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Saturday afternoon, Boston University students showed off their ability to dodge, duck, dip, dive, and…well, dodge as the BU Chinese Student Association put on a dodgeball tournament in the SAC gym. …
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This Monday, the Institute for Astrophysical Research welcomed Catherine Espaillat, a member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She presented a lecture in room 502 in the College of Arts …
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In a largely male- and African-American-dominated genre, it can be tough for underdogs to catch a break. The phrase “white female rapper” can be cause for a double take, but …
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Boom! Wham! Pow! The ComiQuad is a brand new column dedicated to the spandex-laden world of comics and superheroes. It goes up each Friday Tuesday and will alternate between comic book reviews and …
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A review of Gary Hustwit’s Urbanized, which was screened on November 4th at the MFA. It looks at the role urban design plays in shaping everyday life.
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On Saturday, I attended the 36th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD). It was the second day of a three day conference, organized by BU’s graduate program in …
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Fair Play, Thomas Teal’s translation of Tove Jansson’s Swedish novel Rent Spel, is distinct from the average American novel. It is seemingly about nothing in particular, as it chronicles the day-to-day lives …
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YouTube: the land of the free and the home of infinite cat videos. It’s where we all got our first taste of “Shoes,” the baby singing “Hey Jude,” and “Charlie …
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On Wednesday night, approximately 200 freshmen belted out classic karaoke standards in the cinema room of Warren Towers; there was a little Backstreet Boys, a little Britney, a little Disney. …
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Thursday night Sigma Kappa hosted its third annual Ultra Violet Cook-Off at BU Central. The event raised money for the Sigma Kappa Foundation, the second leading donor to the Alzheimer …
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This past Thursday evening, the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, in conjunction with the Educational Bridge Project, hosted “Tales of Passionate Pursuits in Love and Art: St. Petersburg and Beyond” …
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Experts on the practice of child marriage transformed their extensive reporting to a call for internal cultural change Thursday night at the Boston Public Library. The forum, titled Child Brides: …
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