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Roblog: Trading Speed for Security
The 2010 Flash Crash is aptly named for the speed with which it happened. Within several minutes, the stock market took one of the biggest dives in its history, with …
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The ComiQuad: Boston, City of Superheroes
Boom! Wham! Pow! The ComiQuad is a column dedicated to the spandex-laden world of comics and superheroes. It goes up each Wednesday and will alternate between comic book reviews and other comic book news. …
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Ethics and Super Bowl Ads: Take the Good with the Bad
This Super Bowl, advertisers shelled out up to $4 million for a 30 second commercial. About 108 million Americans, bellies full of beer and wings, constituted their captive audience. There …
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A Psychologist’s Take on Moving Home Post-College
Next May, after four unbelievably quick and invigorating years at BU, I will be graduating. That thought in itself is frightening, before I even take into account that after my …
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Know Your Boots: The Curious History of our Beloved ‘Docs’
Right up there with pastel-hue hair and winged eyeliner, Doc Marten boots have become a staple of this season’s trendiest looks. Mind you, I’m not the fashion blogger here at …
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Five Albums to Look Forward to in 2013
2012 was a pretty great for music (click here to find out why!), but, as with all things, 2012 must come to an end. That’s not so bad though, because …
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Facebook App Facilitates Blame Amid Flu Panic
Amid the Facebook “Graph Search” controversy and a constant struggle with privacy features, a new app has been developed that permeates your friends’ personal lives on a whole new level. Introducing: …
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Armed with Raw Enthusiasm and Boat Shoes, fun. Dominates Orpheum
I was skeptical as I walked, arm in arm with a friend, through the chilly air to the Orpheum Theater. I had seen the Saturday Night Live performance, the MTV …
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BU TweetCreep: January 26 – February 1
Come in, Boston University! Do you read? I’m currently contacting you from the panic room so graciously provided by my wonderful Allston landlord. I’ll come out once Brookline is safe. …
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World Hunger-Ending Grilled Cheese Sure to Make You FeelGood
On Friday night, the Boston University chapter of FeelGood premiered with a grand opening of its non-profit grilled cheese deli at Warren Towers’ Late Nite Café. Following FeelGood’s mission to …
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Cinematheque: An Evening With Ross McElwee
On Friday evening, a large lecture hall in BU’s College of Communication got much smaller. While no actual construction or re-arrangement of furniture occurred, the room went from being a …
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David Hu—Survival of the Driest
A modest-looking man converses with a female student seated toward the back of the auditorium. When asked if he is here to see the presentation, he replies, “I’m actually the …
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