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F&R’s Fashion Show ‘Gardenia’: a review

Margaret Corona April 6, 2023
The Metcalf Trustee Center was ornamented with subtle yet beautiful flora, including shrubs, a soft-pink gardenia lanyard lining the back of the stage and bouquets of flowers trailing the catwalk.
Boston University's Young Democratic Socialists of America

YDSA stages sit-in protest for free laundry at BU administration’s Student Leaders Conversation Series

Nick Kolev April 22, 2021
The organization said its demands continue to be ignored after many meetings with administration.
Nora Volkow speaks at “Humanities Approaches to the Opioid Crisis” Friday with moderator Martha Bebinger and co-panelists Sandro Galea, Samuel Kelton Roberts and Elaine Scarry. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Center for the Humanities tackles opioid epidemic in interdisciplinary forum

Gigi Wargin October 18, 2018
In a crowded room of people, nearly half the audience raised their hands simultaneously. Some timid and others bold, those with raised hands united in the fact that they had personal connections to the opioid crisis. The audience gathered into the Metcalf Trustee Center ballroom for a discussion Friday night on the opioid crisis and the different approaches to take.
BU Egyptian Club hosts first annual cultural night

BU Egyptian Club hosts first annual cultural night

Mike Reddy November 13, 2017

More than 200 locals and many Boston University community members packed into the Metcalf Trustee Center Saturday night for the BU Egyptian Club’s first annual Egyptian Cultural Night. Over the...

The Climate Action Plan Task Force organizes a forum Tuesday night to discuss its current progress on BU's Climate Action Plan. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Climate Action Plan Task Force host public forum for suggestions

Ellie French February 1, 2017

More than 120 Boston University students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday night in the Metcalf Trustee Center for a public forum on the university’s Climate Action Plan. Anthony Janetos, the...

In recent reports from SaveOnEnergy, BU ranks No. 25 on the website’s list of the most sustainable universities. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU named among most sustainable universities in the U.S.

Blau Ramos January 27, 2017

Boston University was listed among the most sustainable universities in the country in a report conducted by SaveOnEnergy, a company that collaborates with schools and businesses to help them become...

HAGERTY: The power of role models: a conversation with Khizr Khan

HAGERTY: The power of role models: a conversation with Khizr Khan

Grace Hagerty December 12, 2016

On Saturday afternoon the Association of Pakistani Physicians of New England and Boston University Organization of Pakistani Students co-hosted an event in the Metcalf Trustee Center. The keynote speaker...

Larry Tye partakes in a Q&A session about his recently released book “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon” Tuesday night in the Metcalf Trustee Center. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Former COM professor talks about new book on Robert Kennedy

Haley Fritz October 26, 2016

Surrounded by crystal chandeliers and Grecian columns, a crowd of approximately 30 Boston University community members gathered in the Metcalf Trustee Center to listen to author and former BU journalism...

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies co-hosted “The Paris Climate Deal: An Inside Account of How it Happened” Monday evening, featuring French Ambassador Laurence Tubiana who represented the French Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. PHOTO BY OLEG TEPLYUK/DFP FILE PHOTO

Ambassador Tubiana shared process of Paris Conference to BU community

Lexi Peery February 9, 2016

French Ambassador Laurence Tubiana spoke Monday evening at Boston University to share insights on the several steps leading to the Paris climate deal. Tubiana was the special representative for the...

The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute hosted the "Head & Neck Cancer Symposium" Monday in the Metcalf Trustee Center. PHOTO BY SEKAR TANDJUNG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dental school hosts symposium to share research advancements

Sekar Krisnauli September 22, 2015

The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine hosted its second Head and Neck Cancer Symposium together with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Monday. The symposium, titled “From...

US Senator Elizabeth Warren confronts student debt at BU

Daily Free Press Admin April 15, 2014

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed the Boston University community Wednesday as part of the Initiative on Cities Speaker Series to address challenges students face with large loans and college affordability. “Tying...

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