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From College to Career (feat. J.D. Capelouto) | Is It OK If I Record?

From College to Career (feat. J.D. Capelouto) | Is It OK If I Record?

Angela Yang March 28, 2021

On today’s episode of “Is It OK If I Record,” J.D. Capelouto — Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter and former Daily Free Press editor-in-chief — joins the podcast to discuss how his college...

Tony Award-winner Kelli O'Hara performed Broadway hits at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge Sunday night as part of her first engagement with Celebrity Series of Boston. PHOTO COURTESY CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON

REVIEW: Kelli O’Hara graces audience with angelic vocals

Christy Osler March 4, 2016

Tony-award winner Kelli O’Hara ventured north of the Great White Way Sunday night to perform Broadway favorites to a packed Sanders Theatre in Cambridge. Although she is accustomed to performing...

Members of the Boston community as well as BU staff and faculty contributed large amounts of money to the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio. GRAPHIC BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BETSEY GOLDWASSER, ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, SARAH SILBIGER AND GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR

Majority of BU employees donate to Democratic candidates, few Republicans

J.D. Capelouto February 18, 2016

Boston University employees donated almost $30,000 to presidential candidates over the course of 2015. An overwhelming majority went to Democratic candidates, a Daily Free Press analysis of campaign...

Pulitzer Prize winning author, Junot Diaz, read from his most recent work and answered audience member’s questions during the “Ha Jin visiting Lecturer Series” Monday night. PHOTO BY RACHEL MCLEAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Junot Diaz talks love, Dominican-Haitian conflict at BU lecture

J.D. Capelouto October 27, 2015

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Junot Díaz conveyed his progressive opinions on love, privilege, immigration and repression Monday night at a talk and book signing at Boston University. More...

Fordham University, Marquette University and Brown University have rescinded Bill Cosby's honorary degree this week, but Boston University has yet to follow suit. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Students see need for Cosby honorary degree rescindment

J.D. Capelouto October 1, 2015

After three colleges rescinded Bill Cosby’s honorary degrees from their schools this week, many students disagree with Boston University’s reluctance to rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters...

“Scream Queens,” a comedy-horror series about a sorority, premiered Tuesday on Fox. PHOTO COURTESY FOX

REVIEW: “Scream Queens” is your new guilty pleasure show

J.D. Capelouto September 25, 2015

If the new Fox television series “Scream Queens” were a person, it would be Taylor Swift. It’s genre-hopping, cliched, well-marketed and, most of all, you love to hate it. The show begins by introducing...

Boston Calling will be held in City Hall Plaza from Sept. 25 through Sept. 27. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

INTERVIEW: Boston Calling organizer on literally setting the stage

J.D. Capelouto September 24, 2015

Friday evening, thousands of city residents and college students will flood Boston City Hall Plaza as folk singer Gregory Alan Isakov kicks off the performances of this fall’s edition of Boston Calling,...

Student Government President Andrew Cho speaks at the Boston University Student Government Senate meeting Monday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student Government works towards expanding Senate seats

J.D. Capelouto September 22, 2015

At their Senate meeting Monday night, the Boston University Student Government confirmed committee positions and moved along with their plans to expand Senate positions. Senate confirmed College of...

Target plans to open two new stores in the Boston area, including one at 860 Commonwealth Ave. replacing the site of East Coast Alpine. PHOTO COURTESY TARGET CORP.

New campus Target to appeal to needs of students

J.D. Capelouto September 18, 2015

Boston University students said they have mixed feelings about the newest Target store slated to reach the Boston area, opening near West Campus next July, despite plans to specifically cater to the...

Susan Windham-Bannister, president and CEO of Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, gave a keynote address Tuesday as part of Boston University's launch of the Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training program. PHOTO BY KYRA LOUIE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BEST program launches to provide scientific career support

Ethan Cappello April 30, 2015

Hosted through the National Institutes of Health, BU is one of the 17 schools hosting the program in the nation. BEST works with industry partners to align curriculum and meet demands of the workforce,...

Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation Programs lecturers unionized with Service Employees International Union 509 Wednesday. PHOTO BY CARLY ROSE WILLING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CELOP lecturers unionize, join BU adjuncts

J.D. Capelouto April 24, 2015

Part-time lecturers at Boston University’s Center for English Language and Orientation Programs, a center for English learners, voted 23-2 to join the Faculty Forward project of the Service Employees...

Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center is set to close in June, a decision which not all members of the community support. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Administration, leaders differ on African Presidential Center closing

J.D. Capelouto April 22, 2015

Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center will close on June 30, but several leaders of the center are questioning the true reasons behind the closing. The APARC enhances...

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