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Verge Campus and FAB hosts the "2017 Boston Breakthrough Artists Showcase,” inviting local vendors, visual artists and streetwear brands to the George Sherman Union on Friday night. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Verge Campus BU hosts showcase, celebrates blend between music, fashion

By Lauren Frias March 28, 2017

Verge Campus Boston University and the Fashion and Retail Association came together last Friday to put on the “2017 Boston Breakthrough Artists Showcase,” the first event of its kind that bridged...

Mark Cooper, a Boston-based installation artist, displays his latest gallery, “Uncertainty,” at Lesley University's Lunder Arts Center. The gallery, which opened Saturday, will run through April 16. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mark Cooper’s “Uncertainty” speaks to viewers through a variety of mediums

By Gaelen Morse March 22, 2017

Boston-based artist Mark Cooper opened his art exhibit, “Uncertainty,” at Lesley University’s Lunder Arts Center on Saturday. The compilation of various mediums brought together a number of small...

Brigham and Women's Hospital raises awareness and funds Saturday afternoon for women who have lung cancer. PHOTO BY MARIA CASTILLO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Women’s Lung Cancer Program hosts Balloon-A-Thon fundraiser to spark awareness

By Isabelle El Khoury March 21, 2017

Ten years ago, with an increase in the number of women being affected by lung cancer, organizers at the Women’s Lung Cancer Program took matters into their own hands. Alongside Brigham and Women’s...

Stephanie Leydon speaks Thursday afternoon at the Democracy Center about how media acts as an informer and manipulator in today’s society. PHOTO BY JOHNATHAN KINDALL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Women Explore discussion forum reflects on significance of media

By Johnathan D. Kindall March 21, 2017

WGBH television and radio reporter Stephanie Leydon met with a group of Boston residents and students at the Democracy Center in Cambridge Thursday afternoon to discuss power, problems and importance...

Musicians gather at the Berklee Performance Center Thursday night to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the creation of Berklee's Africana Studies program. PHOTO COURTESY PRITHVI TIKHE

Berklee brings cultural unification through music

By Prithvi Tikhe March 14, 2017

The words “Black Music Matters: Defining Our Traditions” are projected on the back wall of the stage in the Berklee Performance Center. Pianists, keyboardists, guitarists, horn players, percussionists...

Down Under Unites hosts “Yoga Stands Up,” a two-and-a-half-hour workshop including yoga sessions and panel discussions to acknowledge the current political climate while maintaining the principles of yoga. PHOTO COURTESY PEXELS

Down Under Unites: Yoga Stands Up takes yoga off the mat

By Antonia DeBianchi March 14, 2017

Sensing stress in their student body, the management and faculty at Down Under School of Yoga brainstormed ways they could acknowledge the current political climate while maintaining the principles...

The Edge Dance Company hosts "Breaking Bounds 2017", a dance show benefiting the Dizzy Feet Foundation, an organization that provides dance education to low-income communities. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU dance group hosts “Breaking Bounds 2017,” gives back to dance community

By Sabrina Huang March 2, 2017

The Edge Dance Company, a Boston University jazz/lyrical dance group, hosted a benefit showcase at the BU Tsai Performance Center on Saturday to raise money for the Dizzy Feet Foundation. The group...

Spectators gather to watch performances celebrating black Muslim artists Saturday night in Somerville. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Black Muslims in the Arts” unites community in appreciation for culture

By Tyla Pink March 1, 2017

Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University was filled with poetry, song, dancing and celebration on Saturday night, as students and faculty members united to celebrate black Muslims in art. “Black...

Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative hosts a series of readings, screenings and presentations Saturday afternoon, showing different perspectives on city life at the Harvard Art Museums. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Telling Traces” exhibit explores little things that create urban centers

By Chidera Anugwom March 1, 2017

The latest event in a series of urban studies investigations, “Telling Traces: Moving through the City in Lit., Film, and Art” took place on Saturday at the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge. Hosted...

Harvard Law School holds "Hack Our Digital Age” Saturday afternoon to connect companies dedicated to eliminating fake news online. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Hack Our Digital Age” showcases how softwares detect, analyze fake news

By Marianne Farrell March 1, 2017

A group of journalists, researchers, scientists and academics came together for a hackathon called “Hack Our Digital Age” at Harvard Law School on Saturday. Harvard hosted several small companies...

Girls Rock Campaign Boston hosts Love Trumps Hate Dance in Jamaica Plain Sunday night to support women of the Boston music community. PHOTO COURTESY JENNY BERGMAN

Girls Rock Campaign Boston hosts concert in support of female empowerment

By Gursimar Kaur February 23, 2017

After the numerous marches through the streets of Boston, protesting for women’s rights, Girls Rock Campaign Boston came up with the idea to host a night that advocates for a specific cause — the...

The Boston University Mascot Program begins holding auditions for Rhett, the school’s mascot, last week. PHOTO COURTESY BOSTON UNIVERSITY MASCOT PROGRAM

BU Mascot Program looks for new Rhett the Terrier

By Sara Frazier February 22, 2017

With Boston University’s Mascot Program kicking off its first day of auditions this past Friday, BU’s Department of Athletics is looking for interested students to take on the role of Rhett the...

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