Calvin Iwanicki, owner of the late unofficial mascot Rhett the Boston Terrier, has introduced a new Terrier named R2, meaning Rhett the Second, to Boston University's campus.
After receiving criticism for naming its mascot after the depiction of a character in a racist film, Boston University has appointed a committee to consider renaming Rhett the Terrier, President Robert Brown announced in an email Wednesday.
In less than two centuries, a countryside theological seminary blossomed into a leading global research university. Here is a walk down memory lane, BU edition.
April 24, 1839
A group of Boston Methodist ministers establishes a theological school in Newbury, Vt., called the Newbury Biblical Institute, which would later become the BU School of Theology.
1847
The...
Some drunken French teenagers scouted out a circus in Bordeaux to kidnap a zebra. According to BuzzFeed, the llama named Serge seemed more keen on an adventure, so the boys took him on a tram tour of the...
