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The Brookline Arts Center hosted the gallery opening for “Conceptual Clay, Hot Art” Friday evening, featuring conceptual clay works by Massachusetts-based ceramic artists. PHOTO COURTESY NET JOE/PANORAMIO

“Conceptual Clay, Hot Art” molds ceramic art landscape

By Allegra Peelor March 22, 2016

Ceramics have historically been used in domestic settings for practical uses such as cooking. But in its new gallery, “Conceptual Clay, Hot Art,” the Brookline Arts Center showcases more artistic...

College of Communication professor Patrice Oppliger speaks about the effects of aggressive female characters in television shows in her talk “Mean Girls, Stealth Girls, Sidekicks, and Targets: A Thematic Analysis of Female Characters in Tweencoms,” held in COM Wednesday afternoon.
PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Tweencoms” reinforce queen bee, wannabe sterotypes

By Samantha J. Gross March 17, 2016

Remember when Harper from “Wizards of Waverly Place” was a total doormat to her manipulative “BFF” Alex? Let’s not forget that one episode of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” when rich...

Poet Marie Howe will visit the College of General Studies Friday for a reading and Q&A about the connection between poetry and spirituality. PHOTO COURTESY MARIE HOWE

INTERVIEW: Marie Howe’s poetry draws from spirituality, philosophy

By Shivani Singh March 16, 2016

In high school, poetry was often seen as intimidating. Its abstract metaphors, unpredictable rhyme schemes and hidden meanings seemed inaccessible and distant. Poet Marie Howe, however, contradicts...

UNItiques will hold a "Spring Break Closet Cleanout" event on campus Wednesday and Thursday as part of BU’s first Gender Advocacy and Progress Week. PHOTO COURTESY UNITIQUES/FACEBOOK

UNItiques focuses on female fashion, finesse

By Dagny Crepeau March 15, 2016

Boston University kicked off its inaugural Gender Advocacy and Progress Week Monday, and until Sunday, will host several panels, conferences, presentations and lectures aimed at shedding light on pervasive...

BU Stage Troupe performed “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” at the Student Theater at Agganis Arena Thursday, Friday and Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY BU STAGE TROUPE

BU Stage Troupe partners with MassKids to combat sexual abuse

By Elise Takahama March 3, 2016

Once-heartwarming childhood characters stepped onto the stage this weekend to address much heavier issues — ones without the cheer of a familiar yellow zigzag shirt or a black-and-white beagle. For...

"Says You!" is a radio quiz show broadcast on National Public Radio that invited BU students and alumni to a live recording of the show Sunday afternoon in the College of Communication. PHOTO BY KRISHNA SHARMA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

NPR’s “Says You!” cast revisits COM roots in live taping

By Jessie Levinson March 1, 2016

The radio game show “Says You!” paid tribute to the Boston University College of Communication Sunday, recording a live episode in front of a crowd of approximately 90 BU alumni, faculty and students...

Conductor David Angus speaks about the opera “Werther” at the Boston Public Library’s “Opera Night at the BPL: The Bittersweet Romance of Werther: An Evening with David Angus” Thursday night. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Public Library hosts evening of “Werther”

By Samantha Bastress March 1, 2016

The Boston Public Library’s Abbey Room filled with song Thursday night as cast members from Boston Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of “Werther” performed short excerpts from the opera for...

A man poses with Bernie Sanders-inspired art at “The Art of a Political Revolution,” a gallery show at the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter on exhibition Friday through Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY TYLER GIBNEY

Artists, musicians “Feel the Bern” through politically charged pieces

By Jessie Levinson February 25, 2016

Artists and musicians from all across the country have come together in support of Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to use their work as a means of political communication. Bernie...

Representatives from The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health speak to students about how to have better, safer sex. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Safer Sex Decathlon plays games, opens sex discussion

By Katrina Uy February 24, 2016

Sex may still be an uncomfortable discussion topic for many, but Boston University Student Health Services’ Safer Sex Decathlon created a fun learning environment in a low-stakes game tournament...

Wendy Newman reads an excerpt from her new book, “121 First Dates," at Trident Booksellers and Café Thursday night. PHOTO BY SAVANAH MACDONALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trident shows some love for “121 First Dates” author

By Corina Pintado February 24, 2016

When it comes to first dates, most people have experienced the good, the bad and the straight-up ugly. While today’s dating world can be a treacherous no man’s land that seems impossible to escape,...

The José Mateo Ballet Theatre rehearses for its production of "The Cuba Files,” which runs from Feb. 12 to March 6. PHOTO BY NICOLAS TEPPER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

José Mateo’s “The Cuba Files” fuses ballet and history

By Corina Pintado February 18, 2016

In the world of ballet, tutus and pliés usually take center stage, not social and political themes. But José Mateo, the artistic director and founder of the José Mateo Ballet Theatre, is using the...

BU professors offered their theories on the end of the world Thursday night at “AAAHHH! It’s the Apocalypse,” a discussion at the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House. PHOTO COURTESY NOSHA/FLICKR

Apocalyptic theories, misconceptions revealed during BU panel

By Tia Simawang February 17, 2016

From monstrous floods to fiery flames, discussion of the apocalypse in modern media has been nothing short of dramatic. The idea of an apocalyptic end has amounted to visions of terror over the years....

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