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On Oct. 15, members of BU Votes distributed pumpkin and apple pie slices to students who registered or were already registered to vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU campus organizations encourage voting among students

Sam Mandala November 11, 2024
Different BU Organizations made efforts to encourage student voting leading up to the 2024 Presidential Election.
Boston University students watch the election at the Howard Thurman Center on Tuesday. Election watch parties were hosted by BU Student Government, BU College Democrats and the Community Service Center at HTC and also by the Faculty in Residence at Warren Towers. MEGAN KWAN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students tune into election night watch parties around campus

Katherine Wu November 8, 2024
Boston University students gathered at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground and Warren Towers to watch the 2024 Presidential Election results.
A representative from the Howard Thurman Center informs students about upcoming voting-related events at the BU Votes Civic Engagement Fair on Oct. 15. Boston University Student Government Department of City of Affairs and BU Votes collaborated to create Terrier Turnout, a committee designed to foster civic engagement on campus. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New Terrier Turnout committee hosts events to increase student voter participation

Kiyoung Haavisto October 17, 2024
Boston University Student Government Department of City Affairs and BU Votes collaborated to form a new committee called Terrier Turnout, which aims to foster civic engagement on campus.
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StuGov proposes Quarantine Learning Support Act, confirms BIG representatives

Anna Vidergar September 28, 2021
Members vote for more flexibility and support from the University for students forced to miss class.
Boston University students are urging the administration to make attendance optional on election day through an online petition. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students petition for optional classes on Election Day 2020

Ellie Yeo October 22, 2020
BU students are asking that the University make class attendance optional on Election Day this year.
Boston University’s mailroom rules for students in quarantine and isolation housing may pose a potential problem for students planning to vote by mail. ROBERT BRANNING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in quarantine or isolation housing can vote, but through extra steps

Emily Stevenson October 5, 2020
With the presidential election just weeks away, BU students hoping to vote while in quarantine or isolation housing might face added hurdles. Mail is not as easy to recieve when the University must reduce contact between these students and the rest of campus. 
East to West: January 31, 2020

East to West: January 31, 2020

Justin Tang January 31, 2020

In this episode of East to West, we cover a former BU researcher’s indictment by US attorneys, a new voting initiative on campus, changes to the Green Line in West Campus, and more. This episode...

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. 
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