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When she spoke at BU’s Power of Narrative Conference, former New York Times Editor Jill Abramson described the current world of journalism as a “riptide” environment, a place where even strong swimmers …
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It’s 1906. At the opera house, Composer Richard Strauss paces back and forth as the curtains rise for the debut of his new production Salome. The story is risky. Salome—based on …
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“What if,” a Liquid Fun member said nine years ago, “we get a bunch of comedians and stick them together in a room for 24 hours to promote a charity?” …
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Thought Babe Ruth was the first sports superstar? Think again. On the Thursday before spring break, author Christopher Klein spoke at the Boston Public Library of his new book Strong Boy: …
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Amidst chocolate hearts and Cupid’s arrows, Lecturer Tom Shippey gave fantasy lovers an additional reason to rejoice on Valentine’s day. His talk Heroes for Our Time: Frodo Baggins and Harry …
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Campus drug wars, prostitution rings, the tragic death of President Bennett (guest star Dean Elmore), backstabbing and, of course, entwined love lives: Bay State—BU’s “guiltiest pleasure”—has seen it all. Part …
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Last Thursday night BU Central hosted its first open mic night of the semester called BU for Show. Open mic-nights are a regular fixture of the lineup at BU Central. …
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Students during finals mutate into a breed of their own. They get less clean and more neanderthal, prone to odd grunts rather than speech. Normal human beings sleep regularly, eat …
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A good dose of fitness information is vital, especially for a body that may feel personally attacked by finals. Yet as Fit Rec Managers Michael Lagomarsine and Rick DiScipio stressed in …
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At a press conference in 100 Bay State yesterday morning, Menino announced that after five successful terms as Mayor of Boston, he will soon join Boston University as the co-director …
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Did you know that only one percent of China lives in an area with acceptable air quality? Or that six percent of people in the US bike to work? These …
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“Capitalism is not real; it is an idea. America is not real; it is an idea that someone had ages ago. Britain, Christianity, Islam, karate, Wednesdays are all just ideas …
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