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East to West: Nov. 12, 2021

East to West: Nov. 12, 2021

Veronica Thompson November 12, 2021

Today on East to West, we cover BU Orientation student employees’ reports of being overworked and underpaid, StuGov’s upcoming initiatives and updates from BIG, State government employees being...

The BU Big Band and Jazz Combos I and II kicked off the BU Bands Homecoming weekend at the College of Fine Arts Concert Hall Thursday night with their first in-person concert since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. LUWA YIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Jazz Band is back to perform in-person, kicking off Family and Friends Weekend

Isabel Chambers October 21, 2021
The Big Band and two Jazz Collectives took the stage at the College of Fine Arts.
Zili Misik performing at BU

BU Global Music Festival revives live festival experience on campus

Kendall Richards September 20, 2021
BU Arts Initiative brought together sounds from South America, Africa and Asia for Saturday's festival.
prospective family tours boston university

With in-person tours still canceled, prospective students visit BU’s campus on their own

Emily Stevenson April 15, 2021
Families and students have taken it upon themselves to see BU's campus during the pandemic.
Boston University’s “F--- it Won’t Cut It” campaign and College of Arts and Sciences professor Robert Corley recommend wearing two masks to better protect against COVID-19 and its variants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students reflect on new COVID-19 safety on double-masking

Sophie Nye February 11, 2021
With the CDC's new guidance encouraging tightly fit surgical masks or double-masking, BU community members agree students should continue to take additional precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Legal experts discussed judicial issues within the U.S. health care system in a Friday symposium hosted by the Boston University School of Law. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Public health, legal experts discuss racial disparities, inequities in health care system

Divya Sood February 9, 2021
Experts at BU School of Law's “Legal Innovations in Response to Public Health Crises” event on Friday highlighted disparities in the U.S. health care system.
Boston University students in some residences were asked to follow stricter mask-wearing policies in common areas and other spaces this semester. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in some on-campus residences face stricter COVID-19 protocols this semester

Anne Jonas February 4, 2021
Since the Fall, students living in on-campus dormitories have been expected to form “households” within their residences and establish COVID-19 residential protocols on mask-wearing and social distancing based on each other's personal preferences. However, some students were sent a stricter set of residential COVID-19 protocols by their resident assistants for the Spring semester than in the Fall.
Boston University’s Agganis Arena COVID-19 testing center. BU will screen positive test results for variants of the disease this semester. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to begin screening COVID-19 tests to identify new variants

Emily Stevenson February 3, 2021
Boston University has been given approval to start sequencing all positive COVID-19 tests to scan for the newly identified variants of the disease, according to a member of BU’s Medical Advisory Group.
The Boston Ballet is offering a streamed “Look Back, Focus Forward” performance and a monthly at-home studio program to virtual audiences this year in place of its usual in-person productions. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Boston Ballet keeps dancing with virtual ‘BB@yourhome’ program

Nicole Bartuch January 28, 2021
While nearly all live performances are on hold, Boston Ballet's "BB@yourhome" program gives new audiences the opportunity to discover dancers’ talent and be entertained — at a time when the industry demands creativity. The “Look Back, Focus Forward” performance joined in its first ever virtual season Jan. 21, and will be available until the end of the month.
Contactless soda dispensers at Boston University’s Marciano Commons dining hall. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Soda dispensers go contactless at Marciano, with Warren and West to follow

Anne Jonas October 27, 2020
BU’s Marciano Commons dining hall recently added contactless drink machines to reduce contact of touch surfaces. Machines will be added to Warren Towers Dining Hall and West Dining Hall as early as next week.
Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. BU students may now reserve spaces in University buildings to study and attend virtual classes. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to make study spaces available across campus to meet student need

Nick Kolev October 14, 2020
BU students can now reserve classrooms and other spaces in buildings across campus for personal uses, such as studying and attending online class, University leadership announced in an email Tuesday.
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