The Scarlet & White Honors, the annual student-athlete awards reception hosted by BU Athletics, was held Monday, April 25. Award-winners and their teams gathered in person to commemorate a great year for BU sports. The last two ceremonies were held virtually due to the pandemic.
The BU men’s hockey team advances to the 69th Beanpot championship game February 14 thanks to a 4-3 win over Harvard in the semifinals on Monday night. The Terriers grabbed an early advantage and defended well down the stretch to take down the Crimson at TD Garden.
Round up for heroes!
Sounds like a slogan you’ve heard before in the pandemic, an exhortation to give a little to help first responders and other essential workers. Was it on the commercial for that sub shop chain? Or was it something the supermarket cashier asked?
Neither, actually. It was a key piece of a hypothetical marketing campaign created by five School of Hospitality Administration seniors for a class project for the Hampton by Hilton hotel chain.
Customers would be asked to round up their bill, with the change going to a program to fund free stays for pandemic heroes. “We all counted on them in a time of need and want to return the favor, so they can count on us to have a relaxing, enjoyable stay in any destination they desire,” said Bobby Hyun Chang Lee (SHA’21) during the team’s late April final presentation.