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Students walk in front of Sleeper Hall. Starting on April 16, Boston University Housing will begin accepting room change requests for the 2024-25 academic year from students who are unsatisfied with their upcoming housing assignments. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Everything to know about summer room change requests for the 2024–2025 academic year

Lauren Albano April 10, 2024
After the standard room selection process, Boston University Housing will accept room change requests starting April 16 at 10 a.m. for the 2024–2025 academic year.
33 Harry Agganis Way. The housing process for the next academic year opened earlier this month. HUI-EN LIN/DFP FILE

Everything to know about BU housing for the 2024-2025 academic year

Madyline Swearing February 28, 2024
Earlier this month, applications to reserve on-campus housing at Boston University opened for the 2024-2025 academic year. Here's everything you need to know.
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BU Residential Life Union workers vote to join SEIU 509

Teresa Jia March 27, 2023
The Boston University Residence Assistance Union voted to join the Service Employees International Union Local 509 (SEIU Local 509) on Thursday night.
A caution wet floor sign in the middle of a hallway

Cold weather over the weekend leads to leaking pipes and heating issues on campus

Sydney Topf February 8, 2023
Boston University students across campus struggled with housing problems this past weekend after record-low temperatures caused heating issues and pipes to leak in George Sherman Union, the Student Village and Danielsen Hall, among other buildings.
Warren Towers Entrance

Transgender students share frustrations with BU Housing, dorm bathrooms

Anna Vidergar June 18, 2021
Unavailability of gender-neutral housing and bathrooms for incoming freshmen is a repeated concern.
hallway in kilachand hall

Students offered reduced-density housing for the Fall, University still evaluating policy

Tanisha Bhat April 14, 2021
While the policy may change, continuing students are only able to reserve singles and doubles.
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University updates policy to allow students full housing deposit refunds until July

Vanessa Bartlett February 24, 2021
Previously, students could receive half of their housing deposit if they canceled their RLA by the end of June. Students must still pay the $600 by Sunday to secure on-campus housing next school year.
In spite of uncertainty surrounding the 2021-22 school year, Boston University students must submit their housing deposits by Feb. 28. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU remains firm on housing deposit deadline in spite of uncertain future

Rin Velasco February 11, 2021
Boston University students will have to pay a full $600 housing deposit to reserve on-campus living spaces for the 2021- 2022 school year by the end of February.
Vanessa Bartlett/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The University should allow more flexibility with student housing contracts

Editors November 3, 2020
Offering the chance to cancel housing contracts will give students a better peace of mind and more control over their living situations, rather than forcing them to choose between two less-than-ideal options.
Natalie Gonzalez, a senior at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, launched a petition Thursday to urge the University to allow students to terminate their housing agreement for Spring. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students petition BU to allow housing cancellations for Spring

Kate Sandage October 29, 2020
Students are petitioning online for BU Housing to allow those who have signed on to 2020–2021 housing agreements to terminate them for Spring.

BU Housing ups dining, residential rates

Daily Free Press Admin March 6, 2014

Boston University Housing announced an increase in its residential and dining rates for the 2014-15 school year in an email to residents Monday. On average, the cost of on-campus residences will increase...

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