The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Oct. 5 to Oct. 12.
Attempted crime at 595 Commonwealth Ave.
At 11:21 p.m. on Oct. 6, a caller...
The City of Cambridge and Transition House held its annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month vigil outside Cambridge City Hall on Wednesday night to honor lives lost to domestic violence.
Along...
By Phoebe Miller, City Associate Editor
• October 9, 2025
A generic version of mifepristone, a highly popular abortion medication, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration Sep. 30, following an order from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a federal review of the pill.
Boston University's Marsh Plaza transformed into a vigil honoring the Palestinian lives lost in the Israel-Hamas War Wednesday.
The gathering included prayers, speeches and an open mic for attendees...
In Fall 2026, Boston University’s College of Communication is introducing Branded Content, a five-year accelerated master's program incorporating elements of advertising, public relations and film and...
By Nicole Abrams, Campus Associate Editor
• October 9, 2025
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld birthright citizenship in an Oct. 3 ruling, blocking an executive order President Donald Trump made the day he took office for his second term.
For Boston University professor Prasad Patil, well versed in all things trivia, his “Jeopardy!” training consisted of improving his reaction time — it’s all about who gets to the buzzer first.
Patil,...
Boston University’s “Choose to Reuse” program, a reusable to-go container system, eliminated three return bin locations on campus.
The closures of Bay State Underground, Late Nite at West...
Allston residents living in the midst of Boston University's “Frat Row” have learned to coexist amongst the empty beer bottles and raucous parties of the University’s fraternities.
BU has...
The Boston University Student Government Senate passed a proxy amendment, discussed the future of arts at BU and pushed for community-based uses of StuGov funds at their fourth meeting this school year...
The Boston City Council ordered hearings to discuss the role of publicly owned grocery stores in addressing food insecurity and passed resolutions recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Indigenous Peoples’ Day during its Wednesday meeting.
A pro-Palestinian protest marking the second anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war culminated in more than a dozen arrests after an altercation between protesters and police descended into violence.
