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A fan control dial on a radiator in a Boston University brownstone. Issues with heating in BU’s Bay State Road brownstones have been persisting since the winter. AMELIA GIESE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Bay State Road residents concerned over brownstone heating due to power outages

Logan Trainor April 1, 2025
Students living in Bay State Road brownstones reported inconsistent heating in their dormitories.
Boston University College of Engineering. BU School of Engineering Professor Brian Walsh led the team that created the Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager for NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission 1. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

From Boston to the moon: BU’s LEXI instrument set to make history

Hazel Nystrom January 22, 2025
The first Boston University-developed device to land on a celestial body is a part of NASA's Blue Ghost Mission 1, set to land on the moon.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EEE emerges as public health concern in New England

Samantha Genzer September 11, 2024
Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus, has instilled concern as states along the East and Gulf Coasts grapple with the potential for larger outbreaks — and with next steps. As of Sept. 10, a total of four EEE cases have been reported in Massachusetts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Our nation devalues essential immigrant labor | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung April 19, 2024
America is currently at war with itself trying to claim that the labor undocumented workers provide shouldn’t be validated, despite its heavy reliance on that very labor becoming completely exposed just four years ago.
Student Health Services programs website. SHS’s annual Sex in the Dark panel answered anonymous questions about sexual health and relationships. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students no longer ‘in the dark’: Student Health Services creates a space for sex positivity on campus

Sara Creato April 3, 2024
This year’s Sex in the Dark took place on Monday, in-person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The panelists were made up of “sexperts,” who answered students’ anonymous questions about sexual health and relationships, according to the Student Health Services website.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Losing the LinkedIn Olympics | Identity Unveiled

Rebecca Peng March 26, 2024
LinkedIn mirrors every other social media platform in setting a stage for comparison. Instead of admiring an influencer’s lifestyle on Instagram, I hyperfixate on my peers’ career accomplishments on LinkedIn. I compare myself to them through internship experience and GPA, and pay the price with my peace of mind. My insecurities are amplified — and I feel obligated to keep it to myself. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Service charges are a vice in a society that prioritizes mental health | Virtues and Vices

Anna Welsh March 21, 2024
Why are consumers responsible for paying these charges? And why is there such a great reliance on tips as opposed to restructuring the system so that employers bear the cost?
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Tanghulu’s lost heritage presents a bigger problem | Identity Unveiled

Rebecca Peng March 7, 2024
It is important to note that East Asian culture has not been fully embraced by Western society, with the fetishization of certain aspects posing its own concern. However, Chinese influence tends to be overlooked within the confines of what is considered acceptable. Lack of research into cultural origins exacerbates sentiments of cultural homogeneity and ultimately fuels sinophobia. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Charlamagne tha God perfectly defined our 2024 election choice | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 23, 2024
The 2020 election was never about Biden — and we shouldn’t be surprised that the 2024 one isn’t about him either, even if we need it to be to keep Trump out of the White House.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

An ode to ensaladilla rusa

Illiana Ochoa Bravo February 12, 2024
My grandmother would tell me that I needed to cook with love, or rather, cocinar con amor. According to her, if you don’t cook with love, your food will lack taste and passion. The first recipe that my grandmother taught me was the Ensaladilla Rusa, also known as the Russian Potato Salad.
Alamo Drafthouse Movie Theater. The Alamo opened on Nov. 17 in Seaport with a goal to create a unique viewing experience through set rules. ERIN MOSIER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: The new Seaport Alamo Drafthouse stands apart from its competitors

Nicholas Nebiolo November 30, 2023
Unlike most movie theater chains, Seaport's new Alamo Drafthouse provides audiences with a truly magical viewing experience. 
A Federal Student Aid page detailing loan repayment.

As student loan payments resume, BU students suffer consequences

Emily Wyrwa October 12, 2023
34% of Boston University undergraduates take out Federal Student Loans, according to an email from BU spokesperson Colin Riley, making the median debt after graduation is $23,750.
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