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Student Life

Here’s the Scoop on BU’s New Dining Options

October 10, 2024

Photo: Sipei Fu (SAR 19) , left and Jie Ling (COM 19) take a selfie with a lobster during lobster night

Food

It’s Lobster Night—Grab Your Butter and Prepare to Get (Very) Messy

September 18, 2024

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Student Life

Video: New Terriers Asked Questions on Instagram. We Answered.

September 6, 2024

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CELOP

ESL Classes Offered to BU Dining Services Workers

May 9, 2024

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Religion

Students Fasting for Ramadan Find a Home at the GSU

March 22, 2024

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Watch Now

Video: Terriers Give Thanks to Favorite BU Staffers

November 17, 2023

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Food & Dining

BU Today Interns Dish on New GSU Eatery Halal Shack

November 3, 2023

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Student Life

Lobster Night, One of BU Dining’s Most Popular Events, Is Tonight

September 21, 2023

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Student Life

Saxbys, New Student-Run Café, Opens at Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 23, 2023

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Dining Hall

New Fall Meal Plans Will Include More Dining Points, Greater Venue Flexibility

February 21, 2023

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Campus Life

Going Green: Reusable Container Initiative Starts at GSU

February 10, 2023

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Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Tabitha Fortner (CAS’24)

February 1, 2023

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Sustainability

Video: Where Does BU’s Food Waste Go?

November 4, 2022

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New Appointment

Meet BU’s New Head of Dining, Housing, FitRec, Transportation, and More

October 26, 2022

Photo: Marcial Matos, a Puerto Rican cook at Granby kitchen in the Hillel House, smiles as he grabs hold of a fryer basket in a dark kitchen. A large window lets in light behind him.

DINING HALL

Video: From Dishwasher to Lead Cook at Granby Commons

October 5, 2022

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Student Life

BU Dining’s Popular Lobster Night Returns

September 13, 2022

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Where to Study

Best Places to Study for Finals at Boston University

May 4, 2022

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Weekender

The Weekender: April 28 to May 1

April 27, 2022

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Dining Hall

Baked with Love

March 16, 2022

Photo of Emma Moneuse (CGS ’22), in a red sweatshirt and white, plastic lobster bib, digging into her lobster at Marciano Commons Dining Hall. Other students are seen in the background.

Dining Services

The Art of Cracking a Lobster

September 9, 2021

The Art of Cracking a Lobster