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People listen to the Palestinian vigil at BU Beach on Wednesday. About 200 people were present. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Students for Justice in Palestine host solidarity vigil after Israel’s retaliatory attacks

Katrina Scalise October 20, 2023
200 students attended Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine solidarity vigil at the BU Beach Wednesday night with Palestinian flags, flowers and candles, in response to Israel’s deadly retaliatory strikes on Gaza.
The Boston University study abroad program office. Student interest in study abroad programs for the spring semester has reached an all-time high, leading to some students getting waitlisted. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Study abroad applicants waitlisted after increase in applications

Daily Free Press Staff October 2, 2023
Many students expressed frustration after being placed on the Boston University Study Abroad waitlist due to interest reaching an all time high for the Spring 2024 semester.
Turnitin’s homepage detailing a new AI detection function. The College of Communication has disabled the feature for student Turnitin accounts following false detection reports. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

COM responds to Turnitin’s false AI detection rates

Leire Garrogerricaechebarria September 28, 2023
Concerns grow in Boston University’s College of Communication as Turnitin, an AI and plagiarism detection tool, seem to produce a higher-than-reported false positive rate for student submissions.
The Boston University Office of the Provost. Departing President Robert Brown will appoint an interim provost over the summer while the search for a permanent replacement for Jean Morrison continues. SOPHIE PARK/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston University welcomes new administration leadership

Sydney Topf June 2, 2023
Boston University has new administrative leadership going into the 2023-2024 academic year, following the appointment, retirement and stepping down of top university administrators.
Bazaar creativity and student-driven event

New creativity event sets up shop at Boston University to celebrate student innovation

Emily Pauls January 21, 2022
Kiosks featuring student designs and clothing to purchase will be all across Boston University's Charles River Campus Jan. 28.
Boston University hosted the second installment in this Fall’s “Remote and Hybrid Teaching and Learning Lightning Talks,” allowing professors to share their experiences under the University’s hybrid learning model. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors share experiences with LfA environment, voice positive outcomes

Madeline Humphrey December 10, 2020

While college campuses would normally be bustling during the fall, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything from the way students communicate to the way they learn. At Boston University, that’s no...

The BU Gigs instagram account run by Northeastern University student Kaluwe Muntanga is set to move to an app dubbed “Social Call” in February. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Gigs to move to app next year, bringing large student community with it

Cameron Morsberger December 10, 2020
@bu_gigs, an Instagram account circulating offers and requests from Boston University students, will leave Instagram Feb. 4.
The Boston University Arts Initiative collaborated with BU Gaming Club on Friday to host a Minecraft block party DJed by DJ Zander in a virtual replica of the Tsai Performance Center. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU arts, gaming join forces to host Minecraft block party

Molly Farrar December 9, 2020
BU student, "DJ Zander," performed in the Tsai Performance Center on Friday, but the event wasn’t held in a building. Instead, he played in a Minecraft replica of the auditorium.
The Tsai Performance Center, located in the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, where a pro-Hong Kong message was spray painted on the exterior around Sunday morning. CAROLINE FERNANDEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pro-Hong Kong graffiti appears on College of Arts and Sciences exterior

Daily Free Press Staff October 22, 2019
A graffiti vandalization with pro-Hong Kong statements occurred outside of the Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences around midnight Sunday.
Visitors stand beneath the telescopes on the roof of the College of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, March 20. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP STAFF

A night at the BU Observatory

Sarah Readdean March 29, 2019

Lined up and awaiting their chance to look through the 8-inch reflector telescopes, locals and tourists alike met for Public Open Night at the Observatory on the vernal equinox on March 20. Public...

New England Treatment Access, a marijuana dispensary in Brookline, will be the first location to sell recreational marijuana in Greater Boston. KRISHNA SHARMA/DFP FILE

Brookline dispensary to begin selling recreational marijuana

Isabel Contreras March 22, 2019
The first recreational marijuana dispensary in the Greater Boston area will begin selling to adults over 21 years of age Saturday after receiving final state approval on March 15.
The new location of the vegan restaurant Life Alive. The restaurant is set to open soon. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Life Alive prepares to open location on campus

Lillian Ilsley-Greene April 24, 2018
This summer, local restaurant Life Alive will be opening a new location in Boston University’s West Campus.
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