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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

My number one fan

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief March 20, 2025
I made a few saves, and my dad came over to me, raving that he was proud of my first performance and reassuring that missed saves were not solely my fault — it was a team effort. I played goalie for a few more games and soon fell in love with the position. 
A person sits outside of Boston University College of Communication. Boston University’s AdLab has provided students with professional advertising experience for 50 years. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

50 years later, AdLab remains an ‘unparalleled’ opportunity for students

By Ruby Voge, Opinion Co-Editor November 18, 2024
For five decades, Boston University’s AdLab course has given students the opportunity to gain experience in a full-service advertising agency setting. Founded in 1974 by professors Walter Lubars and Bob Montgomery, AdLab is the largest student-run advertising agency in the country — and this year it is celebrating its 50 year anniversary.
prison cell block

COVID-19 exacerbates Massachusetts DOC health care shortcomings

By Colbi Edmonds March 11, 2021
Michael Horrell, a staff attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts — an organization focused on protecting civil rights of people in prisons — said the pandemic has worsened the quality of health care in the state’s correctional facilities, which has “never been great.”
City Crime Logs: Feb. 20-21

City Crime Logs: Feb. 20-21

By Noor Adatia February 23, 2017

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Feb. 20-21. Missing cash reported from apartment break-in Officers responded to a radio call for a reported breaking...

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