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Mike Casciere standing in front of the George Sherman Union. Graduating from Sargent College in 1976, Casciere ran his first Boston Marathon during his sophomore year at BU. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

He first ran Boston in 1974 as a BU student. 50 years later, he ran it again.

Matthew Eadie April 16, 2024
Monday marked exactly 50 years since Mike Casciere ran his first Boston Marathon as a BU sophomore, but this year, he's running again for a cause.
The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include a broken-into car, a suspicious person and an injured animal. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: March 31 — April 6

Gia Shin April 8, 2024
This week’s crime logs include a broken-into car, a suspicious person and an injured animal.
Kai Farr as Dimitry, Lauren SanFanAndre as Anastasia and other members of the ensemble in Boston University On Broadway’s production of “Anastasia.” SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: BU On Broadway’s ‘Anastasia’ is a dazzling ‘journey to the past’

Ruby Voge April 7, 2024
Boston University On Broadway performed the musical “Anastasia” from Thursday through Saturday at the Tsai Performance Center.
Clutter in the Student Activities Office storage unit. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students demand improved conditions for campus storage units

Crystal Yormick March 20, 2024
BU students and club members are frustrated about the unhealthy conditions of storage units on campus.
Boston University Police Department. BUPD began a Resisting Aggression with Defense (RAD) program to teach self-defense through martial arts to students. AMANDA CUCCINIELLO/DFP FILE

Self-defense classes promote safety skills on BU’s urban campus

Eliza Lamont March 4, 2024
BUPD holds free RAD self-defense classes throughout the academic school year for students, faculty and staff to teach them how to respond to physical aggression. With BU’s Charles River and Medical Campuses extending into Fenway, Kenmore, Allston and South End neighborhoods, self-defense is one strategy for students to protect themselves on an urban campus.
Tents and signs set up on Marsh Plaza in a pro-Palestine demonstration on Thursday. Students for Justice in Palestine set up this display during a “global week of action” to represent the conditions of displaced people in Gaza. MATTHEW EADIE/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students for Justice in Palestine display tents in response to displacement in Gaza

George Lehman January 26, 2024
Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine set up tents at Marsh Chapel on Thursday which they said symbolized the conditions of Gaza's displaced people.
GSU Food Service Manager James Whitehead Jr. celebrates 45 years with Boston University dining in October. Whitehead started at BU in the Warren dining hall as a dishwasher in 1978. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREL O’KEEFE

James Whitehead Jr. celebrates 45 years of achievement as food service manager at GSU

Eli Pekelny November 30, 2023
This October, GSU food service manager James Whitehead Jr. celebrated 45 years of service with BU Dining. 
The IT Help Center in Mugar Memorial Library.

BU IS&T struggles to meet students’ loaner laptop demand

Leire Garrogerricaechebarria November 1, 2023
Boston University’s Information Services & Technology is struggling to meet the recent “peak” in loaner laptop requests, creating concerns among students during the midterm season.
Students spend time on the lawn of the College of Communication. Boston University’s first Belonging and Culture survey revealed that while most people in the BU community feel “comfortable” on campus, members of marginalized groups expressed a lower sense of belonging, according to the survey results. SARAH CRUZ/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU releases results of its first Belonging and Culture Survey

Olivia Stapleton October 26, 2023
Boston University released the results of the first university-wide survey, which revealed that while 75% of the BU community feel comfortable on campus overall, while historically marginalized groups expressed a lower sense of belonging, according to the survey results.
The Kilachand Honors College. KHC students are boycotting KHC-affiliated classes in response to the dean’s comments on the recent violence in Israel and Gaza. TAYLOR COESTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Kilachand students boycott classes in response to director’s comments on Israel-Hamas war, administration responds

Daily Free Press Staff October 22, 2023
Melissa Holt’s comments on the recent violence in Israel and Gaza sparked student boycotts from Kilachand-affiliated classes this week.
Students swipe into Student Village II.

BU installs new dorm turnstile scanners

Crystal Yormick October 19, 2023
Boston University recently installed new turnstile scanners at Student Village II and Claflin Hall to increase security measure in all residence halls on campus, following students concerns about safety on in dorms.
r. Melissa Gilliam meets student government members Dhruv Kapadia, Ilana Keusch, Navya Kotturu and Hanna Dworkin.

Student leaders aided in search for new president

Daily Free Press Staff October 6, 2023
The Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Trustees included students in the selection process of Boston University’s 11th president, Melissa Gilliam.
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