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BU LipDub 2009, In All its Glory
As promised, we’re reposting the video of the BU LipDub on the Quad for all of our readers to see. For more information on the background and creation of the …
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Academic Breeding, or is it Considered Incest?
As I’m sitting here writing my final paper on Sylvia Plath’s Daddy issues and working through an occasional physics problem, I cannot help but let my eyes wander over Mugar’s …
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Make Love In Stockholm
Allston’s Love in Stockholm is most certainly a rock band. But to try to force their sound into one flat genre would be an insult to their talent and versatility. …
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BU Central And Its Business
Article Written by Jen Brown and Grace Dover Hoffman Boston University’s student on-campus venue, BU Central, has been an entertainment fixture at BU for five years. The venue has hosted …
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This is Google Wave
Like G-mail, Google Maps, Google Books, Google News, Google Earth, Google Chrome, and www.google.com, Google has just come out with something incredibly useful and very innovative that’s free, sending a …
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Art of the Quick Pickle
Pickling is a way to preserve food over an extended period of time, using salt or sugar to as a preservative. A “quick pickle” is achieved by putting fresh vegetables …
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The Long-Distance Conundrum
The death of a relationship can come in many forms, whether it be cheating, lying, betrayal, or falling out of love. But these reasons are often the symptom of a …
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Creative Submission: Julian Glander Reminds Us Why We Should Be Suspicious of Raccoons
When Julian Glander (COM ’12) submitted his short story The Woods, we were at first struck by its effective parody of talking animal stories. Then we were downright horrified by …
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Taking on AFI’s Top 10 Films
I am a person who endlessly makes lists. It’s a weird control-freak habit of mine. However, when I found myself bored without anything good on TV to watch except Jerry …
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‘The Quad’ Columnist Kicks Ass in National Competition
Our very own columnist, Jackie Reiss, received national attention from the college division of United Press International, UPIU, for her article Getting Fresh: The Freshman Hookup Phenomenon. The piece, originally …
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BU’s LipDub teaches the ‘ABC’s of BU Community
Updated: The video of the LipDub is now online! Watch it here. When I wrote about supporting events that build community at Boston University, this is what I had in …
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“Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” Review: Iguanas, Ghosts and Lots of Plot
Here’s a movie that feels like an adaptation of a novel, and yet, apparently, isn’t one.
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