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Carol Bliss, an adjunct professor at Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, received a 2023 Excellence in Club Management Award: the Mel Rex Award for her work at the Chilton Club. COURTESY OF ERIN MCGURGAN-GLOVER

SHA professor Carol Bliss breaks boundaries in club management, shares joys of hospitality

Akshun Gogia January 30, 2024
Carol Bliss, general manager of a distinguished Boston social club, highlights the unique field of club management and the opportunities it offers to her students the hospitality industry.
Students crowd Nickerson Field during SPLASH, Boston University’s bi-annual club fair. Thousands of students attend the fair each year to browse more than 400 organizations. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Diving into Splash: a guide for navigating the September club fair

Lindsay Shachnow June 2, 2023
Splash, Boston University's first club fair of the year, is coming to Nickerson Field this September. From political groups to cultural groups, there are 450 diverse student organizations at BU.
Arise

Students found new club to assist displaced people through longlasting efforts

Eden Mor October 17, 2022
ARISE (Assisting Refugees through Initiative, Service, and Education) aims to help people affected by forced displacement on a local level.
Mia writes about her chaotic yet rewarding experience with the First-Year Student Outreach Project, or FYSOP, through which she met some of her best friends in college. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A candid FYSOP experience

Mia Chai October 21, 2021
I hope I have given you a candid perspective of what it is like to take part in the program.
The ride-sharing app Uber reached 2 million total rides in Massachusetts last month. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Uber hits two million rides in Massachusetts, breaks record

Kyler Sumter October 14, 2015

The success of Uber continues to skyrocket as the app-based car service broke a new record in Massachusetts in September, reaching a total of two million rides for residents. Carli Waibel, a spokeswoman...

Attendees enter Marsh Chapel Sunday for a memorial service for Daryl Carr, a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student who died in February. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Memorial service remembers Ph.D student Daryl Carr

Hannah Libby April 20, 2015

Boston University students and faculty gathered Sunday afternoon at Marsh Chapel to memorialize Daryl Carr, a student pursuing a sociology doctoral degree in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...

Boston University ranked 24th among large universities for its number of Peace Corps volunteers. PHOTO BY AMCAJA/WIKIMEDIA

BU ranks 24th among top Peace Corps volunteer schools

Katherine Merwin February 23, 2015

Boston University ranked 24th among large schools in the U.S. Peace Corps’ annual list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities, one rank higher than its 2014 slot, according to a Wednesday...

Worcester-Boston commuter rail sees 2 more trains

Daily Free Press Admin May 1, 2013

To allow for more convenient travel of commuters going in and out of Boston, two express line trains were added to the Worcester-Boston commuter rail schedule Monday. The trains were purchased by the...

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