Boston University freshman required to take alcohol education course
When Boston University freshman arrive on campus for the fall semester, they’ll be educated about the hazards of binge drinking. [...]
With ‘Still Running: An Art Marathon for Boston,’ BU students hope to help the city heal through artistic collaboration
Two days after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Boston University students Taylor Mortell and Luca De Gaetano were seated in painting class, their first since BU had resumed classes. But nobody painted that morning. “We naturally formed a circle and were trying to talk about it,” Mortell says. “Everyone was very shaken up by what had happened. Out of this group discussion, Luca and I had expressed that we wanted to do something to help the community heal.”
EdX adds Berklee, Boston University to online course offering
EdX announced Tuesday that it has added 15 new schools to its list of consortium members including Boston University and the Berklee College of Music.
Careless smoking to blame in fatal Allston fire
A smoker’s careless disposal of a cigarette or something similar caused an Allston fire Sunday that killed a BU student, the fire department said.
(Updated) City: Overcrowding, illegal apartment at Allston home that caught fire
The city’s Inspectional Service Department has handed down three violations against the owner of an Allston home that was the scene of a deadly fire Sunday.
Allston home where fire killed BU student missed inspections
City inspectors said a building in Allston where a Boston University student died in a fire Sunday hadn’t been inspected in more than 20 years.
(Updated) Boston University student killed in Allston fire
A Boston Unviersity student was killed and two others injured when the Allston home they were in erupted in flames Sunday morning.
Boston University mourns Lingzi Lu
Hundreds of friends, family and even people who never met Lingzi Lu attended a service remembering the BU grad student who died in last week’s bombings.
Victims were ‘dream daughter,’ ‘happy-go-lucky,’ ‘exceptionally smart’
Friends and family are describing the three people killed in the Boston Marathon explosions as “an outgoing, wonderful kid” and “the most amazing person.”
Boston University names third Marathon victim, grad student Lingzi Lu
One of the victims killed by blasts at the Boston Marathon on Monday has been identified as a Boston University graduate student, according to university officials.