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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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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.
Boston University’s Global Engineering Brigades, a student organization dedicated to installing water systems in underdeveloped communities, spoke at a guest lecture on Nov. 15 about sustainability and international volunteering. COURTESY OF BU GLOBAL ENGINEERING BRIGADES

International professor’s guest lecture talks sustainability abroad

Yiran Yu November 23, 2020

Sustainability and international activism are more relevant than ever in the 21st century, yet the impact of voluntourism — international volunteering — is less discussed. Global Engineering...

CARIKER: "Voluntourism" Has Good Intentions

CARIKER: “Voluntourism” Has Good Intentions

Mariel Cariker March 24, 2015

There's been a lot of skepticism and criticism over the last few years over the concept of “voluntourism.” This is where people travel to other states, or countries, to do volunteer work for a certain...

Boston University alternative service break participants take a break during volunteering in Hobe Sound, Florida last week. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

To ASB coordinators, vacation not all that’s ever wanted

Andrea Kaufman March 19, 2015

During spring break, many Boston University students participated in the Community Service Center’s Alternative Service Break trips, where they dedicated their time to volunteering in locations around...

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