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Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

The classic holdover: A spring break away from home

Ananya Swaroop March 4, 2025
Maybe I’ll wake up without an alarm, make a good breakfast, take a relaxing bath and tick off things from my spring break bucket list. Of course, there will be moments where I’ll wish I was home, but I’ll remind myself that I’ll be okay. And above all, I’ll take it one day at a time. 
Students walk by the Center for Computing and Data Sciences. The PILOT program requests that tax-exempt educational institutions, such as Boston University, make voluntary payments to support community and city services. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston’s PILOT program exempts private institutions from paying taxes

Abigail Hassan April 4, 2024
In last week’s city council meeting, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn called for a hearing on the city’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT, program. 
Boston’s skyline. Boston has a wide range of events happening this summer. PHOTO COURTESY OF AJAY SURESH VIA WIKIMEDIA

Festivals, fireworks, parades, concerts and baseball — Boston’s summer full of events

Anna Rubenstein June 2, 2023
From music venues to museum exhibitions, Red Sox games to Pride festivals and Fourth of July festivities, there’s something for everyone to experience in Boston all summer long. For those looking to immerse themselves in Boston’s communities, several events take place around the city that celebrate the people of Boston, past and present. 
African American Art History: Present Coordinates

BU hosts African American art history research symposium

Stella Tannenbaum November 16, 2022
Present Coordinates featured African American art history
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Boston’s SubDrift chapter hosts art showcase at the MFA to celebrate Diwali

James Buckser October 31, 2022
Subcontinental Drift, a growing national arts movement uplifting South Asian communities, welcomed visitors from all over the Boston Area to their Diwali showcase at the Museum of Fine Arts for an evening of art, performances and cultural celebration on Oct. 27.
Northeastern bombing

After Northeastern explosion, questions linger but no official answers

Daily Free Press Admin September 15, 2022
Community and law enforcement are still searching for answers regarding the Tuesday night package explosion at Northeastern University.
MFA Persian new year

‘Nowruz’ – Museum of Fine Arts hosts event celebrating Persian New Year

Lindsay Shachnow March 24, 2022
Nowruz is a Persian term that signals the start of spring and the Persian New Year.
East to West: Nov. 22, 2021

East to West: Nov. 22, 2021

Veronica Thompson November 22, 2021

Enjoy the break! Today on East to West, we cover BU’s Thanksgiving Break COVID-19 guidelines, a Wheelock seminar on different generational teaching styles, MFA workers striking and more.    Click...

Museum of Fine Arts workers on strike outside the MFA Wednesday morning. Over 96% of MFA Union members voted to strike after months of negotiations concerning wages and workplace rights. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Museum of Fine Arts union strikes for labor rights, pay increases

Bella Ramirez November 18, 2021
MFA Union members and supporters held a one-day strike outside the MFA Wednesday.
College of General Studies building

CGS students reflect on a summer spent in New England instead of London

Greye Dunn September 9, 2021
Excursions and speaker events $2,000 fee charged of all remote and in person students.
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Boston Design Week returns virtually after last-minute cancellation last year

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 16, 2021
The 12-day festival celebrating the role of design in everyday life will return April 28.
Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 2, 2020. Lunar New Year 2021 began Friday, with celebrations across Boston taking place virtually. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Virtual celebrations usher in the Year of the Ox

Taylor Brokesh February 17, 2021
Chinatown was unusually quiet this Lunar New Year, as the typical festivals and parade were replaced by virtual, pandemic-friendly alternatives.
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