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A post from the Boston University Questrom Instagram account featuring AI-generated images. The majority of comments on the post are criticizing Questrom’s use of AI instead of hiring student artists. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘It automatically is plagiarism’: Students express frustration over generative AI post by Questrom

Madyline Swearing April 7, 2025
Questrom School of Business used AI-generated art in an Instagram post, causing outrage amongst students.
Boston University College of Fine Arts Color Garden. The team behind the garden aims to investigate the use of plants for artistic use, cultivate outdoor education and encourage sustainability at BU. ANH HUYNH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New CFA Color Garden grows art supplies sustainably, serves as community green space

Brian Chan March 27, 2025
As an urban university, Boston University can sometimes feel devoid of green space. A new 92-by-45-foot garden located east of the College of Fine Arts aims to change that.  However, the team behind the garden has a broader objective in mind— investigate the use of plants for artistic use, cultivate outdoor education and encourage sustainability at BU.
The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include vandalism, elevator entrapment and larceny. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: March 16-22

Katherine Wu March 24, 2025
This weeks crime logs include attempted arson, shoplifting, and graffiti.
The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include a hit and run, theft and a suspicious person. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 20-26

Eli Pekelny October 28, 2024
This week's crime logs include a narcotic investigation, prisoner watch and suspicious person.
Boston University College of Fine Arts building. CFA Dean Harvey Young is leading the Presidential Advisory Council on the Arts, which President Melissa Gilliam introduced during her inauguration on Sept. 27. LIBBY MCLELLAND/DFP FILE

BU forms Presidential Advisory Council on the Arts to enhance campus engagement

Samantha Genzer October 23, 2024
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam announced the formation of the Presidential Advisory Council on the Arts during her inauguration on Sept. 27. 
The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include multiple suspicious person reports, two well-being checks and an intoxicated party. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 13-19

Megan Amato October 21, 2024
This week's crime logs include suspicious people, well-being checks and a disorderly person.
Myles Standish Hall. Students have reported that gender-neutral housing availability is not meeting demand. XIAOYA SHAO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students frustrated with gender-neutral housing selection

George Lehman April 1, 2024
As students select on-campus housing for the 2024-2025 academic year, many are frustrated with gender-neutral housing alternatives and housing applications.
Members of the Boston University a cappella group the Allegrettos pose with their awards at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Northeast Quarterfinals on March 2. The Allegrettos ended their competition season at the semifinals at Berklee College of Music on Saturday. COURTESY OF KATHRYN JORDAN

Day in the life: Allegrettos sing their hearts out at ICCA Semifinals

Truman Dickerson March 25, 2024
The stakes were high for the Allegrettos on Saturday at the 28th International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Northeast Semifinals, a make-or-break competition held at Berklee College of Music
(From left) Diana, played by Lily Kutner, goes to the hospital to talk to Dr. Madden, played by Rose Dubois, to talk about an outburst at home about her son in a production of “Next to Normal” at the Student Theater at Agganis Arena. “Next to Normal” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway show put on by student organization BU On Broadway. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: BU On Broadway’s ‘Next to Normal’ exceeds normal

Priyal Patel March 25, 2024
Boston University On Broadway delivered an exceptional opening performance of “Next to Normal" at BU’s Student Theater on Thursday.
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.
Professor Boaz Sharon plays on a Steinway Grand Piano during the Piano Faculty Recital in the CFA Concert Hall. Sharon performed six different compositions during the recital, including “Rudepoêma” by Heitor Villa-Lobos, a piece that is renowned as one of the most difficult pieces to play live. MARIA CORDOVA/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Tickling the ivories: Boaz Sharon is a man with worldwide accolades and anecdotes

Eli Pekelny February 5, 2024
Boaz Sharon, CFA professor of piano, displayed his years of perfecting his performance by playing six different compositions at a Piano Faculty Recital on Thursday.
Brooklyn-Based artist Lisa Corinne Davis speaks to attendees of this week’s College of Fine Arts Tuesday Night Lecture series. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Exploring Lisa Corinne Davis’ art

Nicholas Nebiolo February 1, 2024
On Tuesday, The Boston University College of Fine Arts invited Lisa Corinne Davis to present her artwork on on the optics of racial, social and psychological identifiers at their Tuesday Night Lecture Series.
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