BU Latino
BU Latino serves as Alianza Latina’s outlet for the news and views of our Latino community. Alianza Latina (AL) implements weekly meetings, cultural, academic, social, political, and community service events, both on and off campus. AL strives to provide a welcoming environment that integrates alumni, graduates, undergraduates, Latinos and non-Latinos into a substantive, active... Read More
Q
Q is a queer activist group that meets in the Women’s Resource Center on Friday afternoons from 4-5pm (meeting time varies by semester). What does queer mean? For Q’s purposes, it simply means LGBTQ-positive. Q began meeting in the fall of 2010 when a few members enrolled in SO240 – Sexuality and Social Life. They wanted to discuss the fascinating topics that... Read More
BU on Broadway
Boston University On Broadway (OB) is BU’s premiere musical theatre organization, dedicated to bringing quality musical productions and theater-related events to the Boston University community. Founded in 1994, OB has become a fixture of artistic life on campus, putting on a variety of shows that have ranged from Broadway classics to the edgy and the avant-garde. In addition... Read More
Teddy Roosevelt at HGARC
As the recycle guy at Mugar Library, people constantly ask me for directions. I assume it is because when people see me pushing around my blue cart filled with paper they think “Well this fellow has to know where things are if he has this giant bin full of paper. Why don’t I ask him?” Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind giving directions at all. In fact,... Read More
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
I am in the BU student group called I Embrace You (formerly known as Hug Don’t Hate), and every semester we try to do a larger event open to the BU community. For this semester, we brought in a speaker named Michael Chase to speak about taking the “kinder path.” Let me just say, that MY WORLD IS ROCKED. He gave us some background on his life, which was truly heartbreaking,... Read More
Music in the Library (Part 1)
When thinking about the library, one doesn’t really consider the potential for music hidden past the silence and the stacks of books. However, the library is an excellent way to get involved in music in a variety of ways. The music library, located on the second floor of Mugar Library, houses a vast collection of music recordings and books written about them. While many... Read More
Free Hug Fridays
Free Hug Fridays. A completely bizarre and common practice on the BU campus. Every Friday, without fail, a motley group of Hug, Don’t Hate members assemble in front of Marsh Chapel and essentially solicit hugs on the street. They shout, holding and shaking their “Free Hugs!” signs vigorously at passersby, and oftentimes hugging each other. There are many startled... Read More
