The Best Movies of 2012
Contributions by Jon Giardiello and Asta Thrastardottir In a year in which countless critics announced the death of film culture as we know it, 2012 was a comparatively strong year for movies, …
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The Best Music of 2012
2012 has been awesome for music. We’ve seen the rise of three great new R&B artists, a virtuosic new rapper’s stunning concept album, and at least a dozen bands that are supposed …
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The Quad’s Favorite Holiday Memories
“When I was about seven, my family spent Christmas at our grandparents’ house in Washington. My brothers and I woke up in to find that the living room had been …
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“Gender Neutral BU” Appeals to BU’s President, Shown the Door
Reporting contributed by Jake Lucas At noon on Friday, a group of roughly 50 Boston University student protesters entered the office of university President Robert A. Brown. Their protest was …
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Ingredient of the Week: Brown Sugar
The time has come for the last Ingredient of the Week post for the semester. I decided to end with a sweet ingredient because I know we all crave sugar …
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Putting the “Band” in Band of Horses
Being in a band is like being in a relationship – or so I’m told. If this is the case, the guys in Band of Horses appear to be in …
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FASHION S(QUAD): Wait…It’s Fall Again?
Contributing writer: Asta Thrastardottir After a few weeks of bitter cold and even a few snow flurries, Bostonians had settled in for a long, cold, snowy winter. Terriers hauled out …
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Op-Ed: Gender-Neutral Housing Apparently Too Uncomfortable to Handle
Awkward. A word that has undoubtedly been overused, and misunderstood, by our generation. It has once again reared its head in the discussion of gender-neutral housing on BU’s campus. But …
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Students Plan to Fight Administrative Decision to Table Gender Neutral Housing
Last spring, Student Government proposed a 5-year plan for implementing gender neutral housing at Boston University. The plan took into consideration the results of months-worth of research and an online …
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Natural Immune System Boosters For the Winter Season
The winter season is perhaps my favorite time of the whole year. Streets in the city are lined with lit trees, the air becomes brisk, and is finally socially acceptable …
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Starbucks Offers $7 Cup of Coffee
As if Starbucks wasn’t called uppity, pretentious, pompous, or grossly expensive enough, the chain just released their priciest cup of coffee yet: the $7 Costa Rica Finca Palmilera. Drop $40, …
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Hillel House gears up for Hanukkah celebrations
House party? How about a Hillel House party? BU’s Jewish life center is making preparations for Hanukkah, which begins this Saturday and is celebrated through Sunday, Dec. 16. Aside from …
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