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A tie-wearing graffiti artist? The BU Rock provides a (legal) spot for Greek groups to spray their names on campus. Photo by Vernon Doucette
BU Rock Tops 1,000 Layers of Paint
In the shade of the School of Law tower and the shelter of Marsh Chapel sits a small rock. How small? No one is quite sure anymore because the rock is covered in more than 1,000 layers of spray paint.
The Boston University Greek Rock—more commonly known as the BU Rock—is regularly tagged by fraternities and sororities competing with each other to make an administration-approved mark on campus. During the annual Greek Week, it becomes an acrylic-covered chameleon, changing color (and Greek letters) almost daily.
The BU Rock used to live on Commonwealth Avenue at the BU Bridge, but was moved to its present location on the BU Beach after a campus walkways improvement project in 2007. One day, the rock may even snag a world record—just 17,000 layers of paint to go.
Dean of Students Kenn Elmore (top) during the BU Rock’s 2007 move. At its new home on the BU Beach, the rock is subject to color changes come snow or sun. Photos by BU Photography
Fenway for Free
By Corinne Steinbrenner
Attending a Red Sox game at historic Fenway Park is a rite of passage for BU students, and many Terriers have discovered a way to enter the beloved ballpark without paying for a ticket. No, they’re not sneaking under the fence on Van Ness Street; they’re volunteering as members of the Red Sox Green Team.
Since the Red Sox launched a sustainability program in 2008, thousands of students from BU and other area universities have signed up to attend individual games as part of these 30- to 50-member teams.
Psychology major Erica Casacci (CAS’12), of Plantation, Florida, volunteered for a day on the Green Team during summer 2010 along with two of her Terrier softball teammates. “We thought it would be a fun way to enjoy watching the game live and interacting with people at the park,” she says. Casacci and her Green Team compatriots were able to watch most of the Red Sox game that day, collecting recyclables primarily during breaks between innings when they were less likely to disrupt paying fans’ enjoyment of the game. “At first we were kind of nervous to go up to people and ask for their recyclables,” she says, “but we warmed up, and it ended up being a lot of fun.”
Casacci had attended games at Fenway before, she says, but “this was a different experience. You usually just go in and sit in your seat, but we got to experience the game in all different areas of the park and from all different angles.” And they got to help the Red Sox make their famously green park even greener.
In years past, the Dean of Students Office has coordinated the student volunteers for the Red Sox, but Sox staff took over that task this summer. Students wishing to volunteer for future games should send their name, email address, phone number, and the games for which they would like to volunteer to greenteam@redsox.com three days prior to game day. ■
The Most Generous Class Ever
Photo by Kalman Zabarsky
Last spring, more than 2,011 members of Boston University’s Class of 2011 donated to the Class Gift fund, raising $35,000 for clubs, scholarships, athletic teams, and BU’s schools and colleges. By meeting their goal, the seniors prompted an additional gift of $100,000 from the BU Alumni Council. Can the Class of 2012 top that record-breaking goal?
Dean of Students Kenn Elmore had promised to jump into the Charles River wearing a tuxedo if the Class of 2011 reached their fundraising goal. Watch him make good on his promise.
Video by Nicolae Ciorogan
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