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Op-Ed: Roots in New York, Heart in Boston

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 - by Aria Ruggiero - Leave a Comment

Today, I was sitting in CAS, waiting for my class to begin. The mood of the events that have transpired over the past 24 hours was tangible. We’re still in …

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Op-Ed: The Silence After The Boom

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 - by Cecilia Weddell - Leave a Comment

We were seated outside the Au Bon Pain three blocks from the finish line when we heard the first boom. Like a cannon shot. There was silence; we looked around …

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4-Player: A Tale of Two Utopias

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 - by The Quad - Leave a Comment

This week’s 4-Player column is contributed by guest-writer Clinton Nguyen. This article contains no major spoilers, i.e. nothing you can’t learn from a trailer or the summary section of a …

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The MadCap: ‘The Collaborators’

April 16, 2013April 15, 2013 - by Sharon Weissburg - Leave a Comment

“What do you have to be guilty about?” “I’m a horrible person.” Characters on AMC’s Mad Men are falling back into old patterns, as they have done over and over again. It’s …

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BU FACE AIDS Holds “Condom Couture” Fashion Show

April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - Leave a Comment

What do the Student Health Services, the “Condom Fairy,” and BU FACE AIDS all have in common? They’re not afraid of safe sex or free condoms. On Thursday, April 11, …

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The Photographic Resource Center: A Best Kept Secret

April 15, 2013April 14, 2013 - by Thea DiGiammerino - Leave a Comment

Boston University students who frequent the west end of campus walk by  The Photographic Resource Center everyday. Tucked into a small storefront on the same block as a tanning salon and …

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An Intro to “Carnism”: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 - by Corey Blumenthal - 1 Comment

Ten billion land animals are slaughtered in the United States every year. That’s approximately twenty-seven million animals killed every day, more than a million every hour, and about three hundred …

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The World of Jenks: On Ageism and Ambition

April 15, 2013October 25, 2014 - by Ingrid Adamow - 1 Comment

The freshly 27-year-old Andrew Jenks is directing and starring in the second season of his primetime MTV show, World of Jenks. Though Jenks is present in nearly every scene, it isn’t entirely his world the program showcases. It’s the worlds of three American twenty-somethings from very different walks of life.

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The Senior Struggle: An Endurance Test

April 12, 2013April 12, 2013 - by Kelly Felsberg - Leave a Comment

In order to participate in my sailing course, I had to pass a mandatory swim test–four laps in the competition pool, followed by one minute of the dead-man’s float and …

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Preview: BU Students Ready for Global Days of Service

April 12, 2013April 12, 2013 - by Thomas Pelkey - Leave a Comment

What happens when Terriers around the globe unite to to give back to their local communities? “One very big impact,” says BU Global Days of Service. A partnership between the …

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I Went to Wrestlemania, and It Was Awesome

April 12, 2013April 12, 2013 - by Burk Smyth - 1 Comment

When people find out that I’m a professional wrestling fan, they typically react in one of two ways. The first, and most common, is derision. Pro wrestling, whether this is …

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Op-ed: Emotions Erupt as Self-Serve Eggs Disappear From the Dining Hall

April 12, 2013April 12, 2013 - by Yasmin Gentry - Leave a Comment

I stopped in my tracks, glancing between the leftward grill and the station on the right in the West Campus Dining Hall. The former housed plates of blueberry pancakes and …

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