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Review: Grand Theft Auto V
Earlier this year, The Quad started a video game column called 4-Player. Unfortunately, three of those players–Alan, Jon and Ashley–are no longer able to write the column. I’ll be around …
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FASHION S(QUAD): Rare birds
Great style is like pornography; we can’t define it, but we know it when we see it. Walking down Comm Ave, it’s easy to see that Boston University folks have …
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Cinematheque: Bobcat Goldthwait Explores Bigfoot in ‘Willow Creek’
On Friday night, the College of Communication held its second Cinematheque event of the semester with comedian-turned-filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait and a screening of his latest feature, Willow Creek. The event …
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What’s the Story? Ken’s Story
This week I sat down with Ken Parlee – a BU employee who can fix anything, once worked in a mental hospital, and loves his family.
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Bursting the Bubble: Allston Village
There’s a lot that can be said about Allston, which revels in its own infamy over on the western side of campus. One hears remarks that span the whole spectrum …
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Students Gather for Shakespeare on the Beach
With a freshly watered lawn and the smell of free pizza in the air, BU students gathered on the BU Beach Saturday night to see New Repertory Theatre’s Classic Repertory …
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The Inescapable Gentrification of Cambridge
Gentrification, a powerful force shaping cities today, is happening in Cambridge’s Area IV. As the city decides between welcoming affluent newcomers and sheltering incumbents, it’s unclear whether bringing wealth into Cambridge outweighs the damage to the lives of the current population.
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Making the “Broke College Kid” A Myth
Tossing around the “broke college kid” excuse is the easiest out a campus lifestyle can provide. Yet, when said excuse is a sad and self-imposed penniless reality, it’s just pathetic.
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Ingredient of the Week: Chia Seeds
If you thought chia was just for growing pets, you were wrong.
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“The Poetry of Suffering and Waiting:” Bucknell Professor Begins Annual Lecture Series Program
That BU is a massive school is a fact that its students are all acutely aware of. One of the downsides of this is the proportionately massive number of amazing …
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He Doesn’t Even Go Here: Special BU ‘Yes He Does’ Edition
He doesn’t even go here…or does he? Now that students are undoubtedly hopefully settling into their grooves for first semester, it’s time to take a moment (just a moment) to …
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Roblog: Beat Bots
Roblog is a weekly column dedicated to understanding the world of robots and artificial intelligence. If science fiction comes true the robot apocalypse is impending, and it can’t hurt to …
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