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BU Bands celebrates its centennial anniversary with high spirits

Emily Wyrwa October 20, 2022
BU Bands, made up of the Marching Band and Pep Band, celebrates 100 years.
BU Orchestra concerts canceled, COVID-19

Orchestras, bands, ensembles cancel semester’s last performances, rehearsals due to COVID-19 surge

Xiaoya Shao May 3, 2022
Despite numerous cancellations in some groups, some Athletic Bands will nonetheless press on with performances.
Boston University’s Pep Band. BU Pep Band, one of the five ensembles in the student section at hockey games, returned to TD Garden Feb. 14 for the men’s Beanpot Championship for the first time since the pandemic started. MOHAN GE/DFP STAFF

BU Pep Band performs at Beanpot Championship for first time in two years

Ruihan Yang February 23, 2022
Pep Band is back at the Beanpot! The last time they performed was a month before the world went on lockdown.
boston university pep band performs in front of the george sherman union

BU Bands discuss keeping up morale through changes, restrictions

Molly Farrar April 8, 2021
Students discussed adapting to keep playing their instruments and stay a part of the BU community.
musicians play in a concert at the college of fine arts

CFA brass, woodwind performers can return to in-person rehearsals

Vanessa Bartlett March 24, 2021
BU reversed the decision initially made due to safety concerns at the beginning of the semester.
Boston university pep band performs in marsh plaza

Boston University Pep Band finds connection, success despite pandemic limitations

Colin Boyd March 4, 2021
Boston University's Pep Band finds ways to march on, find connection and keep their skills sharp despite pandemic restrictions, not stopping for a "single beat."
Six months after the death of Boston University’s unofficial mascot Rhett the Boston Terrier, owner Calvin Iwanicki introduced a new Terrier to campus: three-month-old puppy, R2. COURTESY OF CALVIN IWANICKI

There’s a new Rhett in town

Cameron Morsberger August 29, 2020
Calvin Iwanicki, owner of the late unofficial mascot Rhett the Boston Terrier, has introduced a new Terrier named R2, meaning Rhett the Second, to Boston University's campus.
Chefs serve lobster to a line of students at the Warren Towers Dining Hall in 2019. Lobster Night at Boston University is an annual tradition. ALI AUDET/ DFP FILE

Campus traditions to partake in

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
In the last few months, students and colleges have undergone extreme change in response to the pandemic and social activism worldwide. But with the promise of on-campus courses this Fall, there are some practices that will persist through time.
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