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The Daily Free Press

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Students’ dinners at Lobster Night included a whole boiled lobster, corn on the cob and potatoes. RACHEL FEINSTIEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Terriers participate in Lobster Night 2024

By Sarah Cruz and Rachel Feinstein September 22, 2024
BU Dining Services hosted Lobster Night on Sept. 19.
The crowd on Nickerson Field during SPLASH on Sept. 7. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Weeks of Welcome activities greet new and returning Terriers

By Sarah Cruz, Rachel Feinstein, and Kate Kotlyar September 13, 2024
The Boston University Campus Activities Board and the Student Activities Office hosted the Weeks of Welcome events from Aug. 29 to Sept. 8.
Parade participants cheer from a duck boat on Causeway Street. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Celebrators crowd Boston streets for the Celtics’ victory parade

In celebration of the Boston Celtics claiming their 18th championship in the NBA Finals last Monday, the City of Boston put on its Rolling Rally victory parade.
People gather and walk during the Pride parade’s celebration on June 8. CLARE ONG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Boston celebrates Pride Month

By Rachel Feinstein and Clare Ong June 18, 2024
Boston Pride for the People hosted its Pride Parade and Festival on June 8.
Boston Calling attendees take pictures in front of the entrance to the festival. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: 13th Boston Calling Music Festival

By Molly Potter June 3, 2024
The 13th Boston Calling Music Festival occurred at the Harvard Athletic Complex over Memorial Day weekend.
Graduates laugh and wave to the crowd at BU’s commencement ceremony. CLARE ONG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Graduates celebrate, protest at 2024 commencement

By Clare Ong May 28, 2024
Boston University held its 151st All-University Commencement on May 19 at Nickerson Field.
This year’s Whale Jam artists perform Sweet Caroline together at the end of the benefit concert.

GALLERY: Second annual Whale Jam combines music and conservation

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor May 20, 2024
Nantucket Crisps held the second annual Whale Jam benefit concert in support of Whale and Dolphin Conservation, an international wildlife charity, on Thursday at Roadrunner.
Protestors walk around Marsh Plaza with signs before the walkout on Wednesday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: BUGWU holds walkout on last day of classes

The Boston University Graduate Workers Union held a walkout on Wednesday, the final day of classes, in response to Provost Ken Lutchen’s email.
Students Sarah Vasily-Cioffi and Hannah Wise watch the partial eclipse on BU Beach on April 8. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Boston springs into April

By Sarah Cruz, Kate Kotlyar, Zoe Ku, Aranya Mukerji, and Molly Potter April 26, 2024
People around Boston, including Boston University students, celebrate the start of spring in April by enjoying the outdoors and participating in Earth Day activities.
Boston Marathon participants run through Kenmore Square as people watch behind barricades on Monday. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: 128th Boston Marathon

By Sarah Cruz, Molly Potter, and Jiashan Zheng April 18, 2024
April 15 marked the 128th Boston Marathon, with over 26,000 runners and 48 wheelchair participants competing in the marathon on Monday.
Jersey Street is flooded with baseball fans on opening day for the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Tuesday. Despite ending the 2023 season last place in the AL East, Red Sox fans packed the stadium for the home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Opening Day at Fenway Park celebrates Red Sox history, traditions and fan culture

By Chloe Cramutola, Investigative Editor April 11, 2024
Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway Park took place Tuesday, hosting the first baseball game in the stadium since late September. Fans pouring into the ballpark were greeted with the 2004 Red Sox championship team to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their World Series win.
The solar eclipse as it reached a 93% partial eclipse in Boston. CLARE ONG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: People catch a glimpse of solar eclipse across New England

People crowded public areas in Boston on Monday to view the solar eclipse. Although Boston was outside the path of totality, the city still received a 93% partial eclipse. The solar eclipse as it reached...

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