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Voices & Opinion

Yan Gomes #10 of the Washington Nationals argues a call with Home Plate umpire Lance Barksdale #23 during Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals

Sports

POV: World Series Umpires Did Not Have World-Class Performances This Year

November 21, 2019

Composite image showing conservative commentator Ben Shapiro delivering a speech at Boston University (left) and African American protestors holding a sign that says 'Whose Freedom?' while demonstrating against Shapiro's appearance at BU.

Voices & Opinion

Impassioned Reactions to Ben Shapiro’s Speech at BU

November 14, 2019

Mary Cain leads the pack of runners in the Women's 1500 meters at the 2014 USA Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Mary Cain Launches a New #MeToo Movement—for Sports

November 13, 2019

Interior view of the empty United States Federal Ways and Means Committee meeting room.

Voices & Opinion

With the 2020 Presidential Election Less Than a Year Away, Nine Key Questions to Ponder

November 12, 2019

members of BU’s Scarlet Squad prepare cardboard for recycling

Campus Life

Share Your Zero Waste Ideas with BU

November 12, 2019

A woman and a man in army uniforms salute the American flag

Mental Health

POV: When It Comes to Reducing Suicides, the US Army Offers Some Lessons

November 11, 2019

An illustration of a heart-shaped plant

Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Resiliency—How to Bounce Back from a Setback

November 6, 2019

A variety of flavored e-cigarette refills

Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s Time to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes

November 5, 2019

A convoy of US and Turkish troops patrol an area in Northern Syria.

Voices & Opinion

Long Term, Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Could Endanger US, BU Expert Says

October 28, 2019

People hold signs protesting a proposed natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Rollback of Federal Rules to Limit Methane Emissions Poses Serious Threat

October 28, 2019

Computer Science

POV: Artificial Intelligence Has a Powerful Brain, but It Still Needs a Heart

October 15, 2019

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Student Voices

Students, If You Have an Opinion on a Current Issue and Want to Write about It, We’d Like to Hear from You

October 7, 2019

Voters stand behind red, white, and blue striped separators

Politics

POV: 2020 Election? If You Want Change, Vote in the 2019 November Elections

October 2, 2019

Donald Trump looking pensive in front of a textured red background.

Politics

POV: Impeachment Inquiry Is “Nothing More Than a Sham”

September 30, 2019

Donald Trump looking pensive in front of a textured blue background.

Politics

POV: Why a Formal Impeachment Inquiry Makes Sense

September 30, 2019

Donald Trump looking pensive in front of a textured red-blue gradient background.

Politics

The Case For and Against Impeachment

September 30, 2019

Corridor of Prison with Cells

Politics

POV: Governor Baker Should Not Be Afraid to Set Dying Prisoners Free

September 24, 2019

A grizzly bear mother with her cubs climbing trees behind her in the forest.

Business & Law

If the Endangered Species Act Dies, What Animals Die with It?

September 18, 2019

The city hall interns pose with Mayor Walsh

Student Voices

What’s It Like to Intern at Boston City Hall? Just Ask This Year’s BU City Scholars Summer Fellows

September 12, 2019

Politics

Whither Afghanistan after Peace Talks Collapse?

September 11, 2019

Whither Afghanistan after Peace Talks Collapse?