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Boston University Chaplain for International Students Jessica Chika knits during a Create Space session at Marsh Chapel on Tuesday. CAROLINE FERNANDEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Arts program in Marsh Chapel helps students create, connect, craft

Geena Grant November 14, 2019
Every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. in the lower level of Marsh Chapel’s Thurman Room, Jessica Chicka, the university chaplain for international students, runs Create Space. This initiative provides a welcoming space for any BU student to come, take a break from their studies and allow their creative juices to flow.
Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. The chapel offers weekly meditation sessions on Mondays, giving students time for a moment of peace and serenity. LEXI PLINE/ DFP STAFF

Students, faculty practice mindfulness at BU

Conor Kelley March 20, 2019
Given the demanding nature of assignments, extracurriculars, jobs and other day-to-day tasks, it can be difficult for students and professors alike to pause and steer their focus from anxiety or stress to their well-being in the present moment. Monday Meditation at Marsh Chapel provides a time and space for anyone to drop in for a brief moment of clarity and calm.
Boston University students and faculty gathered Monday at the Fuller’s BU Pub for a “Religion On Tap” event on faith and politics. LAUREN RICHARDS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students tap into complexities between faith, politics at Religion on Tap

Lauren Richards November 7, 2018
Pockets of laughter erupted throughout Fuller’s BU Pub Monday night as a small congregation of graduate students and upperclassmen shared nachos and drinks. Between their moments of laughter and sips of beer, they engaged in conversations about faith and politics.
On Friday, Marsh Chapel gave out free succulents to Boston University students as part of the school’s Weeks of Welcome series. PHOTOS BY RACHEL SHARPLES AND JULIA MARUCA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Marsh Chapel greens dorms, offers succulents to students

Julia Maruca September 13, 2018
As part of Boston University’s Weeks of Welcome events series, Marsh Chapel hosted its third “The Greening of the Dorms” and handed out free succulents and clay pots to students.
Marsh Chapel hosts “The Greening of the Dorms” Friday, welcoming students to paint pots, fill them with soil and plant basil. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students pot indoor plants in second annual Greening of the Dorms

Sophia Brown September 10, 2017

About 30 Boston University students attended the second annual Greening of the Dorms hosted by Marsh Chapel on Friday afternoon. The secular event was held on Marsh Plaza as a finale to the first week...

Religious organizations such as BU Hillel help to ease the transition for students wishing to celebrate holidays away from home. PHOTO COURTESY ROANOKE COLLEGE/FLICKR

Religious campus organizations support students in celebrating holidays away from home

Mariam Syed November 11, 2015

As the weather gets cooler and tree branches become bare, the holiday season starts to arrive. Local universities and institutions have already begun to celebrate various religious holidays alongside...

The Boston University Environmental Student Organization hosted Pricing Carbon in Massachusetts: Proposal to Combat Climate Change Thursday, where panelists were able to answer student questions about the carbon tax. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City leaders, environmental experts evaluate proposed carbon tax

Steve Friedman November 14, 2014

City leaders and environmental experts discussed a proposed carbon tax legislation and its potential benefits for citizens and the environment at a panel Thursday night hosted by Boston University’s...

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