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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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BU Beach, a grassy area located behind Marsh Plaza, is one of the most popular green spaces at Boston University. BU’s non-traditional, city campus has incentivized students to get creative with the places they go to get back to nature.

BU students, professors find green space despite urban campus

By Brian Chan, Associate Science Editor June 6, 2025
At first sight, BU doesn’t appear to have much green space. The school’s campus stretches for two-miles along Commonwealth Avenue, one of Boston’s busiest streets, giving it limited space for rolling fields, trees and meadows. Although green space appears sparse, students and professors have found a variety of urban sanctuaries both on and off campus.
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