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Tuesday, April 5th
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Hope for the Battle against Type 1 Diabetes

Benefit corporation founded by parents of children with the disease

Boston University Giving Day

Third Annual Giving Day Tomorrow

24-hour fundraising drive: challenges, activities, social media shout-outs
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Michael Brokos

BU’s Literary Lights Burn Bright

Creative Writing Program annual Faculty Reading tonight

Boston University, BU Today, internships fall summer, journalism, sports writing, multimedia, clerical

BU Today Seeks Summer, Fall Interns

Deadline for applying is April 8

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Tea Time, a Howard Thurman Center weekly initiative that introduces teas from around the world to participating students and allows them to engage in meaningful discussions about pressing global and domestic issues, brings students from across BU around one table. From left: Jacob Harrington (CAS'16), Dagny Barclay (SAR'17), and Emily Kausch (CAS'17) partake in a coloring activity, meant to serve as a stress-reliever, they said. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

The Howard Thurman Center weekly Tea Time brings together students from across BU for tea and conversation. As well as sampling tea—and cookies—Jacob Harrington (CAS’16) (from left), Dagny Barclay (SAR’17), and Emily Kausch (CAS’17) relax with some coloring (a stress reliever, they say). Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM’16)
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YouSpeak Sexual Assault

YouSpeak: Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault Awareness Week, the annual nationwide campaign promoting public cognizance of sexual assault and prevention, kicks off today. This week’s “YouSpeak" asks students if they’ve noticed a change in attitude toward sexual assault. The answers are encouraging.

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Upcoming Events
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The Clothesline Project

When:
All day on April 5
Where:
Fitness & Recreation Center, 915 Commonwealth Ave.

Sexual Assault, Eating Disorders, and Feminism: An Evening of Comedy with Jessie K

When:
April 5 at 7:00 pm
Where:
Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave.

CCCOB Government Careers Information Forum

When:
April 6 at 1:00 pm
Where:
Yawkey Center, Sixth Floor, 100 Bay State Rd.

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Icons Among Us

An icon is something whose meaning outstrips its function. It’s hard to say exactly when objects rise to the status of icon, but we know them when we see them, and around BU, there are many to see: the BU Bridge, the Citgo sign, the Castle, and the BU Beach.

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