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BU Hub's inaugural slate of projects includes courses focused on contemporary education of the Jim Crow era, the promotion of Middle Eastern and South Asian languages and the ramifications of the consolidation of health care providers. PHOTO BY MEGHANA PATNANA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

First round of Cross-College Challenge projects come to BU

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 4, 2018
This week, the Cross-College Challenge (XCC) course, part of the BU Hub curriculum, begins on Boston University’s campus.
PHOTO BY MICHAELA JOHNSTON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

FreeP vs. Food: Tacos

Elise Takahama September 25, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For this edition of FreeP versus Food, we tried taquerias, or Mexican restaurants that specialize in tacos. Between carnitas, shrimp and veggie tacos, we decided to...

AlunaGeorge released its second album “I Remember” on Friday, featuring pop hits and a ‘90s club vibe. PHOTO COURTESY INTERSCOPE RECORDS

REVIEW: AlunaGeorge struggles to stand out with “I Remember”

Michaela Johnston September 18, 2016

Listening to AlunaGeorge’s new record “I Remember” is like hopping aboard a music time machine and zooming forward two decades to discover a futuristic and robotic-sounding R&B mix of rap...

Ramón Torres Santa, a first-year graduate student in Boston University’s College of Communication, screened his 2015 short film, “Panorama,” at the Rincón International Film Festival in Puerto Rico on Friday. PHOTO COURTESY RAMON TORRES

INTERVIEW: COM grad student uses Puerto Rican background as film inspiration

Michaela Johnston April 19, 2016

For seven days each April, movie enthusiasts gather in Puerto Rico to watch comedies, documentaries and short films at the Rincón International Film Festival. Ramón Torres Santa, a filmmaker, first-year...

Janet Slifka of Amazon Echo discusses the reasons for her unusually woman-heavy team, during a panel for a networking event called "Women in Tech: Careers Beyond {Coding}" in Cambridge on Tuesday. The panel, which talked about jobs in the engineering world, included several leading women in the industry. PHOTO BY SOFIA FARENTINOS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tech event encourages businesswomen in STEM

Michaela Johnston April 14, 2016

When a conversation about women in the tech industry begins, it usually focuses on the lack of female engineers, coders and developers. That all changed Tuesday morning in Cambridge. A breakfast...

More than 2,000 pairs of socks were donated to Boston-area homeless shelters thanks to the startup FEAT Socks, founded by University of Massachusetts Amherst graduates. ILLUSTRATION BY MADI GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston startup rocking socks of customers, students, homeless

Michaela Johnston March 24, 2016

When University of Massachusetts Amherst graduates Parker Burr, Taylor Offer and Elijah Grundel began creating and selling multi-patterned socks from their dorm rooms, they got on their feet and embarked...

You get what you pay for at Cocobeet, with their blended strawberry and banana bowl topped with vanilla maple granola. PHOTO BY MICHAELA JOHNSTON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

FreeP vs. Food: Acai Bowls

Michaela Johnston March 18, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In search of a refreshing start to the day, college students began to take notice of one of the latest health trends — acai bowls. With an exotic tang, fresh fruit...

Paisley Piasecki, a junior in the College of Communication, is the founder of SheWerksIt, a blog on which she celebrates the achievements of female Boston-area students. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: COM junior “werks” toward empowering fellow female students

Michaela Johnston March 17, 2016

When Paisley Piasecki, a junior in Boston University’s College of Communication, attended an event hosted by her favorite blogger and author last summer, she recognized a need for women. It was a...

Experimental guitarist Kaki King will perform and teach a guitar class Sunday at the Root Note Studio in Lowell. PHOTO COURTESY MARLA AUFMUTH

INTERVIEW: Kaki King strums, drums into spotlight

Michaela Johnston February 26, 2016

At just four years old, American musician and composer Kaki King learned to play the guitar. The process of learning music came naturally to the young musician, and she eventually picked up the drums...

Bike & Build, an independent nonprofit organization is preparing for a cross-country trip in May where participants will help provide affordable housing for those in need. ILLUSTRATION BY JACQUELYN BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bike and Build, good souls cycle for affordable housing

Michaela Johnston February 11, 2016

This summer, two Boston University students and an alumnus will partake in an adventure of a lifetime: biking across the country to provide affordable housing opportunities to those in need. William...

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” based off Boston University College of Communication professor Mitchell Zuckoff’s book, is slated to premiere Jan. 15, 2016. PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

“13 Hours” to bring six men’s heroism in Benghazi to big screen

Michaela Johnston December 15, 2015

For 13 harrowing hours from the night of Sept. 11, 2012 to the morning of Sept. 12, six security operators within the CIA’s Global Response Staff defended the United States’ Special Mission Compound...

Ellen Parker is a Boston University alumna and executive director of Project Bread, a nonprofit organization to assist those in need of food. PHOTO COURTESY EMILY ABBOTT

TERRIERS INBIZ: Project Bread’s Ellen Parker on fighting statewide hunger

Michaela Johnston December 10, 2015

Terriers InBiz is a series that highlights Boston University alumni who have been innovative leaders in their field and have played a significant role in businesses, locally or globally. Ellen Parker...

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