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Campus Center and Student Residence. Fenway Campus residents were notified they will not be allowed to stay in their dorms next semester to make room for incoming freshmen. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU reserves Fenway Campus housing for freshmen, leaving upperclassmen uncertain

Samantha Genzer February 11, 2025
Boston University students are voicing concerns about securing on-campus housing for the upcoming academic year as Fenway Campus rooms are being reserved for incoming freshmen.
Boston University junior Caine Murcia in front of a BU brownstone. Murcia is one of many BU Community members trying to navigate life as a person with a disability. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘It starts by listening’: Accessibility has a long way to go at BU

Chinanuekpele Okoli February 7, 2025
Walking up the stairs is difficult for Boston University junior Caine Murcia. With a disability that makes half of their body go numb, they have to use an elevator to access other floors. Inaccessibility in classroom buildings impedes their ability to learn. They are not alone in their challenges.
The Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Some students in colleges across Boston have been boarded in hotels instead of dorms. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

College students across Boston pushed into hotel life to make room

Charlie Johnson September 25, 2024
With the fall semester underway, college students weigh the pros and cons of living in a hotel instead of a traditional dormitory infused in campus life. 
Flooding inside 117 Bay State Road. Boston University housing at 115 and 117 Bay State Road flooded on Saturday night after a water main broke. COURTESY OF PEYTON MILLER

Flooding at Bay State dorms displaces BU students for weeks

Megan Amato March 26, 2024
A water main break resulted in students to be evacuated from 115 and 117 Bay State Road Saturday night. The flooding has caused students to be housed elsewhere while repairs are being made.
Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore square. Some students matriculating in the spring semester were temporarily assigned to live in Hotel Commonwealth due to delays in on-campus housing. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students express frustrations about spring housing assignments

Kayla Baltazar March 6, 2024
Students who are new to on-campus housing this spring, freshmen in the College of General Studies and transfer students, voiced their concerns about their housing assignments. 
Boston University’s Student Village II dormitory. Due to high demand for on-campus housing, students have been placed in StuVi-II and Hotel Commonwealth at Kenmore Sq. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/DFP FILE

Increase in new on-campus residents results in irregular housing assignments for new students

Matthew Eadie January 23, 2023
Nearly 100 incoming students have been temporarily assigned in Hotel Commonwealth while others were assigned to 33 Harry Agganis Way despite BU Housing's policy.
International students at Boston University are hesitant to leave the city over Winter Intersession out of fears of being unable to return for the Spring semester. COURTESY OF DOMINIC WUNDERLICH VIA PIXABAY

International students contemplate risks of heading home this winter

Nathan Lederman December 6, 2020
From fears of losing their student visas over the summer to waking up in the middle of the night for classes halfway across the world, international students at BU have faced many challenges over the past few months.
As Winter Intersession approaches, Boston University students are weighing whether to go home, leave campus or make other arrangements. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Navigating winter break 2020: a guidebook

Anne Jonas October 25, 2020
From international travel restrictions to general uncertainties regarding domestic travel, BU students are weighing their options for Winter Intersession: go home, leave campus or make other arrangements.
Nud Pob Thai Cuisine on Commonwealth Avenue. For the Fall semester, Nud Pob, located in Boston University’s Central Campus, will be open for delivery, takeout and dine-in eating. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What will be open on campus this Fall and when

Ellie Yeo August 19, 2020
As part of modified campus life this Fall, certain dining options on campus will be either fully unavailable for students or operate on a new schedule. Here’s what’s open on campus. 
The Hotel Commonwealth is one of many Boston hotels that has had to suspend operations and cancel upcoming reservations as a result of the novel coronavirus. CONNYR LU/ DFP FILE

Boston hotels are hard-hit in time of mass quarantine

Julia Maruca April 5, 2020
Hotels normally thriving by means of the tourist industry in Boston now face harsh difficulties and are changing their policies in the wake of sharp declines in business.
Boston University School of Hospitality Administration professor Taylor Peyton, far left, oversees panelists Vera Manoukian of Hilton Hotels and Resorts and Anthony Melchiorri of the Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible at the 2018 SHA Leadership Summit. COURTESY OF BU SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION

SHA announces leadership summit for students and industry professionals

Alex LaSalvia December 9, 2019
BU SHA will hold a leadership summit March 20-21 to teach students leadership skills and provide a networking opportunity for professionals in the hospitality field.
Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square along Commonwealth Avenue, which used to be owned by Boston University. CONNYR LU/ DFP STAFF

Once under BU ownership, Hotel Commonwealth still linked with university

Natalie Patrick April 11, 2019
Amidst the rows and floors of hotel rooms in Hotel Commonwealth, one suite stands out. Guests who book the “Terrier Suite” enter into a room decorated with pictures of alumni and BU’s mascot, the Boston terrier.
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