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The on-air studio for WTBU, Boston University’s student-run radio station. Maintenance issues led to unprecedented heat levels in WTBU studios last week, causing interruptions in regularly scheduled programming due to safety concerns. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Maintenance issues cause high heat in WTBU studios, impact programming

Alina Fairlie October 31, 2024
Maintenance issues led to a rise in heat levels in WTBU studios last week, causing interruptions in regularly scheduled programming due to safety concerns. The cause of the issue remains unknown to students and staff, who were told by Boston University Maintenance that parts needed to be ordered to “fix something upstairs,” according to senior Toby Pannone, co-programming director at WTBU.
An Associated Press Sports Editors plaque. To create more opportunities for sports student journalists at Boston University, students are organizing a chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU’s new APSE chapter hopes to create opportunities for students in sports media

Ella Willis February 13, 2024
Students are organizing a new student chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors at Boston University, advised by journalism professor Sherrod Blakely, in an effort to create more networking opportunities for aspiring sports journalists.
Students crowd Nickerson Field during SPLASH, Boston University’s bi-annual club fair. Thousands of students attend the fair each year to browse more than 400 organizations. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Diving into Splash: a guide for navigating the September club fair

Lindsay Shachnow June 2, 2023
Splash, Boston University's first club fair of the year, is coming to Nickerson Field this September. From political groups to cultural groups, there are 450 diverse student organizations at BU.
Ashley Jackson

Ashley Jackson, BU’s newest sports information director, provides representation and inspiration

Mark Fraenkel November 1, 2022
Ashley Jackson's passion for sports drove her to the BU Athletics Department, and as the only woman SID, she provides representation and inspiration to athletes and students alike.
new WTBU student podcasts

WTBU welcomes four new student podcasts

Mithila Farin March 29, 2022
Sunshine on a Dime, The Forgotten Artist, Tied to the Roots and Night at the Movies are all new podcasts at WTBU.
Tom Brady

Tom Brady retires from football, Bostonians reflect on a local legend

Ruhika Ponda February 24, 2022
Bostonians expressed admiration for Tom Brady after he announced retirement from his football career on Feb. 1
USA Today deputy Florida sports editor Ed Reed and USA Today event content creator & digital host Robyn Neal were featured guests in the College of Communication’s virtual panel Wednesday titled “Innovation Beyond Isolation: Creating news content in a post-pandemic world.” COURTESY OF BU ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Experts talk creating content and newsgathering post-pandemic

Seamus Webster November 19, 2021
COM alum Ed Reed and content creator Robyn Neal discussed how COVID-19 is changing reporting.
Boston University President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown discusses return to in-person learning this Fall and more with The Daily Free Press

Nick Kolev May 5, 2021
Brown discussed planning for next year, vaccine requirements and renovations among other topics.
Magic is Real! with WTBU's ManEater (Part 1)

Magic is Real! with WTBU’s ManEater (Part 1)

Armand Manoukian September 16, 2020

The boys sit down with the hosts of WTBU's ManEater (Charlotte Beatty, Archelle Thelemaque, and Grace Shaver), a weekly radio show dedicated to promoting female and gender non-conforming artists and...

On Friday, Boston University’s student-run radio station WTBU canceled its Mass Bail Fund Benefit Concert due to a recent controversy surrounding how the fund has used contributions. COURTESY OF WTBU

WTBU cancels benefit concert the day-of, following Mass Bail Fund controversy

Nathan Lederman August 8, 2020
BU’s student-run radio station WTBU decided Friday to cancel its benefit concert for the Massachusetts Bail Fund — scheduled for that night — after discovering how the organization had previously used financial contributions. 
SPLASH, an bi-annual event on Nickerson Field, is an opportunity for students to learn about the many clubs and organizations available at Boston University. MIKE DESOCIO/ DFP FILE

BU student organizations for every niche

Ellie Yeo June 12, 2020
As incoming students begin planning their move to college, the question on their minds shifts from what school they will be attending for the next four years to what they will do with their time there. 
BU students Nyema Wilson, Kendall Castaneda, Sophia Colombo-Abdullah and guest Casey Ramos host “The Minority Connection Initiative,” WTBU Radio’s new BU in the Morning segment that discusses diversity and inclusion. COURTESY WTBU

Minority Connection Initiative partners with WTBU

Samantha Kizner February 20, 2020
This semester, WTBU Radio partnered with the Minority Connection Initiative to create a program for their Friday morning airings of BU in the Morning. Five co-hosts run the segment from 10 a.m. to noon each week, where they play music, discuss current events related to diversity and the inclusion of minority students on BU’s campus.
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