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Barstool BU’s Instagram post the day before Marathon Monday. Two student Instagram accounts, @slackerbu and @barstoolbu, have built followings as they chronicle the BU student experience, becoming unofficial storytellers of life as a Terrier.

Inside the student-run accounts that shape Comm Ave. campus culture

By Brendan Galvin, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2025

Marathon Monday is not just a day off at Boston University — it's a campus-defining ritual. While runners chase records down Beacon Street, students fill the streets of Allston, celebrating the city...

The cast of Boston University Stage Troupe’s “You Can’t Take It With You.” The production ran from April 17 to 19 at the Agganis Arena Student Theater.

Stage Troupe’s ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ is a comedy that strikes at its most sincere

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2025
Maybe you can’t take it with you, but you can expect to take away a good time from any Boston University Stage Troupe production.
Desdemona poster on Boston University’s College of Fine Arts website. The show, which was directed by MFA candidate Grant Sorenson, ran April 16 to 19 at the Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre.

BU CFA’s ‘Desdemona’ prioritizes style over storytelling

By John Tatum April 22, 2025
From the moment I walked into the Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre to see “Desdemona: a play about a handkerchief,” I knew I was in for an extremely niche specific experience.
Lucy Dacus performing with her band Sunday. Dacus played two shows at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday and Monday.

REVIEW: And the crowd is…crying? Lucy Dacus’ talent for emotional storytelling was clear at her Boston stop

By Emma Clement and Holly Gustavsen April 22, 2025
Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, along with openers jasmine.4.t and Katie Gavin, performed at MGM Music Hall April 20 and 21, marking the fourth stop on Dacus’ “Forever is a Feeling” tour.
From left to right, Wilmer Castro, Liam Henson, Rafaele DiMaggio, Axel Bautista-Tienda, Ken Miao. DiMaggio and Bautista-Tienda created “Marmon Cheesers” a few weeks before Marmon 2024 to sell grilled cheeses, helping partygoers who face difficulties getting food and water during the event. COURTESY OF MARMON CHEESERS

The MarMon Cheesers prepare for Marathon Monday 2025, brings business to Allston

By Brontë Massucco April 17, 2025
While procrastinating for an exam one night, now seniors Rafaele DiMaggio and Axel Bautista-Tienda theorized that they could make money from selling grilled cheeses on Pratt Street, an area known for its fraternity presence. DiMaggio and Bautista-Tienda decided to bring a modified version of that idea to life for Marathon Monday 2024 by selling grilled cheese and pizza out of the Gardner Court Apartments — locally known as “G-Court.”
Madeleine’s Candy Shop owner Madeleine Brason. Madeleine’s Candy Shop, located at 47 Clarendon St., is a pick-and-mix candy shop selling a variety of Swedish candies. COURTESY OF MADELEINE BRASON

Got a Swedish sweet tooth? New South End candy shop has something for you

By Brian Chan and Julia Hendler April 17, 2025
Madeleine Brason never planned to open a candy shop — let alone one that would draw lines of people down the street just days after opening. Two months into running her South End storefront, the 29-year-old founder of Madeleine’s Candy Shop is still catching her breath.
Trash near the Charles River. BU Sustainability’s Earth Day 365, which runs for the entire month of April, is a series of events throughout BU’s campuses that promote the preservation of the planet.

Sustainability through community: BU organizations unite for Earth Day 365 event series

By John Tatum April 17, 2025
For Boston University Sustainability, Earth Day is a year-round event.  BU Sustainability’s Earth Day 365, which runs for the entire month of April, is a series of events throughout the BU community that promote the preservation of the planet.
An entrance to the Harvard Red Line station. The Red Line will be closed for track maintenance and replaced with shuttle bus and train services during April.

Red line shutdown causes disruption to student commutes, MBTA looks for new solutions

By Nicholas Nebiolo April 15, 2025
It can take Trisha Shenoy, a third year at Northeastern University, two to three hours on an MBTA Shuttle to visit her hometown in Lexington — only 14 miles away from Back Bay.  Despite last year’s Red Line shutdown, MBTA announced that it will be temporarily closing the line again to perform “critical track renewal work” and necessary repairs throughout April, according to its website. 
Kenneth Lutchen. Lutchen was recently recognized as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. COURTESY OF KENNETH LUTCHEN

BU’s renowned Kenneth Lutchen honored as an American Association of Science Fellow

By Julian Garcia April 15, 2025
When Kenneth Lutchen first received his PhD in biomedical engineering, the field was still emerging. Lutchen, who is currently the senior advisor to President Gilliam, was recognized as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow for his achievement and advancement in respiratory mechanics.
An Instagram post advertising BU Filipino Student Association’s Speaker Series with Marizza Delgado. Delgado spoke to the organization about her journey in data science and pageantry Saturday.

‘More than a crown’: Marizza Delgado finds confidence in data science, pageant runway, cross-culture identity

By Paisley Huang April 14, 2025
With all eyes on her, Marizza Delgado showcased a pageant walk with confident eye contact and powerful body movements. Then, amid cheers, students in the audience stepped ahead one by one, posed and introduced themselves.  
“Jaded” by Lessa, a solo artist and a senior in the College of Communication, playing on Spotify. Although not all music majors, student artists at Boston University are using their interests and passion to draw an energetic and harmonious music scene.

BU student musicians connect, create music scene together

By Mohan Zhang April 14, 2025
Although not all are music majors, student musicians at Boston University are using their interests and passions to draw an energetic and harmonious music scene.

Things to do this week in Boston: April 14-20

By Priyal Patel April 13, 2025
Things to do this week in Boston: April 14-20
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