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Oh No! Scott Brown!
Today is the Massachusetts Senate Special Election. The seat up for grabs was held by the late Senator Kennedy for 46 years. His passing marked the end of America’s best …
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American Idol returns, maybe (hopefully) for the last time?
The first week of season 9 of American Idol took place last week. I have watched this show once, and it was during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. …
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I’m a Junior…and I Still Don’t Know My Way Around BU Campus
Looking at my schedule for the semester, I was puzzled to find my classes scattered around in different buildings. Since I’m technically in CAS, usually I would assume most of …
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“Daybreakers” Review: Bloody Good Show, Mates!
If “Twilight” represents the notebook scribblings of a misfit teenage girl, then this movie reflects her little brother’s daydreams.
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What do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
In the first of many phone calls, Ms. Havey, my fabulous kindergarten teacher, contacted my house after school. In her most genuine, grandmother voice, Ms. Havey asked my mother if …
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Confessions of a Slow Reader
I am an English major. I am also a particularly slow reader. If you consider these two statements somewhat contradictory, you are certainly not the only one. The first time …
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LIVE: RIBS and Nooka Jones at Church this Sunday
Two musical acts with members from Boston University are playing a show at Fenway’s Church this Sunday. Nooka Jones and RIBS will play alongside Berklee’s Art Decade and New York …
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A Kindle for Christmas
As per usual for the holiday season, my mother, the commonly known queen of Chrismakah, pulled out all the stops and blew me away with the greatest gifts I have …
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How Easy is it Really for BU Students to Buy Books?
As students at Boston University gear up for a new semester, they must begin the process of ordering all of their new books. Luckily for us, ordering books is as …
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“Sherlock Holmes” Review: The Case of the Identity Crisis
I am a notoriously avid reader. During middle school, I was reading one book after another, almost nonstop. Among the books I acquired then was the entire collection of Sherlock …
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“Avatar” Review: “The Words Are Like Stones in My Heart”
The visuals–oh, the visuals! But the dialogue–ohh, the dialogue…
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Big Bucks on Saturday
The Boston band The Big Big Bucks whose album I reviewed for The Quad this past fall is having their 7″ release party/show at Great Scott this Saturday. The release …
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