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Boston University lecturers gathered in Marsh Plaza Monday for the Fall Semester Unity Rally before delivering a petition to BU administrators outlining demands for union contracts. Salaried BU lecturers and instructors, represented by Service Employees International Union Local 509, have been bargaining with BU administrators for a new contract for the past
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Boston University students expressed mixed feelings about the effectiveness and accessibility of BU’s Student Health Services and its mental health resources. All full-time and part-time students enrolled in the BU’s Student Health Insurance Plan are eligible for care with SHS, including Counseling and Psychiatric Services, a division within SHS. Services th
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The Newbury Center and BU Libraries announced a new BU Passport program last week, where first-generation students can visit libraries on campus and collect stamps for a prize, finding community resources along the way. Malachai Damm, the Newbury Center’s associate director, said students can pick up a “passport” at the center and collect stamps at...
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Boston University released “Scarlet BUrn,” a new hot sauce flavor produced by Lowell-based company Craic Sauce, on Oct. 13, expanding on University efforts to source local food. The sauce is being sold in City Convenience stores on campus and on the Craic Sauce website. Official production of the sauce began in late spring and was...
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Boston University Student Government’s 96th Executive Board put out its first press release last week, in which they announced 17 initiatives ranging from creating more third spaces for students to transportation passes. The release highlights StuGov’s largest initiatives — dining and transportation — as they work to bring back late-night spaces and subsidiz
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Boston University has not released sexual misconduct data since the 2022-23 school year, leaving a two-year gap in publicly available information about how the University handles sexual assault allegations. The annual sexual misconduct reporting summaries were created by the data subcommittee of BU’s Committee on Sexual Assault & Harassment Prevention, which
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Boston University President Melissa Gilliam delivered her second annual presidential address at the Tsai Performance Center Thursday afternoon, announcing how BU is moving its reputation forward as a globalized academic institution through its strategic framework called Charting Our Future. Gilliam discussed the development of BU’s strategic framework, which
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Boston University Student Leadership and Impact Center released Terrier Central on Google Play and the App Store Friday, according to an email from SLIC sent to BU students. The app is a mobile version of the Terrier Central website, a management tool student organizations can use to plan events, request funding and promote their organizations. ...
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Boston University’s Palestine Student Association hosted a vigil Wednesday at BU Beach, where students prayed, reflected and shared poetry to “remember and honor our hundreds of thousands of martyrs,” according to a PSA Instagram post. PSA President Layan Boulon said the association decided to host the vigil because people easily forget why people say “free.
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The Boston University community was alarmed when the administration notified students of a bicycle-pedestrian collision on Sept. 29 that left the pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. Three days later, a crash involving a moped and a motor vehicle — again on BU’s campus — called into question the safety of bike lane infrastructure on campus. “I...
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