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Boston University celebrates Earth Week in multi-platform plans

Katarzyna Jezak April 22, 2021
Virtual activities include panel events, social media discussions and more.
cabinet updates at a boston university student government meeting

StuGov updates on cabinet, Mental Health Committee, constitutional amendment in weekly meeting

Anna Vidergar March 16, 2021
Boston University Student Government received cabinet updates, confirmed a Mental Health Committee co-chair and discussed a potential amendment to the StuGov constitution that would change the definition of a BU college in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
Boston University Libraries hosted their fourth “Wikipedia in the Classroom” workshop Thursday to educate faculty on how to incorporate Wikipedia into their courses. RYAN GREGORY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wikipedia in the Classroom encourages students to serve the public

Mita Kataria February 6, 2020
Years ago, students were always told not to use Wikipedia as a source when doing any type of research assignment in school. But that is beginning to change as users are learning how to edit Wikipedia pages, and professors are even implementing this process into their coursework.
The Institute of Contemporary Art held a “Wikipedia Edit-a-ton” Sunday with the goal of increasing female and gender non-binary representation online. RYAN GREGORY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ICA holds ‘Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon’ to increase female, gender non-binary representation online

Jennifer Suryadjaja March 7, 2019

Less than 15 percent of all the biographies on Wikipedia are about women, and only 16 percent of Wikipedia editors identify as women, according to Monica Garza, director of education at Boston’s...

BU Libraries hosts an edit-a-thon at the Thurman Center in the George Sherman Union Wednesday afternoon during BU's Open Access Month. PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Libraries launches Open Access Month with Wikipedia edit-a-thon

Haley Lerner October 12, 2017

Kicking off Open Access Month — which celebrates free and equitable access to information — BU Libraries hosted a Wikipedia edit-a-thon Wednesday afternoon. There, library staff members taught...

GRAPHIC BY GABRIELLE DIPIETRO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MIT study suggests social media played role in high rates of 2016 celebrity deaths

Kaya Williams January 19, 2017

Based on countless social media reactions, many viewed 2016 as the year of the celebrity death. Figureheads from all occupations and of all levels of notoriety were mourned across social media, traditional...

RYAN: Appreciating my restaurant jobs

RYAN: Appreciating my restaurant jobs

Sara Ryan September 17, 2015

In a lot of ways, working in a restaurant is the hardest job I’ve ever had. My feet never stop aching and a fresh coat of nail polish never survives an entire shift. I’ve lost two pairs of Sperry’s...

PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REYNOLDS: Is the Digital Age Good for Our Health?

Rebecca Reynolds November 17, 2014

We are living in a digital age where it’s important to use the Internet to connect with the general public about health. While it is necessary to evolve and change with the world, it is possible to rely...

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