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Orienting to BU is a series aiming to help incoming freshmen in the sometimes bumpy transition from high school to Boston University. Articles will be released around each summer orientation session. …
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Classes have been out for a while, and summer is full swing. For many of us, this means big blocks of unstructured free time where there used to be homework, …
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Those of you who were in Boston during the winter of 2010 (when Scott Brown was elected to Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat) will not be surprised to see Brown …
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Those among the Allston army of cheapness who complain that there’s never anything to do in the neighborhood beside play “avoid-the-shard” can shut their yaps for one week (see Friday …
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As we grew, so did Harry (and the storytelling). Harry got into fights with old friends, had his first crush, his first kiss, and so did we. He learned hard lessons about death and friendship and responsibility right about at the same time as we did. His quest became a kind of parallel to our own adolesence.
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First and foremost let me say that I have nothing against Modern Family. It is a solid comedy with a solid cast and a solid fanbase and continues to produce …
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As far as urban college campuses go, Boston University is regarded as a very safe place to be. However, there are many precautions that any student needs to take.
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They star no A-listers and are about stories you have likely never heard of. How refreshing is something new in the sea of remakes and rehashes this summer has dumped on our shores?
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This morning my Metro ride to work was made more unpleasant than usual by the fact that I was forced to contend not only with a bunch of tired sweaty …
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Another week, a new rink of cheap ice to skate. This week’s forecast calls for 90+ highs (that’s 32+ for Bastille Day enthusiasts) and outdoor movies in spades. And don’t …
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This week, as I began my usual process of casting about for Congresspeople who can pass as attractive when seen from afar, I was saved from the trouble by one …
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Yes, my cheapies, so I took the day off. Sue me — it was the motherland-loving Fifth of July, throwaway day of recovery from firework shellshock and grilled everything overload. …
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