In this episode of East to West, we cover a new Wellness Challenge on campus, Anti-mandatory-vaccination protests at the State House, and more in city and campus news. Plus, podcast contributor Michelle...
BU’s College of Engineering hosted their annual career fair in the George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Ballroom Wednesday. During the fair, students protested outside the GSU in objection to Raytheon, a defense contractor company based in Waltham that appeared at the career fair.
About 150 Boston University students — some standing silently, clad in all-black and holding signs with phrases such as “racism kills,” and others shouting chants at attendees — gathered in 27-degree weather outside the Boston University Track and Tennis Center to protest conservative pundit Ben Shapiro’s talk Wednesday night.
Students Against Hate Speech, a Boston University student group, hosted a town hall on Thursday where BU students expressed their grievances with the administration and called for the creation of an activist student union.
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover student protests against a controversial speaker, the Head of the Charles Regatta, a nutrition podcast by a Sargent professor, and more.
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Students held a rally Wednesday to protest the invitation for Ben Shapiro to speak at BU. The group who held the event, Students Against Hate Speech, said they believe Shapiro’s rhetoric should not be allowed on campus.
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a student protest at the engineering career fair, the arrest of a BU professor, and Uber’s new app feature for Massachusetts.
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Boston University students gathered at noon Wednesday outside the George Sherman Union to protest the presence of war profiteers being represented at College of Engineering career fair held that day in the Metcalf Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The MassGOP's condemnation comes after Reps. Talib and Omar expressed support for the BDS movement. The condemnation was criticized by both MassDems and Gov. Baker.
