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  • 20
    May
    2012
    9:04pm, EDT

    Surprise guests make quite a buzz at Boston University's commencement

    Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters

    Boston University manager in Facilities Management and Planning and beekeeper William Murray removes a chair covered in a swarm of bees at the Boston University commencement 2012 in Boston, Mass., May 20.

    From the University of Nebraska's Entomology Department:

    Honey bee swarms are a favorite topic of people who make horror movies. Actually, they are one of the most beautiful and interesting phenomena in nature. A swarm starting to issue is a thrilling sight. A swarm may contain from 1,500 to 30,000 bees including, workers, drones, and a queen. Swarming is an instinctive part of the annual life cycle of a honey bee colony. It provides a mechanism for the colony to reproduce itself.

    Read more about bee swarms.

    Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters

    A swarm of bees covers a chair in the audience seating at the Boston University Commencement 2012 in Boston, Mass., May 20.

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    Oh no, Bee U.

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  • 12
    May
    2012
    11:02pm, EDT

    Boston U. holds vigil for students in New Zealand van crash

    Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP

    Boston University students including Tori Pinheiro, third right, of New Bedford, Mass., and Austin Brashears' girlfriend, holds a candlelight vigil on Marsh Plaza at Boston University, Saturday, May 12, in Boston, for three students studying in New Zealand who were killed when their minivan crashed during a weekend trip. Daniela Lekhno, 20, of Manalapan, N.J.; Austin Brashears, 21, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; and Roch Jauberty, 21, whose parents live in Paris, were killed as they traveled in a minivan Saturday near the North Island vacation town of Taupo when the vehicle drifted to the side of the road and then rolled when the driver tried to correct course.

    Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP

    Boston University student Blake Wrobbel, of Los Angeles, right, gets emotional during the vigil.

    Brashears' mother, Julie, told The Boston Globe that he frequently posted new photos on Facebook documenting his adventures in New Zealand, including bungee-jumping off the Auckland Harbor Bridge on his birthday. She said he planned weekend outings for the study abroad group.

    "Everyone called him the cruise director," she said. "He wanted to include everybody on the trips. He loved having an eclectic group of friends."

    -- Reported by the Associated Press

    Read the full story.

    John Cowpland / New Zealand Herald via AP

    Police and fire crew examine the scene of the accident near Turangi, New Zealand, Saturday, May 12.

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    Simply tragic, a huge investment of money and love, in these young people, and their lives ended, such a shame. I hope the families and friends of these beautiful youngsters can, celebrate their short lives and move on for those that were lost, sincere condolences for sure....

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