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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Turning the tables on American table-turning food culture

Amanda Brecher March 27, 2024
I spent a week in Madrid earlier this month. Despite leaving with a full stomach, I was left with a lingering feeling of general disappointment in going back to the American style of dining. Mission accomplished on my trip — but now I'm hungry for more. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full-Time Focus: The clash of the defensive titans

Adriana Leyba February 6, 2024
In general, the Union of European Football Associations Champions League always grants fans the opportunity to witness great games. At the end of the day, it is a competition where only the best are allowed to be. The most interesting matchup of this first round of knockout games will happen Feb. 20: Inter Milan vs. Atlético de Madrid.
Boston University’s Study Abroad Office. BU has permanently cancelled four of its Study Abroad programs in Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE

BU cancels four Study Abroad programs

Allison Pirog June 23, 2020
BU will permanently close its Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador Study Abroad programs.
Boston University’s Office of the Provost announced the suspension of university-sponsored travel over spring break Thursday following a travel advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

BU cancels university sponsored spring break trips

Samantha Kizner March 4, 2020
Boston University’s Office of the Provost announced in an email to students Wednesday that all university-sponsored travel over spring break has been canceled as a result of the spread of coronavirus. The announcement comes as a response to guidance from the United States Centers for Disease Control, as well as statements from Governor Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Health.
Students from American universities, including Boston University, have been increasingly studying abroad over the past year, a report published Tuesday by the Institute of International Education revealed. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE PHOTO

More students choosing to study abroad, report shows

Sari Cohen November 16, 2018

The number of American students studying abroad has increased over the last year, according to the annual Open Doors report released Tuesday by the Institute of International Education. Boston...

Small Smiles: Dancing to an American beat while thousands of miles away

Small Smiles: Dancing to an American beat while thousands of miles away

Olivia Polos November 2, 2017

In times of such polarized political standings, it is easy for people here in the United States to lose sight of what this country is, what it stands for — and most importantly — the influence it has...

SMITH: From city life to the countryside

SMITH: From city life to the countryside

Paige Smith January 23, 2017

As my fellow Terriers posted their Facebook goodbyes and embarked, together, for points beyond Commonwealth Avenue, I similarly departed. However, I did so alone, and for a country where I knew not a soul. Though...

Hinds performed at the Great Scott on Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY HINDS

REVIEW: Hinds channels carefree youth and rebellious vibes at Allston show

Kylie Obermeier November 2, 2015

“Alright, you ready?” yelled Hinds singer and guitarist Carlotta Cosials. “One, two, three, four!” The opening mid-tempo strum of “Trippy Gum” drifted across the stage, eventually speeding...

BU study abroad sees record high number of participants, interest in programs

BU study abroad sees record high number of participants, interest in programs

Inaara Tajuddin January 22, 2015

Study Abroad Attendance Highlights |Create infographics With Boston University expanding its English-speaking study abroad options, several directors of the abroad programs are seeing a record-high...

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LISINSKI: The Ghost of Vacations Past

Chris Lisinski October 29, 2014

MADRID -- Memory, especially unintentional memory, is an intensely powerful phenomenon. I'm in Spain for fall break, which couldn't have come any sooner. With the seeming omnipresence of school over the...

Emma Carroll, 6, of Cazenovia, New York, paints at the “Paint-By-Goya” interactive mural project in Copley Square Saturday, which was sponsored by Santander Bank and the Museum of Fine Arts. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Residents, tourists celebrate opening of new MFA exhibit with paint-by-numbers mural

Devon Capizzi October 22, 2014

Copley Square, complete with the historic Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library, was the temporary home of a different kind of relic Saturday and Sunday. Residents and tourists alike were not only...

BU students feel safe while abroad, few crimes reported

Daily Free Press Admin October 4, 2012

College of Communication junior  Caymee Wood said that although there is not campus security or an escort service for her study abroad program, she feels safe, if not safer, in Madrid than at Boston University. “I...

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