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An American in Paris: Homophones
I still remember the day I learned about homophones. I was in third grade and it was spelling test day. I was in the yellow spelling group, somewhere in the …
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“Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy?”: Wellness Movie Night
College students who engage in binge drinking are usually pretty well-educated in the dangers of alcohol consumption. But if they’re going to engage in substance use, then alcohol is the …
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Allston Village Street Fair Celebrates the People
Harvard Avenue will be even more crowded with college students than usual this weekend for the Allston Village Street Fair on Sunday, September 25th between noon and 6:00 pm. The …
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Fine Art and Free Food: College Night At The MFA
Music blared from the front of one of the most posh and elegant buildings in the city. College students gathered outside and flooded the entrances on Thursday. The words of one …
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‘Circumstance’ Review: A Challenging Coming of Age
Iranian-American Maryam Keshavarz’s first feature length narrative film explores the underground world of Iran’s rebellious youth scene. A complicated coming of age story, Circumstance (released in August of this year) …
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BU TweetCreep: September 18th – 23rd
It’s heeeeeeere! It is officially the best season of the year: FALL! Pumpkin spiced everything. Pumpkin spiced lattes. Pumpkin spiced cookies. Pumpkin spiced cakes. Pumpkin spiced… pumpkins. (Okay, I got …
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Q + A: Dirty Beaches Breaks into Boston
Fresh from his European tour and the release of Badlands earlier this year, Alex Zhang Hungtai of Dirty Beaches called in to chat with the Quad about finding success, inspiration and good …
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‘Drive’ Review: Ryan Gosling Enters the Shark Tank
Ryan Gosling’s character does exactly what the film title says: “I drive.” Auto mechanic/stuntman by day and getaway driver by night, Gosling lives behind the wheel. The audience never learns …
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Spend a Sunday afternoon at SoWa
Sort of like a quieter and more posh counterpart of Manhattan’s East Village, the South End is the place to be when it comes to anything artsy. Stroll down any …
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The GOP Responds to the Buffett Deal
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President Obama Unveils Deficit-Reduction Plan
On Monday, President Obama formally introduced his much-anticipated and highly ambitious deficit-reduction plan. The plan aims to use a combination of tax increases, entitlement cuts, and reductions in defense spending …
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Quesadillas: UNcensored
There is a common misconception about quesadillas that really makes me tic: the idea that quesadillas are supposed to be overflowing with ingredients other than cheese. They are not. Diced …
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