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Shanzah Rafiqi | Graphic Artist

A case for celebrating the leap day

Laura Tickey February 29, 2024
We see seasons as certainties, but what if that wasn't the case? Maybe we can make leap day our own holiday, where we could detach from our reality and consider what things would be like if they were flipped upside down. 
st patrick's day celebration in south boston

Boston celebrates second COVID-era St. Patrick’s Day

Taylor Brokesh March 17, 2021
South Boston’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled for the second year in a row.
Boston university pep band performs in marsh plaza

Boston University Pep Band finds connection, success despite pandemic limitations

Colin Boyd March 4, 2021
Boston University's Pep Band finds ways to march on, find connection and keep their skills sharp despite pandemic restrictions, not stopping for a "single beat."
Chefs serve lobster to a line of students at the Warren Towers Dining Hall in 2019. Lobster Night at Boston University is an annual tradition. ALI AUDET/ DFP FILE

Campus traditions to partake in

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
In the last few months, students and colleges have undergone extreme change in response to the pandemic and social activism worldwide. But with the promise of on-campus courses this Fall, there are some practices that will persist through time.

EDIT: Whitewashing culture

Daily Free Press Admin November 20, 2013

During an ongoing gentrification process, developers of Long Island City are whitewashing its image — literally. As a large and dynamic artistic area, Long Island City was home to 5Pointz, a graffiti...

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