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Boston University police station. This week’s crime logs include anonymous flower delivery, a car accident, stalking, larceny and disorderly persons. AMANDA CUCCINIELLO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 2 – Oct. 8

Crystal Yormick October 18, 2023
Boston University crimes reported and taken from the BUPD's crime logs from Oct. 2 – Oct. 8.
Businesses on Newbury Street board up in preparation for post-election protests. MEGHAN SCOTT | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A look at how Boston businesses prepared for potential post-election unrest

Allison Pirog November 4, 2020
On the eve of Election Day, residents saw storefronts boarded up across Boston as businesses prepared for property damage and looting in the aftermath of Tuesday night. The precautions came after civil rights protests this year, in Boston and nationwide, had turned destructive at times.
Students board the BU Shuttle. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP STAFF

From 2 buses to 2 million riders: A look into the life of the BU Shuttle

Conor Kelley April 11, 2019
There exists one mode of transportation created to simplify the commute across BU’s campuses and at no cost to the BU community: the BU Shuttle. Thousands of commuters use the shuttle to travel to classes, clubs and back home again each day.

New CFA theater holds housewarming

Mugdha Gurram December 10, 2017

Boston University unveiled the new Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center in a housewarming on Thursday evening. The new theater will replace the old BU Theatre on...

The Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre at the College of Fine Arts opens Nov. 28 at 808 Commonwealth Ave. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, faculty celebrate new College of Fine Arts theater

Tyla Pink September 7, 2017

A new arts building has found its home on Commonwealth Avenue, creating a spectacle for both old and new members of the Boston University community. The glass-paneled complex, called the Joan and...

BU Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jean Morrison announced Wednesday that designs for a new 250-seat studio theater and a production space across from the College of Fine Arts are under rapid development. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New theater complex to reach deadline with quick development

Alyssa Meyers March 24, 2016

Designers of a new theater complex on Commonwealth Avenue are quickly developing plans to meet the fall 2017 deadline, said the Boston University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jean Morrison. The...

MASSCreative, an advocacy group for the arts, launched the #HuntingtononHuntington campaign on social media Wednesday in response to the possible purchase of the Boston University playhouse by an investment group. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Theatre on Huntington Avenue sold after six-month-long process

Kyler Sumter March 21, 2016

The Boston University-owned BU Theatre on 264 Huntington Ave., which was put on the market in October, was sold after a six-month-long process, according to BU’s Senior Vice President of Operations Gary...

President Robert Brown announced Thursday that BU has committed $50 million to the College of Fine Arts for facility improvements and the creation of a new theater. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Funding to construct theater, improve CFA building allows student life unity

Ellen Cranley January 22, 2016

Boston University committed $50 million to the College of Fine Arts for the creation of a new theater and facility improvements, University Provost Jean Morrison said. The new theater will be built on...

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