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Scene at BU

Monday evening marked the final CFA Symphony Hall concert with David Hoose at the podium. The departing professor of music and director of orchestral activities conducted the BU Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus in a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Perséphone.

A Musical Farewell

Jacob Aubrecht (Questrom'19) and Jess Jutras (COM'19) dig into a turkey dinner offered at all the campus dining halls November 19, 2015. Photo by Cydney Scott

Turkey Dinner

From left: Gavin Hug (SMG' 19), Catherine Huynh (CAS'19), Sarah Voorhees, Health and Prevention Educators, Sexual assault response and Prevention Center, and Raul Fernandez, Associate Director of Student Activities participate in a Privilege Walk organized by BU's Asian Student Union. The exercise encourages participants to become critical of their personal privileges associated with race. The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate how social identifiers that are out of participants’ control have affected their privilege and the rights of members of their community. Photo by Chenyao Xu (COM’17)

Privilege Walk

BUPD's Deputy Director of Public Safety Scott Paré replaces Charlotte Johansen's (Pardee School'15) helmet after she shows him her cracked one November 19, 2015 at the GSU. BUDP was handing out bike helmets as part of their Safety Awareness week campaign which continues through Friday at the GSU. Photo by Cydney Scott

Safety Awareness with the BUPD

Nicholas Stapler (ENG '18) stands at Marsh Plaza for Free Hugs Friday, an effort to boost spirits of other students with hugs, high fives, and other positive energy by the group Humans United Giving Support.

Free Hugs

Moment: Piano Man

Looking onto the Boston University BU Beach from the bridge over Storrow Drive

Holding onto Sunshine

Boston University students Sam Desoto (CFA'19) (left) and Ashley Perry (CFA'19) light candles during a vigil on Marsh Plaza in memory of the victims of the Paris attacks. Photo by Chenyao Xu

Je Suis Paris

Army Cadet Captain Justin-Ryan Abueg (CAS'16), (from left) escorts Peter Kellner Marine ROTC MIDN 3/C Peter Kellner (CAS'18) and Navy MIDN 4/C Isabelle Nguyen-Phuoc (CAS'19) as they begin their assignment to relieve fellow cadets of their marching duties in front of Marsh Chapel on Wed. Nov. 11, 2015 during the Veterans Day Vigil where cadets and midshipmen took turns in 15 minute increments marching in silence for 5 hours. Photo by Jake Belcher.

Veterans Day Vigil

Robyne Johnson (track & field and cross country), from left, Nancy Feldman (women’s soccer), Brian Durocher (women’s ice hockey) (behind Steding), and Katy Steding (women’s basketball) headlined a panel discussing an effective educator and mentor, particularly for female athletes during the Boston University Women’s Guild Lunch & Learn event on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the BU Photonics Building. Photo by Cydney Scott

Women’s Guild Lunch & Learn

Backlit trees as viewed through a sculpture between Marsh Chapel and LAW November 4, 2015. Photo by Cydney Scott

Fall Foliage

Sofi Laurito (COM'16), facing, runs straight to her teammates after scoring the game-winning point in double overtime, to send BU to the Patriot League championship game following a 3-2 win over Bucknell at New Balance Field November 6, 2015. Laureate performed the first three scoring hat trick since 2009, and the double overtime game was the first since 1994. Photo by Cydney Scott

It’s a Win!

Robert Glover (CAS ’17) uses a sieve to measure the size of sand grains he collected on Plum Island beach, Massachusetts, for a sedimentology class project.

Granular Focus

Emma Zampino (CAS ’16), left, Irene Hsueh (CAS ’16) and Kim Kaelin (CAS ’16), right, sit on Marsh Plaza to observe people for a experimental psychology class assignment. Zampino keeps count of the total number of people walking by the plaza. Hsueh and Kaelin use their trackers to record how many of those people are texting or actively using their cellphones while walking.

Experimental Psychology

Evangeline Tsai (SAR'19) hits the laptop for a Japanese course in the Metcalf Science Center plaza. Photo by Cydney Scott

Working Outdoors

BU sailing team practicing on the Charles River

Sailing into Fall

At an Archaeology Society meeting, Audrey Tjahjadi (CAS'17), at right, tries on some period clothes during a presentation being made by Jade Luiz (GRS'17), left, and Ilaria Patania (GRS'16), not pictured, about Victorian-era clothing October 28, 2015. At center is Samantha Kelley (CAS'19). Photo by Cydney Scott

Archaeology Society Dress-Up

A crowd watches as pumpkins drop from the roof of Metcalf Science Center on Friday, October 30, 2015 during the annual physics department pumpkin drop. Photo By Jackie Ricciardi

Falling Pumpkins

Time to Fall Back

Fusion, a BU hip-hop dance troupe, rallies before they take the stage on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 to compete for the title for "BU's favorite dance group," in the BU So You Think You Can Dance competition. The BU China Care Fund will donate the money raised from the event to Half the Sky Foundation to support orphaned children in China. Photo by Jake Belcher.

So You Think BU Can Dance