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Boston University residence hall at 726 Commonwealth Avenue. Early on Oct. 11, a small fire occurred in the building’s basement. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Fire at 726 Comm. Ave. exposes faint fire alarms, disrupts asbestos

Mary Goetz October 23, 2024
Residents of 726 Commonwealth Ave. said they could barely hear the fire alarms in their dormitory after a small fire on Oct. 11 which disrupted asbestos building material. 
East to West: December 6, 2019

East to West: December 6, 2019

JenRacoosin December 6, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover proposals for the current Howard Thurman Center space, snow day tips, a new game bar in Mission Hill, and more. This episode originally aired December...

The Howard Thurman Center in the basement of the George Sherman Union. The space will be repurposed once the HTC is relocated to 808 Commonwealth Ave. CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community competes for old HTC space

Melissa Ellin December 5, 2019
The future of the current Howard Thurman Center space is up in the air as the HTC Space Repurposing Committee analyzes 11 proposals regarding how to use the space once the HTC officially moves to 808 Commonwealth Ave.
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