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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

Photo: A woman with long dark hair smiling and posing with her arms extended. She is wearing a bright red sweatshirt that says "Boston University."

Student Life

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

September 6, 2024

Photo: Two dining hall works poses together as they work on preparing red lobsters for students in the dining hall.

Student Life

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

September 21, 2023

Photo: A birds-eye-view shot of the dining hall with ten round tables scattered about. All tables have some amount of various clothing and supplies on them. Some are void of people, the belongings there marking their space. Some tables host one, two, or three individuals eating, conversing, or preparing to leave the dining hall.

Dining Hall

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

February 21, 2023

Photo: A large Snoopy Astronaut balloon debuts at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A giant Snoopy dog balloon held by a crowd of people in orange outfits below it, makes it way down the street.

Things-to-do

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston: The Complete Guide

November 22, 2022

Collage: Left photo shows a pile of raw food including slabs of meat and veggies. The right photo shows piles of dirt. The photos are split diagonally in the middle.

Sustainability

Video: Where Does BU’s Food Waste Go?

November 4, 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

Photo of a small white lobster boat at sunset or sunrise. The sky is mostly yellow with some blue and a few thin clouds. On the boat, you can see what looks like two people working with lobster traps. Land is seen at right in the distance.

Student Life

BU Dining’s Popular Lobster Night Returns

September 13, 2022

Allyson Imbacuan (CAS '23) gives a thorough tour of Warren Towers and shows what the large residence has to offer. Here she wears a leather jacket in front of Warren Towers in Boston MA. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography.

Watch NoW

Video: A Tour of Warren Towers

April 13, 2022

Carmen Quijada adds sprinkles to a batch of brownies. There is a white play button overlayed on top of the image

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

A photo of Will Loggia with his arms outstretched standing in front of a brick wall with a red sign that reads "West Campus Residences." A video play button is overlayed.

Student Life

Expectations vs. Reality: How My Freshman Year during a Pandemic Measured Up

April 28, 2021

Illustration of slices of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on a dark blue background.

Things-to-do

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston

November 25, 2020

Photo of Michelle Njoroge (CAS,SAR'21), Director of the Department of Social Advocacy for the Student Government during a tabling event in which the group got the word out about Terrier Meal Sharing. Mjoroge sets-up the sign-up system on a laptop at a booth, a white board on the table reads “Has food insecurity impacted you or your friends at BU? Yes or No” with columns for responses.

Campus Life

Economic Impact of Pandemic Has Boosted Demand for BU’s Program for Food-Insecure Students

November 25, 2020

View of Newbury Street in Boston on an Autumn evening.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 19 to 22

November 19, 2020

Combination of diyas and candles layed out beautifully for Diwali.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 12 to 15

November 12, 2020

Photo of the recently renovated GSU Food Hall. Single person tables with teal seats are spread out in the foreground, a few students sit and eat. In the background, the white lights and walls and a few food stalls are seen.

Renovations

George Sherman Union Food Hall Gets a Major Makeover

November 9, 2020

Photo of Brigid Kane (COM’22) sitting at a small dining hall table by herself with a face mask on. A paper to-go container and drink sit in front of her; she rests her hand on her face. Overlay has a video play button.

Student Life

What Is Fall Semester Campus Dining Like? This BU Student Offers a Glimpse

September 17, 2020

Two bamboo toothbrushes in a water glass over a seafoam green-blue background

Sustainability

Bamboo Toothbrushes? Reusable Plates? Zero Plastic? How to Make BU More Sustainable

February 18, 2020

A Boston University student poses in the doorway of his new off-campus apartment in Allston.

Housing

Big Decision: Should I Stay On Campus or Move Off?

October 2, 2019

Big Decision: Should I Stay On Campus or Move Off?