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From left to right: Chelsey Cartwright, Aishatu Francis, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Lynese Wallace and Jessica Taubner, all of whom are former or current staff of Pressley. Wallace, a BU alumna, is Pressley’s policy advisor. COURTESY OF LYNESE WALLACE

BU alumna Lynese Wallace selected as policy advisor for Ayanna Pressley

By Jennifer Suryadjaja February 7, 2019
Boston University alumna, Lynese Wallace, was selected by Ayanna Pressley to join the former Boston city councilor in representing Massachusetts’ 7th District as her policy advisor.
Mehrbano Sethi, a Boston University alumna, started Luscious Cosmetics as a cruelty-free and vegan cosmetics line that offers makeup created for women of color. COURTESY OF LUSCIOUS COSMETICS

Terriers InBiz: BU alumnus creates cruelty free, diverse makeup line

By Emma Kopelowicz February 7, 2019
Mehrbano Sethi started her makeup company, Luscious Cosmetics, in 2007, seven years after she graduated from Boston University.
Boston University brownstones on Bay State Road. BU Housing has proposed to raise next year's housing and dining rates. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU proposes increased housing, dining rates

By Anders Larson February 7, 2019
If the proposed rates are approved, a typical double, triple or quad room will cost students $10,680 for the 2019-2020 school year, up from $10,390 this year.
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans building across from Government Center. The association spent $928,000 in lobbying salaries in 2018, the most of any client in the state. LEITHLAND KILBURN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Healthcare industry tops state lobbying spending

By Mia Cathell February 6, 2019
Out of all clients registered with the Secretary of State, the healthcare industry topped Beacon Hill lobbying expenditures in 2018. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans spent the most money on lobbying altogether — $1.14 million, according to online public records.
Patriots fans in Sidebar Food and Drinks after the Super Bowl Parade Tuesday. A Boston University student purchased a drink at Sidebar with a fake ID made from a laminated burrito discount card in December 2018. LEITHLAND KILBURN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Got caught with your fake? It sucks for the bar, too.

By Conor Kelley February 6, 2019
Professionally made fake IDs are more accessible now than ever.
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Modern Beauty: Dress to impress for yourself during sorority recruitment

By Emily Confalone February 5, 2019

Glitter, everywhere. Expect it at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel President’s Day weekend with the arrival of all 10 Panhellenic Boston University sororities. BU recruitment, the reason for all the...

The Boston Women’s Workforce Council and Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement hosted the Q1 Briefing and Ideathon Thursday. The daylong event focused on closing the gender wage gap by using innovative privacy technology. COURTESY OF BOSTON WOMEN’S WORKFORCE COUNCIL

BU hosts Boston Women’s Workforce Council’s first Ideathon

By Michelle Brandabur February 5, 2019
The Boston Women’s Workforce Council and Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement hosted the “Q1 Briefing and Ideathon.” The ideathon focused on cultivating ideas on how to close the wage gap with innovative privacy technology.
Casey DiCocco and Kaija Schilde, an associate professor in the Pardee School of Global Studies, speak Jan. 31 at the Ask Me Anything Series hosted by Boston University’s Student Government. COURTESY OF BEVERLY YANG

‘AMA’ panel discusses careers in politics, public policy

By Mae Tonge February 5, 2019
Academic Ask Me Anything Series hosted BU alumnae who shared anecdotes from their own college experiences, and how they helped reach their current positions.
Boston University’s School of Education was renamed the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development after a merger in June 2018. LEITHLAND KILBURN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wheelock begins program to ‘build bridges’ between staff and faculty

By Natalie Patrick February 5, 2019
Wheelock is launching a “Building Bridges” initiative this month to foster community among faculty and staff of the newly merged Wheelock College and BU School of Education.
Kenmore Square, located at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street. Mark Development released a proposal Tuesday to build a 300-foot tower, a public plaza and a reworked roadway in the area. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

New hotel proposed for Kenmore Square

By Julia Sullivan February 3, 2019
Plans to build a new hotel and plaza at the western edge of Kenmore Square were unveiled by property developer Robert Korff at a community meeting Tuesday night. The proposed hotel would tower nearly 300 feet above the site currently occupied by a Citizens Bank, at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street.

CAS professor Jacqueline Liederman dies at 68

By Alex LaSalvia February 3, 2019
BU professor Jacqueline Liederman died on Jan. 14 at the age of 68.
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