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Tensions rise at special meeting of SA Congress as representatives debate amending the Management Policies
At a hastily scheduled emergency meeting of the Student Association Congress, tensions quickly rose when representatives debated an omnibus resolution that, if passed, would significantly amend the Management Policies, one of the...
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BU, SUNY Broome host inaugural Women of Color Summit
To celebrate and empower women of color while offering a space for people to connect, the Multicultural Resource Center joined SUNY Broome Student Development to host the inaugural Women of Color Summit...
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University adopts Okanagan Charter for campus health and sustainability
The University last week adopted the Okanagan Charter, a document guiding colleges and universities on how to center health and sustainability in campus life. Created in 2015, the charter calls on higher...
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Dorm coffee shop shut down by Residential Life
Dichotomy Coffee, a student-run coffee shop that operated on the second floor of O’Connor Hall in the Dickinson Community, recently shut down its dorm operations under orders from Residential Life. The coffee...
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Campus mourns student who lost their life at candlelight vigil
One day after University President Harvey Stenger told the campus community a student had lost their life in a Sunday afternoon email, hundreds gathered on the Peace Quad for a vigil to...
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Alumnus who coedited the latest translation of Karl Marx’s 'Das Kapital' returns for lecture
A lecture on the first published translation of Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” in half a century was held on Thursday in the Fine Arts building. Paul North ‘95, who coedited the latest...
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Firm leading presidential search to hold listening session for student input
WittKieffer, the firm that a search committee has tasked with finding the University’s eighth president, will hold a listening session on March 7 to hear student input. The meeting, to be held...
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BU hosts philosophy professor Nicole Hassoun's U.S. book launch
At a virtual event last Friday, Nicole Hassoun, a professor of philosophy, discussed her newly published book, “A Minimally Good Life: What We Owe to Others and What We Can Justifiably Demand.”...
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TRIO celebrates 60 years of supporting students
TRIO Day was held in Old Union Hall last Saturday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the University’s TRIO program — among the oldest in the country — designed to help disadvantaged...
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SSD advocates for increased funding to support students with disabilities, passage of related State Senate bill
=Services for Students with Disabilities, the University office that promotes accessibility and educational development, met last week with Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo MA ‘84 on Zoom to build support for legislation and funding....