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The Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre. The 25th season of Boston University’s Fringe Festival premiered Oct.15, hosted by the Theatre for the first time since its December 2017 opening. CLARE ONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Fringe Festival is back for its 25th year, performing at Booth Theatre

Zoe Johnson October 20, 2021
“The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace" was performed this past weekend, and "Proving Up" will show next weekend as a part of the festival.
information tent for prospective students outside the college of communication at boston university

BU sets up temporary informational tents for prospective students touring campus

Tanisha Bhat April 21, 2021
The tents are staffed by representatives to answer questions about BU and provide assistance.
student plays the piano in the college of fine arts

A note on the music performance major

Molly Farrar April 13, 2021
The rigorous courses and focused training at BU’s School of Music changed the way I saw music.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in political campaigns have had to rely on phone banking and text banking to reach potential voters. GRAPHIC BY LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in political campaigns adapt to pandemic-era canvassing

Nick Kolev November 4, 2020
Students working for political campaigns shifted their typical strategies to adapt to COVID-19 protocols.
Campus crime logs: 11/8

Campus crime logs: 11/8

Conor Kelley November 7, 2018
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 2–6.
Boston University alum Todd Shalom leads participants through a walk on campus Saturday. ZOE ADES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Artist Todd Shalom transforms walk down Commonwealth Avenue into artistic performance

Samantha Drysdale October 2, 2018
Todd Shalom led an audience down Boston University's campus with the steps of a performance art of his own invention: the participatory.
President Brown in his office on Silber Way. PHOTO BY ANDRES PICON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

President Robert Brown discusses BU’s efforts toward growth and development

Andres Picon May 3, 2018
Over the course of the last year, the Boston University community has taken steps to transform the institution’s physical and academic landscapes. In a period of time marked by a marred political climate, natural disasters and acts of terrorism that have caused contempt and frustration, the university administration has begun to implement new initiatives that will bring people and ideas together.

Research on Tap sheds light on creative side of research

Rachel Kelly January 20, 2018

Lecturers at Boston University’s Creative Research presentation Thursday evening showed that though research is often considered a scientific discipline, the arts often cultivate opportunities for creative...

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...

Boston University Trustee Stephen Zide donates $10 million to name the new College of Fine Arts theater. PHOTO BY COLE SCHONEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

$10 million gift from Trustee names new CFA theatre

Ghazal Randhawa March 16, 2017

Boston University announced Monday that BU trustee Stephen Zide has named the new College of Fine Arts theater with a gift of $10 million. The freshly minted Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre, which...

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