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Author: Carly Sitrin

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BU TweetCreep: Oct. 1 – 6

October 6, 2016October 12, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

This week on TweetCreep: BU is sliding in your DMs and tweeting #technology.

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BU TweetCreep: Sept. 22 – 30

September 30, 2016October 10, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

This week on creeping on BU twitter accounts: “Brinner” and stock photos of old people.

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The Great Debate
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BU Students React to First Presidential Debate of 2016

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

Monday, Sept. 26 was the first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and was watched by many BU students across campus.

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Inside the Fight for $15

April 17, 2016April 19, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

In 2015, adjunct professors at BU voted to unionize and begin negotiating a new contract with the university’s administration. More than a year later, no advances have been made and part-time …

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Smoker, Toker, Skeptical Voter: Legislators Hesitate Legalizing Marijuana

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

Marijuana has dominated the news cycle over the past few months. With a vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts coming up in November, state lawmakers have continued to come out against the …

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Uncategorized

Coming Out as Republican

March 4, 2016March 17, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

The bartender at Cathedral Station, a gay sports bar in the South End, is not happy that he has to mute the Bruins game. He motions to a table of …

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Student Government E-Board Speaks Out About Accusations

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

BU Student Government will hold an impeachment trial for its Vice President of Finance Kimberly Barzola (CAS ’17) and Vice President of Internal Affairs Marwa Sayed (CAS ’17) on Nov. 9 at …

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Little Feet, Big Dreams: A sit-down with Littlefoot

May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

Erica Sutherland has tiny feet and big aspirations. She is the lead singer and guitarist of the sort-of-surf-punk, ’50s-and-’60s-inspired, local Boston band Littlefoot which recently played a set at TT …

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Feature

The Fight For 15

April 13, 2015April 12, 2015 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

Erica Concepcion is fed up. She stands at the front of the room in the mezzanine of Northeastern University’s Curry Student Center, clutching a microphone and calling for a revolution. …

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Adjunction Junction at Boston University: An Update

February 11, 2015February 10, 2015 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

The adjunct professors voted to unionize this past Wednesday, joining Faculty Forward, a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509. This vote is the first step in the …

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Feature

The State of the Union

November 3, 2014November 3, 2014 - by Carly Sitrin - 2 Comments.

Bayla Ostrach is comfortable in the hallway, she says, her small frame slumping to one side, trying to counterbalance the weight of a canvas bag bursting with textbooks and loose …

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Support our Adjuncts at SLAP Panel this Tuesday

October 6, 2014 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

College campuses have always operated as hubs for activism and social change. Often the sites of protests, lectures, and marches, universities provide the structure and sheer manpower necessary to unite …

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