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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Marie-Philip Poulin (29) wins the opening face-off of overtime.

GALLERY: Boston Fleet dock at sold-out Agganis Arena

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor March 9, 2025
The Boston Fleet of the Professional Women’s Hockey League played its first game at Agganis Arena Saturday.
David Shaw sings and plays the guitar at his concert.

GALLERY: Take a look inside David Shaw’s concert at Brighton Music Hall

By Addison Schmidt March 4, 2025
David Shaw performed at Brighton Music Hall Saturday with Angel White as the opener.
Snowboarder Zeb Powell flys through the air in Zone 1 of the Red Bull Heavy Metal snowboarding competition. CHLOE CRAMUTOLA/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Boston attendees burst with energy at City Hall Plaza for the Red Bull Heavy Metal 2025 snowboarding competition

By Chloe Cramutola and Sarah Cruz February 28, 2025
More than 20,000 people packed Boston City Hall Plaza for the Red Bull Heavy Metal snowboarding competition Saturday.
Jake Luppen, lead vocalist and guitarist, singing at MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

GALLERY: Hippo Campus brought a ‘warm glow’ to Boston

By Talia Lissauer February 10, 2025
The indie rock band Hippo Campus performed at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Friday as a stop on their “Flood Tour.”
Parade honoree Cynthia Erivo is driven through Harvard Square with Cathy Stanton and Bernardo Sequeria. TALIA LISSAUER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Cynthia Erivo honored as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year

By Holly Gustavsen and Talia Lissauer February 7, 2025
Cynthia Erivo proved she is that girl at Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year parade on Wednesday.
Members of the Russian-Speaking Society at Boston University talk to a prospective member at their table at Splash 2.0. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Students Splash into the Semester with Welcome Week Events

By Sarah Cruz and Rachel Feinstein January 28, 2025
The Boston University Student Activities Office hosted multiple events during the first week of classes to welcome students into the spring semester.
Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker performing together at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

GALLERY: Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker were good to Boston

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor December 8, 2024
Singers Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker performed at the Boch Center Wang Theatre on Nov. 22 as part of “Brent Forever: The Tour.”
AURORA singing at MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

GALLERY: Boston has a home in AURORA’s ‘Queendom’

By Talia Lissauer December 5, 2024
Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer Aurora Aksnes, also known as AURORA, performed at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Wednesday as part of her “What Happened to the Earth?” Tour.
Sabrina Song sings the first song in her set at the Red Room at Cafe 939. Song opened for indie-pop artist Carol Ades in Boston on Nov. 22. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: Sabrina Song mesmerized audiences at Boston’s Red Room

By Deanna Soukhaseum December 4, 2024
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sabrina Song captivated the hearts of the audience in the Red Room at Cafe 939 on Nov. 22 as she opened for indie-pop artist Carol Ades.
Dilce Oliveira (center), one of the organizers of the Tom Holland look-alike contest, raises Nick Anderson’s (left) hand, announcing him the winner of the contest. Oliveira and Katherine Gehring hosted the Tom Holland look-alike contest Sunday at Boston Common. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Tom Holland look-alike contest isn’t far from home

By Lauren Albano, Kayla Baltazar, and Kate Kotlyar November 24, 2024
Nick Anderson was once stopped by someone in Boston’s Theater District and told to “pull up your Snapchat right now and tell me you’re not Spider-Man.”
A counter protester mocks participants of the Men’s March by dressing in an animal-like costume and wearing pads under his hat at Planned Parenthood. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Pro-life, pro-choice protesters collide on BU campus

By Sarah Cruz, Photo Co-Editor November 19, 2024
The National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood on Saturday started with protesters praying outside of Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue before marching to Boston Common.
The Centennial Fountain spouts at the Charles River Esplanade. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Fall foliage blows into Boston

By Sarah Cruz, Kate Kotlyar, and Zoe Ku November 14, 2024
As the days get shorter and leaves change colors, Bostonians enjoy the foliage and celebrate the season with autumnal activities.
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