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The International Women's Academy Boston University chapter hosts a trivia night at Kilachand Hall Sunday night to raise awareness for the lack of access to proper feminine hygiene products. PHOTO BY COLE SHONEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

International Women’s Academy attempts to erase stigma of feminine hygiene products

By Sydney Wertheim April 11, 2017

At Boston University's Kilachand Hall, students played a game with topics ranging from black history, to Disney, to fill-in-the-blank lyrics. However, there was also a topic that might have seemed...

Marilyn Charles speaks about trauma, identity and social justice on Saturday at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Experts encourage approaching social problems through psychoanalytic lens

By Katie Camero April 6, 2017

Since the late 19th century, psychoanalysis has been a tool that leads victims of trauma to a refreshed state of self-discovery, and now psychoanalysts are focusing on societal factors that oppose...

The Boston Society of Architects Foundation launches a series of discussions centered on planning opportunities for the Emerald Necklace. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Society of Architects advocates to add more green space to Emerald Necklace

By Josee Matela April 4, 2017

With the Boston Common, the Charles River Esplanade and various community gardens immersed in the city, Boston has maintained a reputation for putting a lot of work into its public green spaces. The...

A community of sexual assault survivors share their stories through poetry, music, prose and photography Sunday night in Cambridge. PHOTO COURTESY STORMY SAINT-VAL

More Than This fosters open discussion on sexual assault through arts

By Sophie Will April 4, 2017

Sexual assault survivors gathered for a night of community and healing at More Than This, a discussion during Sexual Assault Awareness Month to encourage conversation through music, photography, poetry...

Officers from the Boston University Police Department connect with BU students during a karaoke night Tuesday at BU Pub. PHOTO BY MARIA CASTILLO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUPD karaoke night builds bonds between officers, students

By Kiran Kishor Galani March 30, 2017

Boston University Pub’s weekly karaoke nights presented a twist on Tuesday as officers of the Boston University Police Department joined the students as special guests for an evening of singing and...

Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences hosts "Let's Talk About It: Social Action in Boston" at the Yawkey Center for Student Services Tuesday evening, featuring a panel of professionals from different nonprofit organizations. PHOTO BY COLE SCHONEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CAS hosts discussion to promote social action in Boston

By Gaelen Morse March 29, 2017

Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a question and answer panel of local social action organizers on Tuesday night. “Let’s Talk About It: Social Action in Boston” gathered...

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...

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