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UNMASKED: What languages do you know, or would like to learn?

UNMASKED: What languages do you know, or would like to learn?

Veronica Thompson March 24, 2023
Today’s prompt was: what languages do you know, or would like to learn ?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

OP-ED: A monolingual country can’t lead the world

Editors October 28, 2022
The world is globalizing fast, instead of adapting to the integration of foreign language and culture, the United States is waiting for the rest of the world to assimilate to us or to kindly keep out.
What's on your bucket list?

What’s on your bucket list?

Veronica Thompson September 28, 2022

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today's prompt was - what's on your bucket list? Click here to stream this episode of...

the sound of boston university playlist on spotify

‘The Sound of Boston University’ provides 100-song snapshot into life at BU

Emma Vacirca March 15, 2021
The Spotify playlist "The Sound of Boston University,” curated from student listening patterns, spans a variety of genres and artists. For some students, it represents the “calm in the midst of city life.”
Though a traditionally American holiday, Thanksgiving has become widely adopted by other countries such as Japan and Brazil. COURTESY OF JILL WELLINGTON VIA PIXABAY

Language professors discuss Thanksgiving traditions abroad

Nancy Jiang November 30, 2020
Every fourth Thursday of November, Americans flock to their dinner tables to celebrate Thanksgiving, but it's become widely adopted in other countries with different twists within each culture.
Kara Chen/DFP STAFF

Mind Your Business: We can strengthen relationships in ways beyond verbal communication

Abbigale Shi November 8, 2020
We should commit ourselves to simply figuring out how someone talks beyond linguistic boundaries so the signs they send don’t get lost in transmission.
EDITORIAL: Netflix is becoming global phenomenon

EDITORIAL: Netflix is becoming global phenomenon

Editors April 2, 2017

Sometimes as college students, we need those days where we sit in bed and watch Netflix. At one point or another, we’ve all decided to get comfortable, fill up on snacks and spend the day viewing episode...

Gieselmann: Incentives

Daily Free Press Admin January 22, 2014

I love Mandarin Chinese. Even after nearly seven years of studying it, the language continues to confuse and amaze me. The origins of Mandarin Chinese date back nearly 3,000 years, and today is by far...

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