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Coming Out as Republican

March 4, 2016March 17, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

The bartender at Cathedral Station, a gay sports bar in the South End, is not happy that he has to mute the Bruins game. He motions to a table of …

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Western Journalists Take on K-Pop Phenomenon

February 22, 2016May 17, 2016 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

Korean pop culture has become a fixture in the United States via social media and viral YouTube videos. Now, K-Pop is making its way through written word. But behind the …

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Column: After New Hampshire: Moving Forward, Looking Backward

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 - by Jimmy King - Leave a Comment

  The results at the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primaries were predictable for the past month, but would have been unthinkable a year ago.  Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, the …

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Column: What Would Ron Swanson Think of Donald Trump?

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 - by Jimmy King - Leave a Comment

Ron Swanson is a man who doesn’t like the government telling him how much bacon to eat, how to comb his hair or if he can bring his gun to work. …

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Photo Story: BUMusic Network’s Open Mic Night

February 11, 2016February 10, 2016 - by Camille McDaniel - Leave a Comment

If you were in the George Sherman Union last Thursday, you might have felt an electric buzz coming from below. The source? BU Central, where BU musicians and other Boston-based artists brought …

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STEAM Initiative Integrates Art with STEM

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 - by Allegra Peelor - Leave a Comment

There has long been a stigma that art students and science students don’t mix. Even at Boston University, the College of Fine Arts is a good 20-minute walk from the …

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Steinem on Feminism

February 8, 2016February 7, 2016 - by Emma Seslowsky - Leave a Comment

Gloria Steinem’s visit to Northeastern University was the Super Bowl of feminism: purple foam fingers, homemade signs and a roaring crowd filled the Blackman Auditorium to hear their favorite women’s …

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State Support Leads to Higher College Graduation Rates

February 8, 2016February 7, 2016 - by Michelle Cheng - Leave a Comment

  Melisha Budhathoki (CAS ’18), a student from Nepal and the first in her family to attend college in the United States, plans on overloading a semester to avoid summer classes …

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Heather Woods Broderick Brings New Album, Stories to Boston

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 - by Alex Rozier - Leave a Comment

For Heather Woods Broderick, work and self-therapy meet at a convenient intersection; this past July, they collided in the form of “Glider,” Broderick’s latest album. The folk-indie singer, songwriter and …

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Do Good with DoneGood, an App for Conscientious Consumers

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 - by Hallie Smith - Leave a Comment

Choosing where to eat or what store to shop at can be difficult if you want to make sure the company you’re purchasing from is green, or owned by minorities, …

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BU Hosts Domestic Violence Awareness Panel

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 - by Ronnie Feng - Leave a Comment

Ten million people in the United States are abused verbally or physically by their partners, according to statistics offered by National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. While culture and society often address …

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Student Government Creates Constitutional Reform Committee

December 2, 2015 - by Michael Dratch - Leave a Comment

  On Monday night, the tabled proposal to dissolve the student senate and create a new constitution was voted down almost unanimously after student body president, Andrew Cho (CAS ’16), presented …

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