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Helmet-to-Helmet: My football journey from Greece to Maryland

Jason Asvestopoulos October 3, 2024
I didn’t grow up with American football. I grew up with the original football, or as people here call it: soccer. Everyone around me in the suburbs of Athens, Greece, either watched soccer or basketball.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Euro summer’: Do travelers value experience or appearance?

Lea Rivel November 17, 2023
Seeing posts about European travel and its commodification made me realize that “Euro summer” is about more than just vacationing. The phenomenon has brought to light travelers’ ability — or lack thereof — to be culturally sentient and understand the world around them in a nuanced way, even if in limited quantities.
Boston University College of Engineering professor David Campbell. He was awarded the prestigious SigmaPhi award which recognizes outstanding achievements in statistical physics. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Physics professor David K. Campbell wins distinguished SigmaPhi Prize

Irene Skandalakis November 13, 2023
BU Professor David K. Campbell has been awarded the SigmaPhi prize for his work in statistical physics.
Alexi Giannoulias

Terrier basketball alum Alexi Giannoulias wins Illinois Secretary of State

Mara Mellits March 31, 2023
Former BU men's basketball player Alexi Giannoulias was elected to the position of Illinois Secretary of State earlier this year.
Semester at Sea

BU on deck — ship-based study abroad program allows students to experience the suite life

Sonya Carson February 16, 2023
The Semester at Sea program provides a unique study abroad experience, as students take classes on a voyage that docks in multiple countries.
From left to right: Hailey Hart-Thompson, Yasmin Morais and Fiona Whittington. The three are Boston University alumni recognized for their entrepreneurship by BostInno’s 25 Under 25. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

TERRIERS IN BIZ: BostInno’s 25 Under 25 recognizes past BU Terriers

Divya Sood October 6, 2021
Three BUild Lab alumni are featured by Boston Business Journal for their individual start-ups.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With a View: Ancient Greece and Italy share hospitality and xenophobia

Antonia Lehnert April 12, 2021
Before being hosted in someone’s home, one should feel welcomed in their country first.
23andMe saliva collection kit

Discovering your heritage through DNA testing

Khadijah Khogeer March 24, 2021
With our world becoming more diverse, taking an ancestry test can help you discover your heritage.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Santa Claus exists, just not in the way you’d think

Lincoln Son Currie December 9, 2020
The Christmas season is perhaps the one time of the year we act a little nicer to each other. Using collective action to keep Santa Claus alive is the least we can do.
The “Pathways to Freedom” public art project on the Boston Common. The piece was put on display Wednesday and will be on view until May 2. PHOTOS BY SOFIA KOYAMA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Pathways to Freedom’ brightens Common with stories of thousands of Bostonians

Hannah Edelman April 25, 2018

Bright colors lit up the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common starting Wednesday as “Pathways to Freedom,” artist Julia Vogl’s newest installation, added vibrancy to the park in the...

BERMAN: The truth: Trump’s greatest enemy

BERMAN: The truth: Trump’s greatest enemy

Max Berman September 7, 2017

What a summer. The weather wasn’t too shabby. The Game of Thrones finale had more viewers than the population of Greece and Ireland combined. Hints of trigonometry were discovered in a 3,700-year-old...

The Boston Univeristy men's soccer team has players from eight states and nine countries. PHOTO COURTESY STEVE BABINEAU

Finding strength in differences: the diversity of BU men’s soccer

Kaitlyn Olivier September 7, 2017

Thirty-five men. Ten countries. One squad. This season, Nickerson Field will showcase talent brought to the Boston University men’s soccer team from nations around the world. Representing eight states...

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