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Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include an active fire, larceny and assault. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Feb. 25 – March 2

Gavin Marr March 6, 2024
This week's crime logs include an active fire, harassment, and larceny under $1200.
BUPD

Campus Crime Logs: Jan. 26 – 30

Bailey Scott February 1, 2023
Reports taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Jan. 26-30.
students in line for COVID testing

BU announces COVID-19 testing compliance rules for Thanksgiving break

Jessie O’Leary November 19, 2021
Students will not experience any negative consequences for non-compliance over the break.
BU residence life

Students claim BU overenrolled Class of 2025, causing unconventional housing assignments for incoming freshmen

Olga Benacerraf September 2, 2021
Orientation workers claim the number is over 5000, compared to the typical class size of 3100.
Mouse in a corner

Students report mice, cockroach, bird feces in University residences

Emily Stevenson April 23, 2021
The incidents have occurred all across campus, from apartments in South Campus to COVID-19 isolation housing.
Construction of the Center for Computing and Data Science

Residence Life holds community webinar on construction of Center for Computing and Data Sciences

Kylee Nguyen February 26, 2021
This discussion was part of a series of sessions to be held each semester by Residence Life until the center opens, as a way of keeping students who live near the site informed about the project.
Boston University Residence Life office. Unlike other students on campus, resident assistants were not required to quarantine upon returning to BU this semester. VIVION MYRON/ DFP FILE

Residence Life did not require RAs to follow COVID-19 testing and quarantine regulations for students

Madhri Yehiya January 29, 2021
Boston University Residence Life did not require resident assistants to follow the same COVID-19 testing and quarantine guidelines as the rest of the student body when returning to campus this Spring.
EDITORIAL: BU’s #GivingTuesday is only as good as its follow-through and transparency

EDITORIAL: BU’s #GivingTuesday is only as good as its follow-through and transparency

Editors December 2, 2020
Overall, the efforts BU has made on GivingTuesday should still be recognized. But, the administration should remember that in order for its fundraising to make a genuine impact, it first and foremost needs to demonstrate transparency and accountability.
Boston University Housing postponed housing selection and the appointment of Resident Assistants for the Fall semester Monday due to an increased workload as students leave campus amidst the coronavirus outbreak. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Room and RA selection put on hold, new release dates TBA

Iris Tao March 19, 2020
As the coronavirus outbreak leaves Boston University students scrambling to leave campus, BU Housing is also facing pressure from students. Amid switches to online classes, BU Housing had to postpone the handling of other residential affairs, such as room selection and appointment of Resident Assistants, for next year. 
Signs for voting at Kilachand Hall on election day in November 2018. Boston University Votes, a new program created by Master Lecturer of Social Sciences in the College of General Studies Susan Lee, aims to increase voter registration among students. SERENA YU/ DFP FILE

Voter registration initiative ‘BU Votes’ created by CGS

Ellie Yeo January 27, 2020
Professors and students in the College of General Studies have partnered with the Dean of Students Office to launch BU Votes, an initiative to increase voter registration among Boston University students. 
Built in 1965, Warren Towers has now been a part of Boston University’s campus for 50 years. PHOTO (LEFT) COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND (RIGHT) BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

50 years of Warren Towers, the “quintessential dormitory” of BU

Samantha J. Gross March 19, 2015

The Boston University community is celebrating 50 years since the opening of Warren Towers, a landmark on BU’s Charles River Campus that has played a role in many students’ BU experiences. “These...

Buildings in Boston University’s South Campus and along Bay State Road have incurred weather damage from this winter’s multiple storms. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students experience weather damage in rooms

Emma Sands February 19, 2015

Boston University students living in on-campus residences, including those in South Campus and along Bay State Road, have experienced mild to extreme room damage following Boston’s recent historic...

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