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Downtyme team members Barron Roth (ENG '16), Luke Sorenson (ENG 16), John Moore (ENG '15), Nick Sorensen (SMG '14), Darryl Johnson (ENG '17), Ben Pusey (CAS '16) and Tufts University senior Nikki Dahan placed first in the Beantown Throwdown Tuesday night. PHOTO BY HEATHER GOLDIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU startup places first in inter-collegiate tech competition

By Heather Goldin November 19, 2014

Downtyme, cofounded by Boston University College of Engineering juniors Barron Roth and Luke Sorenson, placed first out of nine schools participating in the second annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Taylor Moore-Willis, a first-year law student at the Boston University School of Law, was crowned Miss Black Massachusetts 2015 in October and will go on to compete for the title of Miss Black USA in August 2015. PHOTO COURTESY OF TAYLOR MOORE-WILLIS

BU law student Taylor Moore-Willis on her road to Miss Black Massachusetts 2015

By Conner Reed November 19, 2014

The words “beauty pageant” carry a lot of baggage. Thanks in part to shows like “Toddlers & Tiaras” and “Little Miss Perfect,” public discussion of the pageant world often comes wrapped...

The Boston University men's basketball team, pictured playing against Northeastern University in October 2013, will play in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader to benefit the American Cancer Society at the TD Garden Sunday. PHOTO BY KENSHIN OKUBO/DFP FILE PHOTO

BU in competition to raise most money for Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader basketball game

By Kimberly Rendon November 13, 2014

On Sunday, the Boston University men’s basketball team will not just be playing to beat Northeastern University. They will also be fighting to win a bigger battle: eradicating cancer at the Coaches vs....

Frank Warren, founder of online community art project PostSecret, gives a presentation as part of a "PostSecret Live" event at the Harvard Cooperative Society on Nov. 3. PHOTO BY NAVRAJ NARULA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Active Minds at BU hosts PostSecret founder Frank Warren last Thursday

By Navraj Narula November 12, 2014

Frank Warren labels himself as a “trusted stranger” — and with good reason. He is the sole founder of PostSecret, a community art project started in 2005 featuring a collection of “secrets”...

A group of students and professors prepares to embark on a sailing trip to the Greek islands of Aegina and Poros during the 2014 Summer Study in Athens program, organized through the Boston University Philhellenes Project. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOREN SAMONS

BU Philhellenes to host first Greek Night to promote Greek culture, Athens summer study program

By Kaitlin Junod November 12, 2014

Every year, Boston residents gather together to cheer on runners as they race 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Copley Square. Though the thousands of people in the Boston Marathon and the thousands more...

Members of Boston University web development club Open Web discuss their website design plans for the Public Relations Student Society of America. PHOTO COURTESY OF IVAN UVAROV

New BU club aspires to help nonprofits through web development

By Ella Torres November 5, 2014

What started out as a motivational bribe helped kick start Boston University’s newest and only web development club, Open Web. Ivan Uvarov, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the co-founder...

Riley Driscoll (left), a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, collects signatures for the Martha Coakley campaign for governor with volunteer Jessica Richards. PHOTO COURTESY OF RILEY DRISCOLL

BU students find valuable experiences on Democratic, Republican gubernatorial campaign trails

By Hannah Landers November 5, 2014

With the wide array of clubs and activities available to students at Boston University, it’s rare to find a student who’s not involved in some kind of extracurricular. But when it comes to political...

Following two rejections for Boston University Club Sports recognition, the unofficial Boston University women's ice hockey team plays against teams from other schools in the Independent Women's Club Hockey League. PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY LAFOND

Unofficial BU women’s ice hockey team finds competition outside BU Club Sports

By Sarah Kirkpatrick October 30, 2014

At a varsity level, both the Boston University men’s and women’s ice hockey programs have a storied history: The men’s team has won five national titles, and the women’s team has been to the NCAA...

The Maccabeats, an all-male Jewish a cappella group that started at Yeshiva University, will perform at a charity concert in partnership with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation and the Boston University Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at the Alfred L. Morse Auditorium on Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MACCABEATS

BU Hillel to host Maccabeats a cappella concert for Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation

By Amanda Lucidi October 29, 2014

The Boston University Florence and Chafetz Hillel House will be partnering with the Maccabeats, an all-male Jewish a cappella group, and the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation to host a joint bone marrow...

The Boston University Bhangra dance team performs at a competition at Ohio State University in February. PHOTO COURTESY OF BU BHANGRA

BU Bhangra dance team to perform at Berklee concert for Oscar-winning composer Friday

By Kimberly Rendon October 23, 2014

The Boston University Bhangra dance team will perform alongside Academy Award winning composer A.R. Rahman at the “A.R. Rahman Meets Berklee” concert in conjunction with the Berklee College of Music...

Emma Carroll, 6, of Cazenovia, New York, paints at the “Paint-By-Goya” interactive mural project in Copley Square Saturday, which was sponsored by Santander Bank and the Museum of Fine Arts. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Residents, tourists celebrate opening of new MFA exhibit with paint-by-numbers mural

By Devon Capizzi October 22, 2014

Copley Square, complete with the historic Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library, was the temporary home of a different kind of relic Saturday and Sunday. Residents and tourists alike were not only...

Hanna Anderson (COM ‘17) posing with her ambassador group at the College of Communication Kickoff BBQ on Sept. 1. PHOTO COURTESY OF HANNA ANDERSON

BU Student Ambassadors take different approaches to student mentoring

By Navraj Narula October 16, 2014

Autumn brings many prospective students to Boston University’s campus, creating a busy time for student ambassadors who are responsible for giving tours, answering questions from prospective students...

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