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Emma Hart | Graphic Artist

Four films to get you into the spring spirit

Cristina Sepe March 25, 2025
Each one has hints of spring in their own ways, but they always know how to make me excited for the seasons to change. Here are four recommendations to help you get into the spring spirit!
Boston City Hall. Councilors passed resolutions to recognize March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility and March 16-22 as “Sunshine Week” and discussed how the city can hire people affected by federal layoffs. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility, discusses federal layoffs, ‘Sunshine Week’

Abigail Hassan March 19, 2025
The Boston City Council passed a resolution recognizing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, discussed ways to employ laid-off federal workers and designated March 16-22, 2025 as “Sunshine Week” during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Girls — and boys — gone wild: surviving fears of spring break infidelity

Analise Bruno March 7, 2025
In your hometown, you can’t even go to the grocery store without running into someone who knows your mom. But on spring break? You’re just another face in the crowd of frat bros, beach bums and vacationers who will never cross your path again. What happens on the beach stays on the beach — or so they tell themselves.
Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Music to help you reset over spring break | Liv Listens

Olivia Stapleton March 6, 2025
Whether you're traveling somewhere warm, heading home or staying in Boston, I want to encourage everyone — no matter how busy you might still be — to take spring break as an opportunity to do the same as me and take some time for yourself. I’ve picked some relaxing songs with spring vibes to get into that fresh start and warmer weather mindset. 
The solar eclipse as it reached a 93% partial eclipse in Boston. CLARE ONG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: People catch a glimpse of solar eclipse across New England

Kate Kotlyar April 10, 2024

  GALLERY: People catch a glimpse of solar eclipse across New England </h2 > by Kate Kotlyar, Aranya Mukerji, Clare Ong, Molly Potter and Jiashan Zheng People crowded public areas...

UNMASKED: Where is your favorite place you've traveled to?

UNMASKED: Where is your favorite place you’ve traveled to?

Veronica Thompson April 18, 2023

Unmasked is the podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today’s prompt was — where is your favorite place you've traveled to? Click here to stream...

Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The most popular game you’ve never heard of thrives off of a respect for fanmade work

Nick Speranza October 26, 2021
The Japanese video game The Touhou Project may be described as peripherally well known due to its cult status, but its rich fan contributions are anything but.
GALLERY: Students head outdoors to enjoy warm weather

GALLERY: Students head outdoors to enjoy warm weather

Hannah Yoshinaga March 24, 2021

By Katherine Feuerman, Sophia Flissler, Thalia Lauzon, Jack Mingo, Amanda Schneider and Vishva Venkatesan With spring fully in season, Boston University students headed outdoors this week to take advantage...

Boston is the 10th gloomiest city in the country, which may contribute to higher rates of seasonal affective disorder, according to a recently released report. LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE

Boston ranked one of the gloomiest cities in U.S.

Vanessa Kjeldsen November 19, 2019
Bestplaces.net ranked Boston as having the 10th gloomiest weather in the U.S., which may increase the risk of Boston residents getting seasonal affective disorder.
GANS: Fish Down Under gets a sunburn

GANS: Fish Down Under gets a sunburn

Felicia Gans February 11, 2016

[mediagrid cat="27746"] I’m sitting in my brand new apartment in Sydney, Australia, eating half a box of Tim Tams as I try to push past my writer’s block. My thoughts are, to say the least, a little...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X1.6 class solar flare flash in the middle of the sun on Sept 10. PHOTO COURTESY OF NASA/SDO

Recent solar storm signals mass increase in sun’s activity

Becca DeGregorio September 25, 2014

A healthy distance of approximately 150 million kilometers separates the Sun and Earth, according to Universe Today. For the two intergalactic spheres, this gap provides just enough coziness. But certain...

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