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Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Skirts over pants and the subversive genius of unsexy clothing | Wear Me This

Sujena Soumyanath March 18, 2025

The internet still remembers when Ashley Tisdale showed up to the 2005 premiere of the Disney flick “Ice Princess.”  Wearing a gold-sequined miniskirt over blue jeans and carrying a clutch resembling...

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

BU research impacted by Trump climate rollbacks, organizations carry on

Emma Mullay March 6, 2025
While President Donald Trump has enacted mass rollbacks on climate policy at the federal level, Boston University’s climate research programs and sustainability groups have continued to educate and advocate.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Who really cares what presidents wear? | Geek Chic

Anjola Odukoya March 4, 2025
If political history has taught us anything, it's that the fastest way to break a headline isn't record-breaking global heat or ongoing humanitarian crises — it’s a president wearing the wrong outfit.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Journalism will always be about people — AI can’t change that | Editorial

Editors February 28, 2025
Focusing on maximizing efficiency and cutting costs by employing artificial intelligence over real reporters will only harm the news industry in the long run. We must take action to protect both journalists as individuals and journalism as societal necessity. AI isn’t going away — but that doesn’t mean we should blindly accept its encroachment into areas that are best left for human hands.
A student looks at the election results at a watch party at Warren Towers on Tuesday. Many Boston University students and faculty expressed concern about the future of their civil and reproductive rights. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students, faculty react to presidential election results

Josh Rosenthal November 7, 2024
Following the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States on Wednesday, students and faculty at Boston University say they are “shocked,” and “confused.”
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Don’t give up on climate change politics just yet | Data Driven

Sarah Datta April 3, 2024
Playing the long game with climate change politics can be rough, but it might also be our only solution. As cliché as it sounds, some climate action is better than none.
“Killers of The Flower Moon” author David Grann in “An Evening with David Grann,” a discussion held by BU’s Conversations in the Arts & Ideas on Wednesday. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU alum David Grann, author of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ on his immersion into stories

Mara Mellits March 1, 2024
Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of best-selling books such as “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Wager” and “The Lost City of Z” spoke to BU students and faculty about his work alongside Debbie Danielpour, a film and television professor in the College of Communication.
An Associated Press Sports Editors plaque. To create more opportunities for sports student journalists at Boston University, students are organizing a chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU’s new APSE chapter hopes to create opportunities for students in sports media

Ella Willis February 13, 2024
Students are organizing a new student chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors at Boston University, advised by journalism professor Sherrod Blakely, in an effort to create more networking opportunities for aspiring sports journalists.
Author Jen Gunter speaks about her new book, “Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Menstruation,” at The Brattle Theater on Friday. Gunter is a certified obstetrician-gynecologist in Canada and the United States, as well as a New York Times bestselling author. TAYLOR COESTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Author Jen Gunter destigmatizes women’s health in discussion of her new book on menstruation

Lian Niu February 5, 2024
Jen Gunter, an obstetrician-gynecologist and pain medicine physician, discussed her new book about the stigma that surrounds women’s health issues and the importance of wielding correct medical information.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

How to shine through seasonal depression | Editorial

Editors November 30, 2023
Seasonal depression, despite what some may say, is very real and affects many people every year, here are some ways you can try to shine through your seasonal depression this winter.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Should college rankings matter? | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung November 29, 2023
I might be in college, but I’m reliving the stress of college application season. One of my friends is a senior in high school and feels immense pressure to live up to their own expectations. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

We’ve all been sleeping on Marianne Williamson | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 8, 2023
Even though there's no way Marianne Williamson edges out Biden to become the Democratic nominee, we could all still learn from her platform's progressive break with the status quo.
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