The Rampage Apr 2025

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Table of Contents

Contents Opinions 4 BU Students Share Silly

17 Sliding into Summer: Students Gear Up for 50th Annual Mud Pig Day Elle Gunter Students 19 Student Profile: Elei Haynes Rachel White 20 Students from Warmer Climates Share Thoughts on Winter in Bluefield Gabriel Delvalle Sports 21 E-Sports at BU: Looking Ahead to Growth and Competition Caleb Honaker 23 BU Sports Teams Raise Funds Callie Dent 24 BU Women’s Soccer Coach Departs Callie Dent 25 Bump, Set...Search? Savannah Taylor Faculty Features 27 The Heroes Behind College Athletics: National Athletic Training Month Elle Gunter

Superstitions Zander Slough

Stories 7

Students Express Frustrations with MyBU Peter Finn

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Communicating Bramwell Savannah Taylor

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A Flood of Hope Savannah Taylor 10 BU Admissions Team Focusing on Transfers Gabriel Delvalle 11 President Peterson’s Plans for Change at BU Caleb Honaker 12 United Methodists Unite Against Thirst John Thompson 13 Communication Program Plans to Move to Cox Center John Thompson 14 Students Participate in Red Cross Blood Drive Rachel White 15 Campus Ministries: Building Faith at BU Peter Finn

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