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Parents of 6 BU student-athletes targeted by arrest scammers, police say
The families of six student-athletes at Boston University received phone calls from scammers posing as police officers requesting money early Friday morning, according to an alert from the school’s police department. In each of the cases, an unidentified caller claiming to be a member of the university’s police department contacted the student-athlete’s parents around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning, BU...
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BU finds Ibram X. Kendi's antiracist research center managed funds properly, despite turmoil
Boston University launched an inquiry into the financials of the Center for Antiracist Research after the organization announced plans to lay off about half of its staff and change its operating model.
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Just this week, Boston University reports 4 sexual assault incidents
Days after an arrest was made in the Boston University sexual assault incidents, police find themselves once again investigating two more sexual assault cases reported this week, according to school officials. The first incident took place at about 10 p.m. Thursday near 168 Bay State Rd. In this case, police said a student reported that they were touched inappropriately by…
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Person punched during attempted robbery on Boston University campus
Police are investigating after a person was attacked by someone on the campus of Boston University over the weekend. Boston University police issued an alert on Sunday saying that a person reported that they were approached by several individuals while walking home around 11 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Cummington Street and Commonwealth Avenue. The group allegedly punched the…
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‘Unnerving': At least 2 burglaries near Boston University's campus during move-in week
As Boston University students returned to the city and were unpacking during move-in week, campus police sent out an alert notifying them of burglaries that happened on or near campus early Saturday. BU police say there were two incidents that occurred on Bay State Road between 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. “It’s a little nerve-racking to hear just because...
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Police warn of break-ins near Boston University
BU police say there were two incidents Saturday on Bay State Road.
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BU Prez Slams ‘Deliberately Abusive' Commencement Protest
The outgoing president of Boston University has denounced some of the students who protested their commencement speaker, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, at the ceremony last week, saying they were pushing “cancel culture.” Zaslav, a BU alum, spoke to the graduates Sunday, May 21, as the writer’s guild strike began. There were protests both inside and outside Nickerson Field,…
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BU Students Protest Warner Bros. CEO at Commencement Ceremony
About 100 protesters chanted “No wages, no pages,” waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat outside Nickerson Field as David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros.
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Warner CEO Booed at BU as Supporters of Writers' Strike Picket Outside
Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school’s commencement address Sunday in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers’ strike picketed outside. About 100 protesters chanted “No wages, no pages,” waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat outside...
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Writers Guild to Picket Media Exec's Boston University Commencement Address
The Writers Guild of America plans to picket a high level media executive at Boston University’s upcoming commencement, amid an ongoing nationwide writers’ strike, the organization said in a statement to NBC10 Boston. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is slated to speak at BU’s commencement on May 21 at Nickerson Field. The university has faced recent criticism for...
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‘We Were Terrified': Break-in Gives College Students Real-Life Lesson in Off-Campus Safety
A Boston University student watched her off-campus apartment’s Ring camera in horror as she realized there was a burglar in her roommate’s bedroom. What students and their parents should know about their safety.
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Person in Custody After Man With Knife Entered BU Building: Police
A man was taken into custody in the search for a man who school police said walked inside a Boston University building and displayed a knife before fleeing. The man brandished a knife inside 1010 Commonwealth Avenue, which houses the university’s Metropolitan College & Extended Education programs, according to police. The man then fled and boarded an MBTA Green Line…
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Boston University Falls to Top-Seeded Minnesota in Frozen Four
Boston University’s quest for a sixth national championship fell short Thursday after falling to top-seeded Minnesota in the Frozen Four.
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2 New England Hockey Teams Make NCAA's Frozen Four
New England and midwestern colleges will battle it out on the ice in the NCAA Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida. Boston University and Quinnipiac University are competing on either side of the bracket, hoping to play each other in the final. “I think we also know that the job isn’t finished,” said Quinnipiac University men’s hockey forward Collin Graf....
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Man Flees Crash on Mass. Pike, May Have Run Toward BU, School Says
Police were looking for a man who fled a crash on the Mass. Pike Friday near Boston University, according to an alert released by the school. State and local police were looking for a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard and black sweater near Commonwealth Avenue and Buick Street, the alert said, but have since left the area. The man…
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DNA IDs Boston Woman Found Dead in NH Woods in 1971; Police Searching for Her Killer
A woman whose body was found in the New Hampshire woods more than 50 years ago has now been identified as a 26-year-old who attended Boston University, and authorities are asking people who may have known her for help finding her killer.
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19-Story ‘Jenga Tower' Set to Transform BU Campus, Boston Skyline
The newest edition to the Boston University campus is leaving a mark on the Boston skyline. The school is celebrating the completion of its Center of Computing and Data Science Thursday, marking the end of a three-year-long project that totaled more than $305 million. The 19-story building — sometimes referred to as the “Jenga Tower” due to its unique architecture…
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Wife of BU Professor Who Fell Through Staircase to His Death Sues MBTA, MassDOT
The wife of a Boston University professor who fell to his death through a rusted-out staircase near an MBTA train station last September has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the MBTA and Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the two entities believed involved in the maintenance of the property.