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My name is Olivia Ruzic, and I'm a junior studying Journalism at Boston University. I grew up in Boulder, a mountain-side town in Colorado. Naturally, moving to a faraway city was a tricky transition. However, I've come to know Boston as my new home.
The Department of Justice fired six immigration judges Friday, including the Boston judge who blocked the deportation of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk earlier this year. Roopal Patel, a Biden-appointed judge in the Boston Immigration Court, is the 113th immigration judge laid off by the Trump administration since his second term, according to reporting from...
After months of debate over how to best use turf fields in Natick, the town's study group is making progress researching the pros and cons of artificial turf.
The highly anticipated commuter rail-to-trail connection in Natick Center opened Feb. 6 a
A crowd of about 60 Allston and Boston University community members rallied outside Marsh Chapel Monday night to condemn arrests at the Allston Car Wash by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and demand BU make itself a sanctuary campus, following the arrest of 9 employees at the Allston Car Wash Nov.
Crowd gathers in Natick for anti-ICE protest in solidarity with Minnesota
The City of Cambridge and Transition House held its annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month vigil outside Cambridge City Hall on Wednesday night to honor lives lost to domestic violence. Along with the vigil, the Domestic and Gender Based Violence Prevention Initiative created 'The Silent Witness Exhibit,' a display of 11 red silhouettes representing each of...
The Boston Food Justice Office is collaborating with GrowBoston, the city's Office of Urban Agriculture, to provide raised garden beds this year for low-income Boston residents in an effort to improve food accessibility in the city. Following a pilot program led by The Mayor's Office of Food Justice in 2021, GrowBoston launched the Raised Bed...
Allston residents living in the midst of Boston University's "Frat Row" have learned to coexist amongst the empty beer bottles and raucous parties of the University's fraternities. BU has 12 active recognized fraternities, according to GreekRank. Although the University does not have any officially sanctioned fraternity houses, three streets in Allston have been designated as...
Boston University's famous Lobster Night made a successful and sustainable return Wednesday night for its 40th anniversary in campus dining halls. The long-standing tradition aims to introduce students, particularly those from out of state, to New England's food culture while supporting local food suppliers and promoting sustainable practices.
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department hosted the first annual Duck Boat Pull competition April 12 to raise money for youth sports programming.