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The Daily Free Press

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The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

One of us is going to have to change: Matching my outfits with BU building styles | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz February 28, 2025
I love to feel as if I’ve traveled back in time as I walk through different buildings on campus. In fact, I decided to challenge myself to dress to match the styles and eras of BU’s diverse dwellings and truly feel like a time traveler. 
Warren Towers

BU submits $1 billion Institutional Master Plan for renovation and development plans for the following decade

Kwot Anwey November 9, 2022
Boston University Board of Trustees submitted the 2023-2033 Institutional Master Plan which outlined renovation projects.
Data Science Building

Saxbys to move into the new Center for Computing and Data Sciences this upcoming Spring

Sangmin Song October 27, 2022
B-corp coffee company Saxbys has partnered with Boston University Dining to open a new cafe on the first floor of the Center for Computing and Data Sciences opening Spring 2023.
Plan B vending machine

Emergency contraceptive vending machine to be restocked

Ella Nigro October 5, 2022
The emergency contraceptive vending machine under GSU will be restocked the week of Oct. 11, featuring a larger machine that will be able to carry “a wider variety of products".
CGS overenrollment, opened Fenway Campus

Fenway Campus reopens to house CGS class of 2025 following second semester of overenrollment

Tara Dave January 27, 2022
Half the incoming class, 19% larger than the target enrollment of 600 students, live in renovated housing.
Kenmore Square. Boston University students have reported being catcalled by Related Beal construction workers at One Kenmore Square as they pass the site. TAYLOR COESTER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students share experiences of catcalling from East Campus construction workers

Tanisha Bhat October 28, 2021
Related Beal construction site workers reportedly wolf whistle and stare as students pass by.
citgo sign obstructed by building

Students express disapproval as new Kenmore Square building slowly covers iconic BU Citgo sign

Madhri Yehiya October 21, 2021
60-foot-by-60-foot sign no longer fully visible from a distance in the west direction along Comm Ave.
GALLERY: BU students protest sexual assault on campus

GALLERY: BU students protest sexual assault on campus

Hannah Yoshinaga February 8, 2021

Boston University students protested Sunday night against the University's handling of sexual assault cases on campus. Organizers from Campus Survivors provided posters, chalk, tape and spray paint to...

Boston University is deciding what to do with its space at 730 Commonwealth Avenue after the CVS previously located there closed on Dec. 1. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CVS closes down, BU still deciding how to repurpose space

Emily Stevenson December 8, 2020
The CVS store at 730 Commonwealth Ave closed Dec. 1 after it decided not to renew its lease with BU.
Boston University held a community webinar Tuesday to discuss progress made toward building the Center for Computing and Data Sciences. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Center for Computing and Data Sciences to be carbon-free, finished by October 2022

Jane Avery October 28, 2020
BU officials and construction leaders updated community members about progress on the Center for Computing and Data Sciences construction project in a ResLife webinar Tuesday.
Students taking a combination of remote and in-person classes are struggling to manage the transition times for their hybrid schedules. ANRAN XIE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students struggle to find space on campus for remote classes

Julia Ermi September 9, 2020
BU students living outside of Central Campus are struggling to adjust to a course schedule that includes both in-person and online classes — sometimes back-to-back. 
Nud Pob Thai Cuisine on Commonwealth Avenue. For the Fall semester, Nud Pob, located in Boston University’s Central Campus, will be open for delivery, takeout and dine-in eating. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What will be open on campus this Fall and when

Ellie Yeo August 19, 2020
As part of modified campus life this Fall, certain dining options on campus will be either fully unavailable for students or operate on a new schedule. Here’s what’s open on campus. 
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