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President Melissa Gilliam gives her inaugural address on Sept. 27. The Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a celebration Saturday at the George Sherman Union Metcalf Hall in partnership with the City of Boston to honor the legacy of Boston University alum Martin Luther King Jr with Gilliam as a keynote speaker. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU, Bostonians celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day event themed around overcoming darkness

Isabelle Zhang January 27, 2025
BU Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the George Sherman Union Metcalf Hall, hosted by The Howard Thurman Center and the City of Boston.
Student Government plans to feature student talent, create opportunities for people to socialize safely on campus and increase involvement within the BU community during the Spring 2021 semester. COURTESY OF DAVID HAETTY

OneBU Spring agenda plans to keep students engaged, provide more social opportunities

Emily Stevenson January 25, 2021
Student Government’s Spring semester goals will look similar to the Fall, but will focus more on showcasing student talent, keeping engagement levels up and bringing the Boston University community together, according to StuGov representatives.
Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore emceed the Class of 2020’s virtual Senior Breakfast from Metcalf Hall Friday morning. Sophie Park/ Daily Free Press Staff

Class of 2020 celebrates annual Senior Breakfast via livestream

David Hou May 1, 2020
Unable to gather around tables together in Boston, members of BU's senior class instead attended a livestream of the Class of 2020 Senior Breakfast. The virtual event was hosted on the Dean of Students Office website Friday morning.
East to West: September 27, 2019

East to West: September 27, 2019

JenRacoosin September 27, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover negotiations for a conservative student group’s speaker, a state ban on vaping products, and the new Rhett statue. This episode originally aired...

Ben Shapiro at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by Turning Point USA, a freedom-focused nonprofit, at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas in June 2018. Boston University’s Young Americans for Freedom is in negotiations with the administration for Shapiro to come speak on campus. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

Negotiations for Ben Shapiro event on campus lead to a decrease in venue size

Anna Facciola September 24, 2019
The Young Americans for Freedom at Boston University have been in negotiations with Boston University’s administration to secure a venue and security for conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to visit campus. BU has agreed to cover the security costs but said the event must be held in a smaller venue than YAF requested.
Actor Michael Douglas speaks at an event Wednesday in Metcalf Hall. The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center and The Bette Davis Foundation honored Douglas for his 50 years in theater, film and television. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Award-winning actor, producer Michael Douglas receives award at BU

Nathan Lederman November 30, 2018
Michael Douglas, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor and producer, received the Bette Davis Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center and the Bette Davis Foundation. Douglas was honored with an extensive tribute to his life and career.
Boston University's Delta Tau Delta chapter hosted a mental health awareness fundraiser Thursday evening at Metcalf Hall. The event was in honor of Kyle Burkey, a BU student who committed suicide this past summer. COURTESY OF JONATHAN ARENTSON

Delta Tau Delta remembers brother lost to suicide in mental health awareness fundraiser

Julia Sullivan November 9, 2018
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity hosted a fundraiser Thursday night at Metcalf Hall to remember one of its members who passed away in June.
Keynote speaker Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy speaks at the Boston University Islamic Society's annual Eid-ul-Adha banquet Sunday. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Eid al-Adha Banquet emphasizes community, building bridges

Laura Al Bast September 17, 2018
Around 500 people attended the annual Eid al-Adha banquet hosted by the Islamic Society of Boston University Sunday evening. Attendees were greeted by a Henna station, a picture backdrop of lights and balloons, and boxes shaped like the Kaaba, a pre-Islamic monument in Mecca, filled with Hershey’s Kisses on tables scattered through Metcalf Hall.

Self-defense workshop aims to empower women in memory of alumna

Mike Reddy January 22, 2018

In 2016, Boston University College of Communication alumna Vanessa Marcotte was violently murdered while jogging near her home in Princeton, Massachusetts. On Sunday, the foundation established in her...

Michael and Kitty Dukakis speak about the future of American politics Monday evening at the Metcalf Ballroom. PHOTO BY ELIZA SHAW/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Michael and Kitty Dukakis talk public service, encourage civic engagement

JenRacoosin October 30, 2017

Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts governor and 1988 presidential candidate, and his wife Kitty, a Boston University alumna, talked about the importance of political involvement and grassroots activism...

President Brown speaks at the Senior Class Breakfast, marking the start of the 2017 commencement season. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bonnie Hammer announced as 2017 commencement speaker

Hannah Harn May 4, 2017

Bonnie Hammer, NBCUniversal’s Cable Entertainment Group chair and 1971 alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, will be this year’s commencement speaker, BU President Robert Brown...

EDITORIAL: Students must take initiative in job hunting

EDITORIAL: Students must take initiative in job hunting

Editors February 16, 2017

Career fairs, resume-building workshops, advising sessions — all of these are useful tools to get college students ready to leave the safety of their university bubble and enter the daunting workforce....

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