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‘Acatoberfest’ brings BU a cappella groups together

Stella Tannenbaum October 23, 2022
A cappella groups on campus performed in coordinated Halloween costumes on Friday at Marsh Chapel.
Boston University students protest outside the Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Allston Saturday night. Protesters demanded the shutting down of the fraternity chapter and its disaffiliation from the University’s Student Accounting Office following increased reports of alleged sexual violence from the fraternity. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuGov organizes weekend protest of fraternity Kappa Sigma Mu Psi following alleged increase in misconduct allegations

Greye Dunn October 25, 2021
Protesters ask for University to remove the Kappa Sigma's official SAO recognition.
East to West: Oct. 22, 2021

East to West: Oct. 22, 2021

Veronica Thompson October 22, 2021

It’s Family and Friends Weekend! Today on East to West, we cover the second Boston mayoral debate, the upcoming Family and Friends Weekend, Boston Halloween events and more. Click here to stream...

Students walking on Commonwealth Avenue

A preview of this weekend’s first in-person Family and Friends Weekend since Fall 2019

Lauren Rowlands October 20, 2021
Academic open houses, the Charles River Regatta, a hockey game and more to take place this weekend.
This year, Boston University’s Family and Friends Weekend has gone virtual. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Family and Friends Weekend goes virtual

Emily Stevenson October 16, 2020
Unlike previous years, attendees of this Fall’s Family and Friends Weekend can enjoy program events from the comfort of their homes.
East to West: October 18, 2019

East to West: October 18, 2019

JenRacoosin October 18, 2019

In this episode of "East to West," we cover findings from a BU campus climate survey, measles in Boston, an LGBTQ history project, and more. This episode originally aired October 18, 2019. For a...

Union workers rally Thursday afternoon in the first of several marches over Family and Friends Weekend in support of Boston University service workers negotiating contracts with the school this month. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU responds to service workers rallies and possible strike

Audrey Martin October 23, 2018
Boston University maintenance staff, janitors and security officers are negotiating a new labor contract with the university. Workers are arguing for affordable healthcare, a fair wage and improved safety conditions.
Justin Flynn, a senior in the Questrom School of Business, speaks during the “Let Go, but Keep in Touch” panel led by Assistant Dean of Students Daryl DeLuca Friday in the George Sherman Union. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panelists address first-year parents’ concerns, answer questions

Alana Levene October 23, 2016

This weekend, Sheri Ruffle drove eight hours from Virginia to visit her daughter, a freshman in Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, and to attend this year’s Family and Friends Weekend. “My...

Mitchell Zuckoff, a New York times bestselling author and journalism professor at Boston University, led a discussion on his experience writing "13 Hours," Saturday morning in the George Sherman Union. PHOTO COURTESY MITCHELL ZUCKOFF

Journalism professor talks “behind the scenes” of “13 hours in Benghazi”

Abigail Freeman October 23, 2016

As this year’s Family and Friends Weekend unfolded over the weekend, approximately 120 Boston University students and their loved ones listened to Mitchell Zuckoff, a journalism professor at the College...

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