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Do You Even Encrypt, Bro?

April 18, 2016April 19, 2016 - by Jimmy King - Leave a Comment

We use them to store our selfies, our class notes and our friends’ birthdays. We write our grocery lists, tax information and travel details in their convenient apps. We keep …

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Photo Story: Behind the Lens of Boston Marathon Bombing Photographer

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 - by Brittany Chang - Leave a Comment

April 19, 2013. Joshua Touster, a photojournalist and Watertown resident, receives a call from a friend who is panicking, telling him to turn on the television. Newscasters report that the manhunt for the …

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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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Photo Story: Do You Even Thrift?

April 12, 2016April 17, 2016 - by Sofia Farentinos - Leave a Comment

From browsing through high-end vintage shops to peeking around consignment stores, shoppers are flocking to thrift shops to snatch up second-hand finds. Rerun in Portland, Oregon, Goodwill in Boston and Buffalo Exchange …

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Upcoming: Filter at Middle East

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 - by Hallie Smith - Leave a Comment

Richard Patrick, frontman of Filter and former touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails, doesn’t understand Adam Lanza, Charles Manson or Dylan Klebold. But he did name Filter’s new album, Crazy …

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BU’s CTE Research May Lead to Regulations on Children’s Contact Sports

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 - by Hallie Smith - Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON – Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, has been garnering more and more recognition as fears grow about the progressive, degenerative brain disease developing in athletes, and now, children. CTE, …

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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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Berklee’s Latin American VIVE Music Festival

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 - by Prithvi Tikhe - Leave a Comment

The Berklee College of Music hosted the Latin American VIVE Music Festival last Tuesday to promote and celebrate Latin culture through its rich and thriving musical heritage. Idelle Erazo, a student …

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The Boston Flower and Garden Show

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 - by The Quad - Leave a Comment

By Siena Tauber and Olivia Drago Artists and florists traveled from as far as Virginia to display their work at the Boston Flower and Garden Show. The show this year celebrated the beginning …

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‘Women of ’69: Unboxed’ tells stories of a revolutionary graduating class of women

March 16, 2016March 18, 2016 - by Allegra Peelor - Leave a Comment

When the women of the college graduating classes of 1969 were growing up, they were told they should only aspire to be a teacher, nurse, or secretary. After graduation, they helped form …

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Student Government Fails to Secure Majority for New Constitution

March 9, 2016April 2, 2016 - by The Quad - Leave a Comment

At its last meeting, Student Government’s Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) failed to receive a two-thirds majority on a proposed new constitution, leaving the organization in a state of disarray. Following the impeachment …

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Spotlight’s Mike Rezendes Speaks at BU

March 6, 2016July 16, 2021 - by Andrea Somoza - Leave a Comment

Mike Rezendes, known for his 2001 Boston Globe’s Spotlight team investigation that uncovered a sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church, spoke at Boston University Tuesday evening. During the talk …

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