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Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include elevator entrapment,  motor vehicle collision and attempted theft. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 15-21

Julia Hendler September 23, 2024
This week's crime logs include a hazardous condition, elevator entrapment, motor vehicle collision and a fire alarm.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Life is better when the T is running | Editorial

Editors February 9, 2024
Public transportation is supposed to make your life easier, not bring about stress. Thus, the T has not been serving its purpose.
Closed MBTA green line B branch tracks and a shuttle bus that replaces train service between Babcock and North Station. Boston University students are struggling to get to class amidst the track maintenance that will last until Jan. 28. BARRETT WALSH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU community affected by another Green Line B closure at the start of the spring semester

Camille Bugayong January 26, 2024
As the semester begins in below freezing temperatures, the Boston University community has been greatly impacted due to suspension of the Green Line B branch once more.
A Green Line shuttle stopped on Commonwealth Ave. Free shuttles will replace the MBTA’s B-Line at stops along Boston University’s campus to allow for track maintenance until Dec. 5th. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students frustrated by recent Green Line B suspensions

George Lehman November 30, 2023
Boston University students express frustrations after the suspension of the Green Line B service on Monday between Kenmore and Babcock Street.
MBTA

MBTA to shut down parts of all four lines over next year

George Lehman November 17, 2023
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced plans last week to shut down various sections of all four lines over the next year as part of the MBTA’s Track Improvement Program, sparking controversy among riders. The plan is to lift all speed restrictions and fix tracks across the system by the end of 2024, but with it will come 21 different closures across all four lines at various points throughout the next year. 
Crime Logs BUPD

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 30 – Nov. 11

Sebastian Castro November 13, 2023
A suspicious package, an indecent exposure and a hit pedestrian were reported in the Oct. 30-Nov. 11 crime logs from the Boston University Police Department.
Boston University Police headquarters. The crime logs include a person hit by a door, a mouse bite and a man on a bicycle with a spear-shaped stick. LILY HANSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 16 – Oct. 22

Kayla Baltazar October 30, 2023
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Oct. 16 – Oct. 22. The crime logs include a person hit by a door and a mouse bite.
Ashley Jackson

Ashley Jackson, BU’s newest sports information director, provides representation and inspiration

Mark Fraenkel November 1, 2022
Ashley Jackson's passion for sports drove her to the BU Athletics Department, and as the only woman SID, she provides representation and inspiration to athletes and students alike.
East to West: Nov. 19, 2021

East to West: Nov. 19, 2021

Veronica Thompson November 19, 2021

This month’s print edition is out now — pick up a copy today! Today on East to West, we cover Michelle Wu’s mayoral induction, BU full-time lecturers demand better working conditions, the MBTA...

MBTA officials cut a ceremonial ribbon Tuesday at the newly constructed Amory Street Green Line stop. Two new Green Line stops opened on Commonwealth Avenue Monday after nine months of construction. ZOE TSENG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA opens two new Green Line stations open to BU community

Zoe Tseng November 17, 2021
Two new Green Line stations opened Monday on Comm. Avenue after nine months of construction.
A residential street in Brookline. A Boston University student was approached by two male suspects and robbed at gunpoint on Naples Road in Brookline Friday night. SERENA YU/ DFP FILE

BU student reports armed robbery in Brookline Friday night

Lauren Rowlands September 13, 2021
A Boston University student reported an armed robbery near Naples Rd. in Brookline near Commonwealth Avenue at approximately 9:45 p.m. Friday.
MBTA Construction at St. Paul Street Stop

On-campus MBTA construction receives mixed reactions from students

Juncheng Quan February 25, 2021
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began the consolidation of four Green Line B Branch stations on Boston University’s campus earlier this month.
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