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Twitter Facebook When 2020 began, no one could have imagined it would end with a world turned upside down by a virus no one had ever heard of, a virus that has now claimed the lives of close to two million people, more than 300,000 in the United States alone. Social distancing, mask wearing, and hand sanitizing took on a new urgency. Here at BU, COVID-19 forced the University to quickly adapt to a remote learning model immediately following spring break in March. A massive testing and contact tracing system implemented by the University this summer allowed students to return to campus f...

Travis Roy, a fierce hockey player who tragically became a quadriplegic in his first collegiate hockey game for Boston University in 1995, and who proved to be a greater force off the ice as a philanthropist and motivational speaker, died unexpectedly on October 29 at the age of 45. I had the honor of meeting Roy twice, and both times were unforgettable.  The first time, I was in eighth grade when Roy visited my school as a guest speaker. He captivated me, my peers, teachers and faculty as he shared his inspirational story during his annual visit to The St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, M...

In case you were wondering about a few others stories, here is what fell just off our top 10 list: an essay about why we’re afraid of Mormons, the launch of BU’s COVID-19 dashboard, the resumption of in-person classes, a piece on the aging brain and Joe Biden being the oldest president, and BU’s exciting hire of Ibram X. Kendi to launch the Center for Antiracist Research.

Much this could take in worldwide he over the weekend, compare it to what the other did. that took in $528 million world wild. i think it's a safe assumption this movie will rival those numbers. >> fans say it's a winner. i'm soon to check it out my sever self-. thank so much. >> thanks for joining me. "newsroom" continues at the top of the hour. first here's dr. sanjay gupta with this week's turning points. ♪ >> many memories. i had some big goals from an early age. when i first got a skol harship to boston university, they were the powerhouse. that first game the best day of my life. by th...

Early age. when i first got a scholarship to boston university, they were the firehouse of the country in the mid-'90s, and the first game was the best day of my life and it turned into the worse. >> we have a player down in the corner. it's travis roy. >> my body, it wasn't responding. they exploded my fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae. i have a little bit of my right biceps. i have to move on and establish this new life and new identity. i graduated in 2000. i was on the rehab floor and i would see other families going through this, and turned out i had great insurance and other families d...