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HLN: CNN’s Red-Headed Stepchild
I’m a bit of a news nerd. I wake up in the morning and on a regular basis and turn on some form of news broadcasting. However, I find local …
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Miley Cyrus – a True Musical Genius
I hope the title of this article got your attention. Welcome to the first edition of “Taken out of Context” (sorry, cheap plug there for my radio show, Thursdays 8-10 …
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SAY WHAT: Best Food Around Campus
So here’s the deal: We want to know more about you. The stuff that you can’t find on Facebook. So we’re heading into the streets and assaulting you with questions …
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Who is stikman?
Popping up on the radar of unassuming pedestrians all around Boston, a piece of Guerilla art is getting noticed and his name is stikman. Part robot, part skeleton, and part …
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BU’s Allison Francis Takes the Mic This Friday
Allison Francis is arguably one of the lead female musicians at Boston University. A junior now, the Portland singer/songwriter is a face for BU’s student-run record label, Base Trip Records, …
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Super Mash Bros Cause Dance Frenzy
Saturday night the Student Activities Center gym was filled with three things: sweat, eardrum-blasting beats and glowsticks. The cause? The DJ duo Super Mash Bros, who played two sold out …
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Hello BU: Meet Spitzer Space Telescope (updated w/video)
From his rusty-red haircut and 70’s-style paisley pants to his feisty and fearless onstage antics, Boston University student and musician Dan Macdonald (Spitzer Space Telescope) keeps people on the edge …
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Jonathan Blow’s Braid Blends Mario with Time Travel and Violins
“I think that a lot of people feel like the point of life is to be happy, or comfortable, or something like that, whereas I am highly suspicious of those …
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The United Entities of BU
Many students were surprised to come back to campus this September and find large, lit up, red pillar-like figures pointing out campus destinations. The purpose of these incredibly high-budgeted pillars …
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Fall Harvest: Apples & Pumpkins
Article by both Emily Jones and Heidi Lee Pumpkins, similar in growth patterns to watermelons, require an extensive network of vine to produce fruit. I remember the one softball-sized watermelon …
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Love don’t cost a thing… or does it?
I’ve always been torn when it comes to paying the check on a date: do I graciously let the man pick up the tab? Do I offer to split the …
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Creative Submission: Joseph Forbes Shows That Personal Connection is in Our ‘DNA’
Feeling that we didn’t have a good submission for this issue, we asked for creative submissions at the last minute — just a few days before release — and although …
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