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The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include larceny, breaking and entering and assault and battery. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: March 30-April 4

Charlie Johnson April 7, 2025
This week's crime logs include destruction of property, theft and a disorderly person.
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 Fitness and Recreation Center. The center saw a 1% increase in visitors compared to the same week last spring, with 34,761 guests. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

FitRec sees surge in visitors, develops new ‘usage heat map’

Julia Hendler January 30, 2025
Boston University's Fitness and Recreation Center develops 'usage heat map' and sees a surge in visitors.
Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include larceny, a bicyclist collision and natural gas odor. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 23-26

Katherine Wu September 30, 2024
This week's crime logs include hazardous conditions, shoplifting and elevator entrapment.
The College of General Studies. CGS students are unable to vote in the student government elections for their declared colleges, a violation of the BU Student Government Constitution. JORDAN COOPER/DFP FILE

CGS StuGov advocates for right to vote in other college elections

Kayla Baltazar April 4, 2024
Students express concern after sophomores in the College of General Studies learned they could not vote in the 2024 Student Government elections of their future colleges.
MyBU Student Portal homepage. The MyBU Portal will have new features to help students plan their schedules for the fall. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Amid Student Link revamp, students prepare for spring registration

Samantha Genzer March 18, 2024
Students adjust to MyBU Student Portal as spring registration approaches.
Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore square. Some students matriculating in the spring semester were temporarily assigned to live in Hotel Commonwealth due to delays in on-campus housing. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students express frustrations about spring housing assignments

Kayla Baltazar March 6, 2024
Students who are new to on-campus housing this spring, freshmen in the College of General Studies and transfer students, voiced their concerns about their housing assignments. 
Boston University Police Department. BUPD began a Resisting Aggression with Defense (RAD) program to teach self-defense through martial arts to students. AMANDA CUCCINIELLO/DFP FILE

Self-defense classes promote safety skills on BU’s urban campus

Eliza Lamont March 4, 2024
BUPD holds free RAD self-defense classes throughout the academic school year for students, faculty and staff to teach them how to respond to physical aggression. With BU’s Charles River and Medical Campuses extending into Fenway, Kenmore, Allston and South End neighborhoods, self-defense is one strategy for students to protect themselves on an urban campus.
Boston University Student Body President Dhruv Kapadia speaks in the BU Student Government meeting on Jan. 29. Monday’s StuGov meeting featured a proposal to increase BU’s student applicant pool and a funding request from the BU Veteran Assist Club. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov discusses admissions process, hears proposal from BU Veteran Assist

George Lehman February 6, 2024
Boston University Student Government heard two presentations about the admissions process and funding for BU Veteran Assist on Monday night.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website. The Department of Education released a modified FAFSA form in December 2023 in an attempt to simplify the aid process for students. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Changes in federal student aid raises concerns among students

Madyline Swearing February 1, 2024
The Department of Education released the newly modified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in December 2023, and Boston University students are worried about the changes and how it will effect their aid.
Boston University’s Student Health Services. TRANScendence is a new program from SHS created to support LGBTQ+ students on campus. MADI KOESLER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU launches new support program for LGBTQIA+ students

Sebastian Castro November 30, 2023
Boston University Student Health Services launched TRANScendence, a new support program aiming to support LGBTQIA+ students
Luc Ljoka | Graphic Artist

Concerned CGS student | Doctor’s Orders

Luc Ljoka October 29, 2023
Dear Doctors, I am a freshman in the College of General Studies (CGS) and I’ve been getting made fun of a lot by other BU students. What can I do to not take it personally?
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