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Technical problems such as dead phone batteries pose challenges to Boston University students who must show their COVID-19 compliance badges at checkpoints around the University. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Phone battery dead? Students must still show green badges to enter residences

Emily Stevenson December 6, 2020
With badge compliance checkpoints gatekeeping BU dining halls, the George Sherman Union and residence halls, technical problems are adding new stresses to students’ daily lives.
Boston University is heightening its restrictions surrounding COVID-19 compliance and enforcement in response to an uptick in positive cases. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU tightens non-compliance discipline

Anne Jonas November 3, 2020
BU rolled out Monday a stricter set of enforcement measures on its COVID-19 guidelines after a spike in positive cases on campus and statewide.
A green badge checkpoint in the George Sherman Union. Boston University’s student-led street teams focused on safety and engagement are now checking for COVID-19 compliance at multiple BU locations. AMANDA SCHNEIDER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU street teams begin checking for green compliance badges

Claire Williams October 29, 2020
Following Scarlet Safewalk’s rebrand into a student group focused on engagement and safety, the service is now checking badges for entry into the GSU.
Boston University faculty are allowed to ask students to present their green-colored badge that indicates compliance with safety requirements before entering class, but some professors are relying on the honor system instead. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to begin checking for green compliance badges across campus

Melissa Ellin October 20, 2020
Starting Thursday, BU will begin checking students’ compliance status before allowing them entry to campus spaces, senior leadership announced in an email to students Tuesday.
East to West: September 21, 2020

East to West: September 21, 2020

Justin Tang September 21, 2020

Good morning! This episode of East to West covers the inconsistency of compliance badge requirements in classrooms, delays at campus mailrooms, an unusual Massachusetts fire season, and more. FEATURING:...

Boston University faculty are allowed to ask students to present their green-colored badge that indicates compliance with safety requirements before entering class, but some professors are relying on the honor system instead. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In-person classes vary in requiring proof of compliance at door

Daily Free Press Staff September 16, 2020
BU’s COVID-19 testing and attestation enforcement policy allows faculty to request all students show a green-colored badge indicating compliance with safety requirements before entering class. Some professors teaching in-person classes have been relying on the honor system instead.
Boston University will be adding two more courses this year to the Massive Online Open Course program. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU adds two MOOCs to course catalog

Anush Swaminathan September 25, 2015

Boston University is preparing to expand its catalog of Massive Open Online Courses this year, adding a course on risk management and on the Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture exam in October...

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