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Members of the Russian-Speaking Society at Boston University talk to a prospective member at their table at Splash 2.0. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Students Splash into the Semester with Welcome Week Events

Sarah Cruz January 28, 2025
The Boston University Student Activities Office hosted multiple events during the first week of classes to welcome students into the spring semester.
Students at the Boston University Sustainable Business Club’s first meeting on Sept. 17. The club began when sophomores Shelly Shan, Zach Sugerman and Ben Starr had similar ideas to start a club to educate students on sustainable energy and business practices. COURTESY OF SHELLY SHAN

New Sustainable Business Club promotes greener values to BU community

Ruby Voge September 24, 2024
Although both the BU administration and student body seem to heavily emphasize sustainability, there were no clubs that focused explicitly on sustainable business. To address that three students founded the BU Sustainable Business Club.
The crowd on Nickerson Field during SPLASH on Sept. 7. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Weeks of Welcome activities greet new and returning Terriers

Sarah Cruz September 13, 2024
The Boston University Campus Activities Board and the Student Activities Office hosted the Weeks of Welcome events from Aug. 29 to Sept. 8.
Members of the Boston University Book & Ink club (BUBI) at a meeting on Friday. BUBI is a new organization on campus for readers and writers that was formed after president Seheni Kariyawasan noticed a lack of book clubs at BU. ZARA MEGGETT/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Book & Ink fills extracurricular void for readers, writers

Declan Nerney October 30, 2023
Gasps and laughter turn the confines of a classroom in the College of Arts and Sciences into a warm, inviting environment where students passionately discuss literature.
The Boston University Student Activities Office at ​​1 University Rd

Exiled from SPLASH: a look at BU’s unofficial clubs

Devan Colby October 5, 2023
It was a sunny October afternoon, and a team of Boston University athletes was in the midst of its semiweekly practice on Magazine Beach, a stretch of green along the Charles River in Cambridge. 
HAPA club

Half Asian People’s Association strives to ‘connect through the disconnects’

Lian Niu October 11, 2022
HAPA seeks to bring together any Asian students who feel disconnected or connected to their culture
Epsilon Eta at Boston University during rush week. Epsilon Eta, a co-ed environmental fraternity, was founded in 2018 with about 10 to 15 members. They now have over 70 members and are back on campus with in-person events. COURTESY OF BU EPSILON ETA VIA INSTAGRAM

BU’s only environmental fraternity returns to in-person events

Melina Nguyen March 4, 2022
Epsilon Eta, BU's environmental fraternity, is a co-ed community for those who are passionate about environmentalism.
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Grace’s time management tips

Grace Knoop September 28, 2021
College is the perfect time to figure out how you work best and learn how to manage your time.
Students eat ice cream on the College of Communication lawn as part of the 2021 Weeks of Welcome ice cream social. There’s nothing like getting free swag, Lifestyle writer Thalia Lauzon said, and the Boston University Weeks of Welcome is an exceptional time to take advantage of free treats and souvenirs. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DFP FILE

A temporarily free Boston University

Thalia Lauzon September 12, 2021
The first couple weeks of school is the best time for someone extremely cheap like me.
students eating ice cream on the College of Communication lawn

BU’s Weeks of Welcome return in-person, extends to three weekends

Molly Farrar September 3, 2021
Large, outdoor events return to campus and celebrate the first few weeks of school.
Remo’s virtual meeting platform. Ahead of SPLASH 2.0 Saturday, Boston University’s Student Activities Office will address technological issues on Remo that created problems for SPLASH participants during the Fall. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Virtual SPLASH 2.0 to change format from Fall

Katarzyna Jezak January 29, 2021
Boston University’s SPLASH — the biannual student activities fair — will host its second virtual iteration on Zoom Saturday.
Clara Kim/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: How BU should use lessons from Fall to modify Spring semester

Editors November 24, 2020
We were extremely lucky to have made it through the Fall so far without a major outbreak on campus, but we are pushing our luck to think we can do the same this Spring without fine-tuning our safety measures.
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