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PJ and Megan Lutz canvas for President Biden outside a polling center at the Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden supporters launched the successful write-in campaign as a result of the President's name not appearing on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. CLARE ONG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

For canvassers, New Hampshire primary bears deeper connection with democracy

By Siena Griffin and Macie Parker January 24, 2024
Canvassers from across the country headed to New Hampshire for this year’s first-in-the-nation primary to make a stand for their chosen candidates on Tuesday.
Participants lie on the floor at a die-in protest organized by Students for Justice in Palestine in the George Sherman Union on Dec. 1. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Gray area’: many Boston students demand more from administrations amid Israel-Hamas war

By Emily Wyrwa December 14, 2023
There are few events in recent history that need not be named by anything but its date. October 7 is one of them.
(From left) Suraj Nellore, Illiana Arroyo, Jason Wexler and Devin Hirsch display their $50 thousand prize won at the Business Sustainability Case Competition at the Questrom School of Business on Nov. 18. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE GREEN

BU students win $50,000 in Questrom sustainability competition

By Sophie Lewis November 30, 2023
Four Boston University students won the second annual Questrom School of Business $50K Sustainability Case Competition on Nov. 18.
GSU Food Service Manager James Whitehead Jr. celebrates 45 years with Boston University dining in October. Whitehead started at BU in the Warren dining hall as a dishwasher in 1978. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREL O’KEEFE

James Whitehead Jr. celebrates 45 years of achievement as food service manager at GSU

By Eli Pekelny November 30, 2023
This October, GSU food service manager James Whitehead Jr. celebrated 45 years of service with BU Dining. 
Fiona Whittington

COM alum Fiona Whittington promoted inclusion at BU, now sparks change for women in tech

By Mara Mellits, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2023
2024 Women of Impact Honoree and COM alum Fiona Whittington was not an average advertising student during her time at BU.
Attendees of PRLab’s PRoBono review the event’s agenda. The overnight communication marathon created deliverables for five nonprofit organizations. PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTORIA LUO

Sixteen hours in COM: BU PRLab holds overnight communication marathon PRoBono

By Sara Sugita November 5, 2023
This weekend PRLab hosted its annual overnight communication marathon, PRoBono, in which 88 student volunteers created PR campaigns for five nonprofit organizations.
A Federal Student Aid page detailing loan repayment.

As student loan payments resume, BU students suffer consequences

By Emily Wyrwa October 12, 2023
34% of Boston University undergraduates take out Federal Student Loans, according to an email from BU spokesperson Colin Riley, making the median debt after graduation is $23,750.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Former Commonwealth Avenue royalty: A look into BU’s past presidents over the years

By Daisy Levine October 10, 2023

In its nearly two centuries of existence, Boston University has had ten distinguishable presidents. The ten white men, composed of five Methodist ministers, two Johns and two Williams, all saw the University...

Incoming president-elect and Ohio State University executive vice president and provost Dr. Melissa Gilliam in 1 Silber Way

Introducing Melissa Gilliam: A life dedicated to education reaches new peak

By Eden Mor October 6, 2023
“I really grew up surrounded by art and artists," said Melissa Gilliam, BU's next president and first Black woman to take on the role.
Writers Guild of America members picket near Babcock Street station in response to David Zaslav’s 2023 commencement speech. Writers Guild of America reached a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after 148 days of striking. MADI KOESLER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Graduates, students grapple with writers strike aftermath

By Emily Wyrwa October 3, 2023
On Sept. 25, 148 days after the Writers Guild of America began striking against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a tentative agreement was reached.
Protestor displays a sign at an anti-gun violence rally on Boston Common in February. A new chapter of Students Demand Action opened at Boston University this semester. MADI KOESLER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU’s new SDA chapter continues past gun violence prevention efforts on campus, with new strategy

By Brenda Gonzalez September 19, 2023
BU's new branch of Students Demand Action, a national organization advocating against gun violence, held its first event this Sunday.
Earth House

Earth House community experiences post-pandemic identity shift

By Mandile Mpofu April 28, 2023
Seven years and a global pandemic later, the Earth House living-learning community has deviated from its original framework.
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