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Helmet-to-Helmet: My football journey from Greece to Maryland

Jason Asvestopoulos October 3, 2024
I didn’t grow up with American football. I grew up with the original football, or as people here call it: soccer. Everyone around me in the suburbs of Athens, Greece, either watched soccer or basketball.
Boston University midfielder Giulianna Gianino (15) during a Sept. 16, 2023 game against Loyola Maryland. The women’s soccer team lost 3-2 to the University of Rhode Island on Saturday. HUI-EN LIN/DFP FILE

Women’s soccer takes another loss against the University of Rhode Island on the road

Eva Smith September 17, 2024
The Boston University women’s soccer team fell short of their first win this season against the University of Rhode Island Rams Saturday afternoon in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet-to-Helmet: previewing the big game

Jason Asvestopoulos February 8, 2024
At last, we have reached the big game — the game that every kid dreams of playing in. This is where legends are made, where stars seize their opportunities and where intensity reaches unmatched levels: the Super Bowl.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

I can go anywhere I want, just not home | My Heart Will Go On

Lily Smokler January 25, 2024
Music has the ability to speak for a wide range of experiences. It can resonate across various groups of people who have nothing in common but a shared appreciation for lyrics. There is a certain power in a song's ability to align with how you have been feeling and speak the words that you’ve been trying so hard to find. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: The 2023 postseason is finally here

Brendan Galvin October 4, 2023
The MLB season ended Sunday, which means the postseason is here and brackets are being filled.
Kabran Clark

‘Twice as good to get half as much’: Kabran Clark’s journey to BU as a Black lacrosse player

Sam Robb O’Hagan May 3, 2023
Kabran Clark has had a tough path in his athletic journey. Now, he's playing the sport he loves at the collegiate level.
Men's Basketball Holy Cross

Terriers suffer third loss in a row against Holy Cross

Annika Morris February 3, 2023
The men's basketball team suffered its third loss in a row to the College of the Holy Cross, dropping the Terriers to 3-8 against Patriot League opponents.
Graduate student Javante McCoy goes up for a basket. The Boston University men’s basketball team fell short Feb. 26 to the Bucknell Bisons with a score of 89-78 despite a strong performance by McCoy. MOHAN GE/DFP STAFF

Men’s basketball loses to Bucknell, looks to playoff matchup with Loyola Maryland

Brett Abrams February 28, 2022
Boston University men's basketball conceded a 89-78 loss to Bucknell University Saturday in its last game of the regular season.
The Boston University Initiative on Cities and Institute for Sustainable Energy held a virtual panel Tuesday to discuss the research behind equitable climate action plans in cities throughout the United States. COURTESY OF BU INITIATIVE ON CITIES

Experts talked justice, its role in climate planning at ISE event

Emily Pauls December 8, 2021
"Justice in Urban Climate Plans: How and Where Cities Are Integrating Equity and Climate" was hosted on Zoom this Tuesday.
Senior goalie Joe McSorley, shown in the Feb. 1 game against Providence College, has been described by head coach Ryan Polley as “true example of what a student-athlete is,” and must help lead a team of 19 freshmen for the Terriers this season. LIBBY MCLELLAND/ DFP FILE

Joe McSorley embracing leadership role on a young team

Matt Meusel March 3, 2020

Joe McSorley knew he was in good hands that would set him up well for recruitment into college athletics while he was playing goalie for the lacrosse team at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson,...

GAMADES: DeRay Mckesson for Baltimore mayor bolsters Black Lives Matter

GAMADES: DeRay Mckesson for Baltimore mayor bolsters Black Lives Matter

Lucy Gamades February 9, 2016

In all the commotion surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential primaries, another smaller but important U.S. election made news but was lost among the endless commentary on both the Democratic and Republican...

Marshall Cooper Jr., of Dorchester (right), holds Diva William’s hand near Boston Police Headquarters in Roxbury.

Hundreds rally peacefully against police brutality

Julia Metjian April 30, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20683"] Hundreds gathered at the intersection of Ruggles Street and Tremont Street Wednesday to support the protests in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, an African-American...

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