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East to West: Nov. 2, 2021

East to West: Nov. 2, 2021

Veronica Thompson November 2, 2021

Happy Election Day! Today on East to West, we cover Halloween festivities around campus, the kickstart of BU’s poetry reading series, BU StuGov and BIG hosting the Boston mayoral forum and more. Click...

East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

Veronica Thompson April 26, 2021

Four days left! Today on East to West, we cover BUPD tackling an alleged suspect on campus, student reports of animals in their residences, a press conference about the Derek Chauvin trial verdict...

The Howard Thurman Center hosted its final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 Thursday, offering participants the chance to discuss the impacts of systemic racism and ethnocentrism. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 tackles effects of systemic racism

Isabella Abraham December 4, 2020
The final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020, hosted by the Howard Thurman Center, focused on regeneration and healing from the effects of systemic racism.
Members of the design team for the Boston Common Master Plan proposed the creation of a new dog park at a Zoom meeting on Sept. 16. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Changes to Boston Common proposed by City and community

Anne Jonas September 24, 2020
Members of the design team for the Boston Common Master Plan presented their proposals Sept. 16 over Zoom. The plans range from the addition of more restroom facilities to a new dog park
Professor Nina Silber speaks at the Student-Faculty Forum, “Lessons from Charlottesville,” Tuesday night at the George Sherman Union Metcalfe Ballroom about the history of protesting confederate monuments. PHOTO BY BILLY BEVEVINO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community addresses Charlottesville in new Student-Faculty Forum

Andres Picon September 20, 2017

The Boston University Dean of Students Office held its first ever Student-Faculty Forum on Tuesday night titled “Lessons from Charlottesville.” Tuesday night’s discussion was the first in a series...

Urban revitalization specialist Majora Carter speaks at “Home(town) Security: A Talk About Urban Revitalization and Sustainability” in the George Sherman Union Thursday, the second panel hosted by the Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Urban revitalization specialist talks about community projects, development

Keri McAlpine April 24, 2015

Majora Carter, an urban revitalization specialist and Peabody Award-winning public radio host, spoke at Boston University Thursday as part of the community forums hosted by the BU Board of Trustees’...

Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Director Anthony Janetos, Clinical Operations and Finance Director John Reilly and Boston University President Robert Brown attend a forum on fossil fuel divestment Thursday in the Metcalf Trustee Center Ballroom. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Economic, social impacts of divestment explored in first ACSRI panel

Ethan Cappello April 3, 2015

The Boston University Board of Trustees’ Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing hosted the first of several forums Thursday to explore the issues surrounding climate change and divestment...

Boston University Students discuss race, prejudice and campus culture at BUnited in the George Sherman Union Thursday. PHOTO BY L.E. CHARLES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students organize, convene to talk about race, solutions at BUnited

Amanda Burke March 20, 2015

Nearly 200 members of the Boston University community convened at Metcalf Hall in the George Sherman Union Thursday evening for a discussion-based forum on race called BUnited. With support from the...

Surveillance videos shown from finish line, tweets of Boston Marathon bombing suspect read aloud in court

Surveillance videos shown from finish line, tweets of Boston Marathon bombing suspect read aloud in court

Katie Aramento March 10, 2015

Monday marked day three of testimony in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old who allegedly, with his older deceased brother Tamerlan, placed two bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon...

Angelica Silva (CAS '16), president of Alianza Latina, speaks at a town hall meeting for the Latin American Student Association. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Latin American Students Association seeks group recognition from Students Activities Office

Samantha J. Gross February 23, 2015

Following declined student group recognition from the Student Involvement Board of the Boston University Student Activities Office, the Latin American Students Association hosted a town hall forum called...

(From left) Lisa Goldberg, director of research at Aperio Group, Leslie Samuelrich, president of Green Century Capital Management and Bob Massie, co-founder of the Global Reporting Initiative take audience questions during a fossil fuel divestment panel at Boston University Thursday night. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Forum speakers address fossil fuel divestment, implications

Miriam Lelah February 13, 2015

A mix of students, parents and faculty attended a forum on climate change and fossil fuels Thursday evening, sponsored by Boston University faculty and Divest BU, an on-campus group that encourages BU...

Marty Walsh, John Connolly face off in diversity forum

Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2013

Racial issues came to the forefront Wednesday as Boston mayoral candidates Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly went head-to-head in a diversity forum at the Reggie Lewis Center...

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