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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A Love Letter to Work Study

Isabella Lapriore September 17, 2023
Some people join clubs, others join frats and sororities — all of which are great ways to find community and a sense of belonging. But for me, something about working with the same people every week for a semester, and then getting to meet new ones as the schedule changes every semester is the best kind of instant connection made. 
Students crowd Nickerson Field during SPLASH, Boston University’s bi-annual club fair. Thousands of students attend the fair each year to browse more than 400 organizations. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Diving into Splash: a guide for navigating the September club fair

Lindsay Shachnow June 2, 2023
Splash, Boston University's first club fair of the year, is coming to Nickerson Field this September. From political groups to cultural groups, there are 450 diverse student organizations at BU.
The Boston University Study Abroad main website. BU offers many ways to expand learning beyond the classroom. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Take advantage of your time at BU: three ways to learn beyond the classroom

Caitlin Beal June 2, 2023
“No matter what, you’re going to learn so much about yourself,” said rising senior Aidan Walsh of her experience studying abroad in London, one of the many ways BU students are able to take their education to the next level.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Giving Day is NOT giving

Editors April 12, 2023
It's difficult to wrap one’s head around the simultaneous existence of a three-billion — billion, with a “b!” — endowment, and our annual Giving Day. 
How is Your College Experience Different Than You Expected? | Unmasked

How is Your College Experience Different Than You Expected? | Unmasked

Veronica Thompson October 27, 2021

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today’s prompt was — how is your college experience different than you expected?   Click...

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EDITORIAL: Boston University’s Hub could improve its disciplinary goals

Editors April 14, 2021
The University must re-structure its general education program to be more inclusive and useful.
student plays the piano in the college of fine arts

A note on the music performance major

Molly Farrar April 13, 2021
The rigorous courses and focused training at BU’s School of Music changed the way I saw music.
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EDITORIAL: The pandemic has shown the continued prioritization of athletics over the arts

Editors February 17, 2021
FitRec’s reopening is timely and beneficial, and we can’t ignore how great it is to have this facility available to us once again. But it also serves as another example of how athletics — whether justly or unjustly — are prioritized in our society.
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Diamonds and Rust: The current value of a college education

Joel Herbert February 10, 2021
A non-traditional approach to higher education is much needed right now. If we as students take control of our education and learn from this adversity, we may find our college pandemic experience is worth more than it appears.
OP-ED: My bright beacon of belonging

OP-ED: My bright beacon of belonging

Editors December 6, 2020
I gave BUFSA a sliver of my time when I was in college, and in return, it gave me my best friends, fondest memories and a home I can and do always go back to — even as an alum.
A scene from Boston University Stage Troupe’s production of Alan Ball’s “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” which showed at the BU Student Theater last Fall. Stage Troupe plans to implement “Stage Troupe From Anywhere,” which will allow students the flexibility to participate in auditions, workshops and productions remotely or in-person. COURTESY OF ROBERT BRANNING

Campus performance groups to audition virtually this season

Varsha Subramanian September 9, 2020
BU's talent-based groups have to reimagine what their recruitment and eventual performances will look like without the lights, costumes and live audiences.
Chefs serve lobster to a line of students at the Warren Towers Dining Hall in 2019. Lobster Night at Boston University is an annual tradition. ALI AUDET/ DFP FILE

Campus traditions to partake in

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
In the last few months, students and colleges have undergone extreme change in response to the pandemic and social activism worldwide. But with the promise of on-campus courses this Fall, there are some practices that will persist through time.
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