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Biology students receive email spam from testing software

Phoebe Chen October 5, 2021
Some students reported receiving close to 1,500 spam emails within three hours.
Boston University President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown discusses return to in-person learning this Fall and more with The Daily Free Press

Nick Kolev May 5, 2021
Brown discussed planning for next year, vaccine requirements and renovations among other topics.
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Class registration returns to regular schedule

Rin Velasco April 28, 2021
The single-weekend registration used last semester was changed back to a staggered model.
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Plans for Marine Semester field research in Belize remain uncertain

Emily Stevenson April 27, 2021
The Marine Semester did not offer a Belize component last year, but may do so this Fall.
Desks in Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University

BU Student Government endorses in-person library boycott in response to denied workplace accommodations

Katarzyna Jezak February 19, 2021
Boston University Student Government has endorsed a boycott against the use of in-person library services and released a petition demanding library staff receive proper workplace accommodations.
Virtual Bid Day. Boston University sororities and fraternities hosted recruitment online the past two weekends. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Virtual rush presents new challenges, positives for sororities, fraternities

Emily Stevenson February 17, 2021
Boston University sororities and fraternities held Spring Recruitment and Rush the past two weekends over Zoom — an experience that had unexpected difficulties and upsides for prospective members trying to make a connection.
Boston University’s Fitness and Recreation Center reopened Friday. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

FitRec reopens for Spring semester

Madhri Yehiya February 16, 2021
Boston University’s Fitness and Recreation Center opened its doors for the Spring semester Friday. Reservations — which can be made up to three days in advance — are required for recreational gym use. Students can reserve one time slot per day for a 90-minute session.
Students ordering from Late Nite Café at Warren Towers have experienced long wait times this semester. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Diners experience extended wait times at Warren Late Nite

Juncheng Quan February 12, 2021
Students ordering from the Late Nite Café at Warren Towers have reported increasingly long wait times for their food to be prepared this semester — far longer than in the Fall.
Boston University students in some residences were asked to follow stricter mask-wearing policies in common areas and other spaces this semester. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in some on-campus residences face stricter COVID-19 protocols this semester

Anne Jonas February 4, 2021
Since the Fall, students living in on-campus dormitories have been expected to form “households” within their residences and establish COVID-19 residential protocols on mask-wearing and social distancing based on each other's personal preferences. However, some students were sent a stricter set of residential COVID-19 protocols by their resident assistants for the Spring semester than in the Fall.
Remo’s virtual meeting platform. Ahead of SPLASH 2.0 Saturday, Boston University’s Student Activities Office will address technological issues on Remo that created problems for SPLASH participants during the Fall. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Virtual SPLASH 2.0 to change format from Fall

Katarzyna Jezak January 29, 2021
Boston University’s SPLASH — the biannual student activities fair — will host its second virtual iteration on Zoom Saturday.
Administrators of Boston University’s Classroom Moderator program plan to address management and communication issues within the department this semester. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Classroom moderators see continued communication, organization issues

Emily Stevenson January 28, 2021
Boston University is working to improve its classroom moderator programming with a new app that will resolve issues with communication and organization. However, students and faculty say it is too early to deem it a success.
Boston University International Students and Scholars Office. International students faced difficulties returning to campus due to travel restrictions and experienced challenges with ISSO over winter break. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

International students report ISSO delays, travel difficulties as Spring semester begins

Vanessa Bartlett January 27, 2021
International students returning to campus for the Spring semester have reported varying degrees of difficulty in traveling back to the United States because of delays in receiving paperwork from the International Students and Scholars Office.
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