BU Today

Tuesday, April 11th

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Students at Friday’s BU Cinematheque asked The Americans executive producer Stephen Schiff about the show’s spycraft, such as trading sex for information. All true, he said.

The Americans Isn’t Really about Spies and Murder

Show’s writer: it’s about family, marriage, and everyday deceptions

2017 Student Employee of the Year Award Winners Miles Avila, Christopher Crivelli, Sara Do, Caylin Marotta, Tesla Abrego

Annual Awards Bestowed on Student Employees, Supervisors

Winners honored for strong work ethic, exceptional service

POV: Doctor’s Orders, Don’t Cut Arts Funding

Artists push society in healthier directions

BU Today Wants You!

Looking for experienced writers, deadline of April 23

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Eduardo Carregha reading book by Charles River

“Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything.”—Henry David Thoreau. Eduardo Carregha (CAS’20) may not be reading Thoreau, but he’s chosen a good spot to hear the rippling of a river. Photo by Olivia Nadel (COM’17)

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YouSpeak: Is Chivalry Dead?

When you hear “chivalry,” you think knights in shining armor and virtues like valor and honor. Well, it’s no longer the Middle Ages, so we wondered if chivalry still exists, and if so, what it looks like today. Find out BU students’ take on the subject in our latest “YouSpeak.”

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Sarah Mardini: From Refugee to Rescuer

When:
April 11 at 3:00 pm
Where:
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Rd.

Which Future for Democracy in a Post-political Age? A Lecture by Chantal Mouffe

When:
April 11 at 6:00 pm
Where:
Photonics Center, Colloquium Room, 9th Floor, 8 St. Mary's St.

Visiting Artist: Sam Messer

When:
April 11 at 7:30 pm
Where:
Room 303, 808 Commonwealth Ave.

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Making Research Work

In this four-part series, BU Today explores some of the many challenges faced by university researchers today.

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