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Entrance to Disney’s Wide World of Sports, which is set to become the epicenter of the nation’s professional sports this year. COURTESY OF BUCSWEB VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

The year sports fans will never forget

By Chad Jones August 31, 2020
With COVID-19 and racial issues, pro-sports has produced an unforgettable 2020 season for its fans.
The Patriot League has canceled all fall sports, meaning the Boston University men’s and women’s soccer teams, along with field hockey, will not be able to compete when the upcoming academic year begins. ANGELA YANG/ DFP FILE

Many college sports not to see fall seasons, other conferences committed to compete

By Maxwell Bevington August 31, 2020
Multiple collegiate athletic conferences have cancelled fall sports, but other conferences remain dedicated to playing.
What’s open now while Massachusetts stands in reopening limbo

What’s open now while Massachusetts stands in reopening limbo

By Isabel Contreras August 31, 2020
Restaurants and retail stores have been reopening their doors throughout the summer after initial coronavirus shutdowns, but many Boston businesses are not quite like students remember them.
Boston University held orientation online summer 2020. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A transformed college experience: perspectives of rising BU freshmen

By Diana Piper August 30, 2020
The prospect of college has drastically changed this year. College life will be remodeled, and freshmen will have nothing to compare it to.
A COVID-19 test nasal swab wrapped in its packaging. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COVID-19-positive student describes experience in isolation housing

By Belle He August 30, 2020
Boston University currently holds around 20 students in designated isolation housing, which is reserved for those on campus who have tested positive for COVID-19. And this sophomore is among them.
Boston University’s George Sherman Union. For the Fall semester, BU will use the GSU as well as the Tsai Performance Center to hold classes in accordance with social distancing guidelines. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Classes to take unprecedented format this Fall

By Melissa Ellin August 30, 2020
The LefA model that BU has adopted for Fall 2020 will allow students to choose their learning experience: virtual, in-person or a mix of the two. Regardless of individual selections, however, the way classes operate will see many changes this semester.
Mailroom in a Boston University on-campus residence. Uncertainty looms around the Fall semester for many students who hold on-campus jobs through the federal work-study program. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DFP FILE

Work-study placements to look different this Fall

By Nathan Lederman August 26, 2020
One of the many aspects of campus life that remains unclear for the Fall is the status of students’ work-study jobs.
Boston University’s COVID-19 Testing Data Dashboard. Out of the total 18,301 tests administered as of Tuesday, 32 students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the dashboard. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Breaking down BU’s COVID-19 data dashboard

By Rin Velasco August 26, 2020
BU’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard — available on the Healthway website — is updated daily with the number of positive, negative and inconclusive tests.
Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore informed students Wednesday that those who attend or host gatherings of more than 25 people may face suspension for the Fall semester. SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE

Students will be suspended for hosting, attending large gatherings

By Allison Pirog August 26, 2020
Students who host or attend on- or off-campus gatherings of more than 25 people will face suspension for the remainder of Fall semester, BU DOS Kenneth Elmore announced in an email to students Monday.
Two people wear bandanas as they walk their dog in Brookline. Bandanas, scarves and single-layer masks will no longer be considered acceptable facial coverings for preventing the spread of COVID-19 on campus, according to Boston University’s updated mask policy. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BU updates mask policy to advise against one-ply and valved masks

By Jane Avery August 21, 2020
BU has recently updated its facial coverings policy to no longer include bandanas, scarves and masks with exhalation valves, according to an email sent to the BU community Thursday.
Boston University’s George Sherman Union. For the Fall semester, BU will use the GSU as well as the Tsai Performance Center to hold classes in accordance with social distancing guidelines. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BU branches into GSU for its classrooms, switches more classes into Tsai

By Melissa Ellin August 21, 2020
To help ensure its classrooms adhere to social distancing guidelines this Fall, BU has decided to move some classes into the GSU, according to Christine Paal, assistant vice president and university registrar.
Symptom Screening survey on the Boston University Patient Connect website. Instead of using an app as initially planned for actions relating to COVID-19, the BU community must use the Healthway web portal this Fall. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Planned app for COVID-19 screening, testing will not roll out. Here’s why.

By Inyeong Kim August 20, 2020
BU has canceled its previous plan to develop a mobile app for COVID-19-related actions. Members of the community must use the Healthway web portal to schedule testing, receive test results and attest to daily symptoms.
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