Twenty years ago, The Daily Free Press published an editorial accusing the Boston University Police Department of “racial profiling” and a “lack of skill.” The piece outlined the 1984 killing of 19-year-old Christopher Dignan by a BUPD officer, detailing double-standards extended to University police and noting their routine targeting of minorities on BU’s campus.

This month, the BU Police Department adopted a wellness dog named Bean, who has paw-sitively captured students’ attention. Bean is a three-month-old golden retriever from Golden Opportunities for Independence, a nonprofit organization in Walpole, Massachusetts which raises and trains puppies to be future service dogs.