ groundhog predicts a longer winter

Anastasia Eremina February 7, 2019
Don’t pack up down jackets or wool sweaters just yet, because Massachusetts should anticipate an additional six weeks of winter this year. At least, that’s according to a prediction by Ms. G, the state’s official groundhog.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposed the elimination of the “family cap,” a welfare rule that denies benefits to children born into families who already receive public assistance. COURTESY OF MARK HERLIHY/ HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE

Baker proposes lifting welfare cap on children

Anastasia Eremina January 29, 2019
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker included a provision in the state’s fiscal year 2020 budget that would end the “family cap,” a welfare rule that prevents children who are born to families that already receive public assistance from receiving benefits.
Katharine Lusk, executive director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities, speaks Monday at the “Understanding and Improving our Urban Climate” lecture. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CAS lecture discusses urban climate

Anastasia Eremina January 29, 2019
CAS hosted a lecture Monday to address present and future issues facing urban climates such as fossil fuels and infrastructure.
Students from American universities, including Boston University, have been increasingly studying abroad over the past year, a report published Tuesday by the Institute of International Education revealed. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE PHOTO

More students choosing to study abroad, report shows

Sari Cohen November 16, 2018

The number of American students studying abroad has increased over the last year, according to the annual Open Doors report released Tuesday by the Institute of International Education. Boston...

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