I have nothing to say here except that I am a slacker and have fallen way behind in my BU work updates. Here's a glance at the last five months or so.

James Kennedy (CGS'15), left, chats with Henry Reynoso, a second grader at Blackstone Elementary, during a visit to the class Decemeber 13, 2012. Members of BU's basketball team read with children in Sterling Scott's second grade classroom at Blackstone Elementary on December 13, 2012 for the 16th Annual Boston University Athletics Holiday Reading Program in conjunction with the Office of Government and Community Affairs. There are over 300 BU athletes and coaches participating in the event at various schools in the area.

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Jessica Hylek (CAS'15) from left, Julia Catalini (SED'14) and Vanessa Zarba (COM'15) grab a bite and hit the books int he GSU dining hall December 11, 2012 in preparation for finals.

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Twenty eight people, including Janjay Innis (3rd year STH), in yellow, and Rev. Dr. Robin Olsen, (to right of Innis), joined together for solace and remembrance December 17, 2012 at Marsh Chapel. Innis organized the vigil to help herself and others deal with their feelings towards the recent events at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT.
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Rhett stops in for a visit in Sterling Scott's second grade classroom at Blackstone Elementary on December 13, 2012 for the 16th Annual Boston University Athletics Holiday Reading Program in conjunction with the Office of Government and Community Affairs. There are over 300 BU athletes and coaches participating in the event at various schools in the area.
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BU basketball team member Travis Robinson (SMG'14), left, follows along with Ilanddy Peres while she reads "Owl at Home" during the basketball team's recent visit to Sterling Scott's second grade classroom at Blackstone Elementary on December 13, 2012 for the16th Annual Boston University Athletics Holiday Reading Program. There are over 300 BU athletes and coaches participating in the event at various schools in the area.

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Hannah Lee (CGS'16) left, colors with her "little sister" Olivia Wong, 5, during the Career Service Centers' Siblings Winter Wonderland event at 750 Commonwealth Ave. December 8, 2012. The event provided a place for students to hang out with their siblings, listen to holiday music, make holiday cards, have their faces painted and watch some holiday skits put on by other kids.

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Howard Brenton’s play, ANNE BOLEYN, investigates the impact Anne Boleyn may have had on religion in England, in particular on King James and his Bible. Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Wimberly Theatre

Courtney Schwabe (CFA'14), left, and Julie Ostrow (CFA, COM'14) works together to install Schwabe's World AIDS Day poster in front of CFA November 28, 2012. The two, and their other Junior Design Studio class mates were assigned to design posters for World AIDS Day which are comprised of fliers that can work alone or together in one piece. World AIDS Day is December 1, and other students' work will be displayed across campus.

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Chef Jacques Pepin makes the rounds during the event Celebrating Julia Child's Centenary at 808 Comm Ave November 7, 2012.

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Aerosmith performs a free outdoor concert November 5, 2012, in front of 1325 Comm Ave. where the band members used to live in the early 1970s. The concert comes on the eve of the release of the band’s 15th album, Music from Another Dimension. A plaque was displayed in their honor at the building.

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A 78 pound pumpkin, the largest of all tossed from the roof of the Metcalf, lands at the foot of the Metcalf Science Center during the Annual Pumpkin Drop October 26, 2012.

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Professor Martin Schmaltz, at right, looks on while John Ogren (ENG grad) lets go of a pumpkin that's been frozen in liquid nitrogen off the roof of the Metcalf Science Center during the Annual Pumpkin Drop October 26, 2012.

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Participants in the 5K Run take off on the Charles River side of Storrow Dr. during the Trick or Trot Physical Therapy Fair October 26, 2012. About 65 people participated in the run, according to organizers.

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The Charles Ragatta

Heather Braun (CFA '08,'13), from left, and Rose Drucker (CFA'04), Agnes Kim (CFA'10, and BU string department faculty member Daniel Dona (CFA '05, '09) of The Arneis Quartet performs in Newton Upper Falls October 13, 2012 during the Carriage House Violins' opening night of Modern Makers 2012, an international exhibit of select instruments and bows by today’s premier artisans.

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Corey Kronman (ENG'13) who is a member of the BU Free Running and Parkour Club works out in Marsh Plaza.

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Student Advocacy Track Directors, Faculty Member Associate Professor of Pediatrics Megan Sandel (n gray), Lauren Feichtner who is Alumni Director, doing a fellowship at Children’s Hospital , and Dan Dworkis -- 4th year MED student.

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Justin Wiemer (SMG,COM'13) observes a solitary moment for himself along the Charles River during Hillel House's observance of Tashlich Monday September 17, 2012. Tashlich often observed during Rosh HaShanah. "Tashlich" means "casting off" in Hebrew and involves symbolically casting off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread or another food into a body of flowing water. Just as the water carries away the bits of bread, so too are sins symbolically carried away. In this way the participant hopes to start the New Year with a clean slate. About 60 people participated in the Tashlich service this year.
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Transfer student Isabella Tassinari (COM'15), left, gets some advice from Jesse Ohrenberger, Assistant Director Counceling and Programs on the fifth floor of 100 Bay State Rd where the Center for Career Development is now located in the new Student Services Center. Tassinari was taking advantage of "Quick Questions", a service provided by CCD to answer questions about internships and jobs.

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Matriculation ceremony

Rachel Power (CAS'14) makes the plunge for the Deaf Studies Club during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012.

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Students, including Michelle Saulnier (SAR'13), at center, and faculty from Sargent College perform a choreographed number to Carley Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012.

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Michelle LeCorn (CAS'14) of Taunton, MA marks her hometown with a pin on a giant map located outside 100 Bay State Road during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012. The world map was provided by the Student Program and Leadership Office.

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Lauren Fragoza (SMG'13) was on hand to answer questions about the SMG Undergrad program from her post in front of the Metcalf Science Center during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012.

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Prof. Horacio Frydman (CAS-BIO) in the "10 Degree Room" where his flies are stored. He is doing research on how Wolbachia bacteria manipulates insect reproduction. They were photographed in the "Fly Room" at 24 Cummington Street September 10, 2012.

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Emily F. Rothman, ScD Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health who is currently studying how viewing pornography effects promiscuity in young adults.

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Jingyi Yuan (LAW'12), at right, and her mother Liu Xia of China stroll Comm Ave in some portable shade August 7, 2012. Liu is in town for a visit with her daughter for one month.

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MET Summer Term Intern Ali Sprague at her workplace, Olives and Grace.

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Ali Parisi (CAS'15), number 0, and Sarah Carrick (CAS'16), number 01, during pre-season camp for BU Women's soccer at Nickerson Field. The team's first game is August 17.

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For Bostonia piece about Michelle Johnson (CFA'07) is a rising star in the opera community, playing Mimi in PORTopera's La Bohème in Portland, ME.

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BU Mens Basketball Coach Joe Jones works with his daughter Alicia Gomez, 7, during the Joe Jones Basketball Clinic at Case Gym July 8, 2013. The four day clinic, which runs through Sunday shooting, focuses on ball handling and individual offensive and defensive skills.

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COM's Academy of Media Production (AMP) student Dyan Fam, 15, of Winchester collects footage of The Amazin' Walter McDonald of Texas as he creates his sand sculpture. COM Assistant Professor Chris Cavalieri brought the students to the Revere Beach Sand Sculpture Festival to shoot on-site video.

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Peter Blake, CAS assistant professor of psychology, and director of the Social Development and Learning Lab is studying how young children understand the rules of sharing. He’s found that many endorse the norms of fair sharing, but don’t necessarily follow them.

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Stage Combat class at CFA July 2, 2013.

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Stage Combat class at CFA July 2, 2013.

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The Wakefield Estate’s Summer Archaeology Institute is designed for high school students interested in learning about archaeology and local history. Participants conduct an actual archaeological excavation on site under the direction of graduate students from Boston University. The institute is a two-week course that includes a field trip to visit other active archaeological sites in the Boston area.

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