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Student Government President SaraAnn Kurkul speaks at a meeting on Oct. 23. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Morrison, Elmore field questions about BU-Wheelock merger at last SG meeting of the semester

Isabel Owens December 12, 2017

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and University Provost Jean Morrison attended Boston University Student Government’s last meeting of the semester Monday night to address concerns about the university’s...

Student Government President SaraAnn Kurkul speaks at a meeting on Oct. 23. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG reflects on semester’s progress

Daily Free Press Staff December 11, 2017

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Noor Adatia and Isabel Owens As Boston University approaches the year’s halfway point, BU Student Government officers reflect on their progress, noting a stark improvement...

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ann Cudd at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering about public health Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elizabeth Warren praises BU, discusses opioid crisis during campus visit

Noor Adatia December 10, 2017

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren lauded Boston University as an institution that “honors science and truth and fact,” at an appearance on campus Monday afternoon. BU invited Warren for a conversation...

Student Government discusses the possibility of disbanding several standing committees at their meeting Monday night. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG confirms judicial commissioners, introduces proposal

Isabel Owens November 7, 2017

Boston University’s Student Government confirmed judicial commissioners, a rules committee chair and an environmental cabinet director for the academic year at Monday night’s Senate meeting. The...

Boston University’s PRLab partners with Goodwill and produces DIY Halloween costume videos featuring clothes from Goodwill. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD

College students are trailblazers in move to rebrand ‘secondhand’

Isabel Owens November 3, 2017

College students are tossing out secondhand stigmas associated with thrifting, and leading the move to make recycled clothing more appealing. These trendsetters — from public relations students to...

Boston University Medical Center releases a study showing that strong alcohol policies can reduce deaths relating to alcohol consumption. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New study links alcohol policies with homicide victimization

Shaun Robinson October 1, 2017

Boston University researchers have found that stricter alcohol policies reduce the likelihood of alcohol consumption among homicide victims. The research, which was published in a study on Sept....

GRAPHIC BY AMY LUPICA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU joins amicus curiae brief to oppose travel ban

Noor Adatia September 24, 2017

Boston University filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court along with several other universities last Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, which bans...

Food trucks often park outside of Boston University's College of Communication, serving foods like belgian waffles, grilled cheese and Vietnamese sandwiches. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New food trucks roll onto campus

Noor Adatia September 21, 2017

Serving as an alternative to dining halls on campus, food trucks at Boston University are a popular choice for students and faculty to grab a bite to eat during the day, whether it’s slices from...

The Boston University School of Music appoints Bramwell Tovey, former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Maestro, as its director of orchestral activities. PHOTO BY PAIGE WARD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Renowned conductor appointed new CFA director of orchestral activities

Noor Adatia September 19, 2017

Boston University’s College of Fine Arts’ School of Music welcomed former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra music director Bramwell Tovey as its new director of Orchestral Activities for the 2017-18...

A man steals a flute — worth at least $12,800 — from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University on Aug. 29 and has not yet been caught. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Thief steals flute from CFA, remains at large

Qinyuan Xie September 18, 2017

A flute thief has possibly been roaming Boston streets for weeks, after a man stole an expensive flute from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts on Aug. 29, according to BU Police Department...

The new Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering building is named after alumnus Rajen Kilachand after he donates $115 million to Boston University. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community optimistic about Kilachand donation

Noor Adatia September 17, 2017

The new Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering opened this past Thursday at Boston University with $15 million from Kilachand’s donation covering the cost of the building,...

Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president, sits down with Dean Kenneth Elmore Wednesday night at the Howard Thurman Center to discuss protest, racial tensions and media coverage in professional sports after clashes in Charlottesville. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM alumnus Kevin Merida, Dean Elmore talk sports culture post-Charlottesville

Noor Adatia September 14, 2017

ESPN Senior Vice President Kevin Merida sat down with Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground on Wednesday evening to discuss the impact of the recent protests...

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