Linked List: Cyber Monday
Let’s read the Internet. To begin, let’s read along with everything below this paragraph. Highlight all the text below the paragraph, starting and then hold control and press the ‘C’ …
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Men And Feminism: A Personal Essay on Finding a Common Ground
The word “feminist” is a loaded one. For some, the word is associated with hairy legs, burning bras, and aggressively intolerant women who march through the streets crying out for …
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Greetings from the Free City of Christiania
Christiania was something unexpected. I visited it as a last-minute outing on my recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark. It was two blocks away from Vor Frelsers Kirke, a big baroque …
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Guys Grow Moustaches and Raise Money this “Movember”
Before I start this piece, I’d like to apologize to the women who do not appreciate the “upper lip caterpillar,” as some have come to call the moustache. What we men …
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The Quad Gives Thanks
I am thankful for all the corgis on the Internet, especially Corgnelius, Waffles, and Hazel. But I am thankful for my baby Cailey, who is not a corgi, most of all. – Lauren Michael, …
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Right, Privilege or Obligation: Looking at Voting Habits
On Tuesday, American citizens will vote candidates, from judges to sheriffs to the president, into office. They will also decide on pressing issues from legalizing marijuana to the salary measures …
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Choosing to Vote (Or Not): A Family Matter
I am voting for my first time in the upcoming election; my brother, Nathan (age 24, Georgetown ’10, BA in Japanese, registered in Washington, DC) is not voting. We are …
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There’s a Third Party?
On Election Day, most citizens of the United States will have two options: choose between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, or break the mold and vote for one …
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Deciding the Important Issues in the Presidential Election
Anyone who has regularly followed American political news over the last year knows that the economy is kind of a big deal–especially when it comes to the presidential election. Sometimes …
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The International Perspective on Our National Election
I remember the presidential election of 2008 as I remember all of the past American presidential elections during my life: with a vague sense that something important was happening, but …
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Making a Joke of the 2012 Election
The National Monitor recently reported that “Governor Romney was the butt of 148 jokes on late-night talk show monologues, which is more than twice as many as President Obama.” Moreover, “The …
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A Look at BU Financial Aid
Financial aid matters. It matters to nearly every college student and every parent of a college student in the U.S. Especially at Boston University Very few people can afford a …
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