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MyBU Student Portal homepage. The MyBU Portal will have new features to help students plan their schedules for the fall. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Amid Student Link revamp, students prepare for spring registration

Samantha Genzer March 18, 2024
Students adjust to MyBU Student Portal as spring registration approaches.
Student Body President Dhruv Kapadia speaks at a Student Government meeting on Jan. 29. StuGov members listened to a presentation about an updated class registration system and endorsed a Graduate Workers Union resolution on Monday. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov hears presentation about updated class registration system, endorses BUGWU resolution

Samantha Genzer February 28, 2024
On Monday, Boston University Student Government heard a presentation from BU staff about the updated class registration system, discussed the BU “Vote!” Initiative and endorsed a resolution proposed by the BU Graduate Worker Union. 
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BU students express negative opinions about new MyBU Portal

Daily Free Press Staff March 24, 2023
The recent "MyBU" update receives negative feedback from BU students.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

There’s no pleasing everyone, and the updated Student Link is a shining example

Editors March 19, 2023
In the famous words of Bob Dylan, “the times, they are a-changin’” — and with that has come the long awaited arrival of Boston University’s new and updated Student Link. While the homepage design has an entirely new layout, one thing has remained the same: students are still complaining.
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MyBU ready for its initial launch, set to gradually replace ‘outdated’ Student Link

Caterina Tomassini March 3, 2023
MyBU, a new platform to help BU students navigate their student accounts, will launch on March 6, and gradually replace the homepage of current Student Link.
A Boston University Student Government meeting.

BU StuGov hears about new StudentLink, approves funding requests

Anna Vidergar February 28, 2023
BU StuGov heard updates about the new Student Link and approved funding requests in a meeting Monday night.
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Ballot error delays Wheelock StuGov election by one week

Anna Vidergar April 10, 2022
A technical error meant Wheelock students were not able to vote in their individual college government elections.
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At-Large parties debate performative activism, marginalized group representation days ahead of elections

Daily Free Press Staff March 24, 2022
Voting will open in four days. Eight seats will be distributed according to the percentage of the vote each party receives.
A student writes on a blackboard during a Student Government Executive Board election campaign kick-off event in 2016. Two slates, BeYou and Fight to BU, are running for the 2022-2023 academic year Executive Board positions. LEXI PLINE/DFP FILE

PREVIEW: Slates and parties running for Student Government election

Anna Vidergar March 16, 2022
Fight to BU and Be You are running for Executive Board, while five parties are running for eight At-Large party seats.
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Structural bill fails, judicial branch introduces CAS ballot proposal in Stugov meeting

Anna Vidergar March 15, 2022
The bill, seeking to ensure no single branch identified itself as representing all of StuGov, received 19 votes.
BU President Robert Brown

President Brown reflects on the return to in-person and more with The Daily Free Press

Madhri Yehiya December 8, 2021
Brown shared aspirations and responded to concerns surrounding BUPD, campus sexual assault and more.
The letter sent by Boston University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jean Morrison to the Dean of Students Office Oct. 7. Morrison announced the use of an outside factfinder to investigate allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of student employees in BU’s Orientation program. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Grueling’ hours, forged timesheets: BU students allege Orientation leadership violated state labor laws

Daily Free Press Staff November 9, 2021
Shiney James and other leaders reportedly worked students up to 80 hours a week with little to no breaks.
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