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Candlelight Vigil for the women of Iran held at Marsh Plaza

Talia Lissauer October 2, 2022
The Persian Student Association at Boston University held a candlelight vigil for 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the women of Iran at Marsh Plaza on Sept. 29.
Boston University Academy English teacher Jennifer Formichelli, pictured above, was fatally struck by a school bus in Mattapan Oct. 26. BOSTON UNIVERSITY ACADEMY

OBITUARY: Remembering BU Academy teacher Jennifer Formichelli

Tanisha Bhat November 3, 2021
Formichelli was a BU alum who previously taught in the CAS Core Curriculum before joining BUA.
child holding a candle at the newton asian community vigil

Newtonians hold vigil to honor victims of Atlanta shooting

Chloe Liu March 22, 2021
Community members joined state and local representatives in mourning the eight killed March 16.
Students hold vigil to honor victims in Kenya

Students hold vigil to honor victims in Kenya

Julianna Narita April 7, 2015

[mediagrid cat="19981"] About 100 students gathered in front of Boston University’s George Sherman Union Monday night to commemorate the deaths of nearly 150 students on a college campus in Garissa,...

Community holds candlelight vigil in memory of Anthony Barksdale II

Daily Free Press Admin March 8, 2013

School of Management freshman Luis Enrique Badillo said his roommate and friend Tony Barksdale II enriched his life through his kindness and friendship. “Tony showed me how to be humble, how to be grateful...

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