News
Internet moderation models trained on nude images sparks conversation about ethical research
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (752+ words) The internet is not a safe place. Harmful subject matter such as nonconsensual records of nudity and, in extreme cases, child sexual abuse material, gets shared across the internet " and even ends up on the AI models trained to flag…...
Why are kids not being kids anymore?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (482+ words) Take out your phone and have a scroll on TikTok " you don't need me to tell you this, you've probably already done it at least a couple times today. Amid the sea of outfit checks and edits of your favorite…...
BU Student Government confirms leadership roles, approves funding requests in first meeting of the semester
2+ week, 2+ day ago (621+ words) The Boston University Student Government met Monday to review its budget, confirm new executive and judicial appointments and pass two funding requests from student organizations." Following an address from Matthew Feliciano, BU's Student Body President, Senate Chair Sean Sutton presented…...
From side hustle to main gig: Questrom graduate’s app aims to bring ease to on-campus services
3+ week, 1+ day ago (765+ words) Students across Boston University pay for all kinds of services. From manicures to spray tans to tutoring, some students spend hundreds of dollars a month to upkeep their physical appearances and lifestyles. One app founded by a recent Questrom School…...
Touse or Bouse? How BU fraternities are ranked and mocked on Yik Yak
3+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) Boston University is home to 12 fraternities, many of which have begun the recruitment process for the spring 2026 semester by hosting "apartment crawls," open houses and invite-only events. Following these recent functions, a wave of posts that rank, mock and criticize…...
Things to do this week in Boston Jan. 26 – Feb. 1
3+ week, 4+ day ago (218+ words) Free ice skating at the Frog Pond" Select Thursdays from 12 p.m. " 2 p.m., Frog Pond at Boston Public Garden Following the success of Skating with Friends, the Boston Public Garden partnered with The Skating Club of Boston to launch Skating at Lunch. For…...
When I grow up | Thought Daughters
3+ mon, 20+ hour ago (650+ words) I have no idea what I want to do when I grow up. It's kind of silly to say, especially because I'm in college, studying two of my biggest passions with hopes of finding a career in either of these…...
Republican students to launch an independent, conservative publication
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (713+ words) Members of Boston University College Republicans are launching a conservative publication aimed at promoting right-wing philosophy online next week." The publication, named Boston Dextera, will remain independent of BU and BUCR in order to ensure its full creative freedom, said…...
High school student teams up with BU professor to lift the weight off students’ shoulders
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (681+ words) With the need to carry laptops and textbooks across school campuses, students have turned their backpacks into mobile lockers " yet wearing them all day can take a toll on spinal health. Karen Jacobs, a BU professor in the Sargent College…...
The people I was before I was me | My Gay Agenda
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (832+ words) Madison " the oldest " raised me, providing me with shelter and a temporary identity. She's been through a lot: first loves and heartaches, drunken arguments and mistakes. She made and lost friends and acted as a leader and a reader. Very…...