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Ingredient of the Week: Banana
This week I would like to thank Chris Walker for giving me the idea to write about bananas for this week’s ingredient. I love bananas and I think they can …
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BU Community Honors Talented Grad Student Killed in Cycling Accident
At approximately 8:30 Thursday morning, Boston University lost a dedicated student and a brilliant talent because of a road accident. Families of victims of deadly accidents like this can seek …
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A Message to the “Non-Feminists” of the 21st Century: Your Roots are Showing
At a recent social gathering of young people, referred to in some circles as a college party, I had a conversation with another girl about feminism. She told me that …
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Bye-Bye Becks
When David Beckham arrived in 2007, America stopped to watch. The Los Angeles Galaxy welcomed him with 5,000 cheering fans at the Home Depot Center. ESPN gave him an hour-long …
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FOX’s “New Girl” Changes For the Better
More than any other art form, the sitcom changes drastically over time. Most commonly, an original premise reveals itself to be unsustainable and the show has to compensate for it. …
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Tanlines of all Seasons
The first time I listened to Brooklyn-based duo Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm – better known as Tanlines – wasn’t after the recommendation from a friend, or because I’d read …
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Reflections: “When you close your eyes, what do you see?”
REFLECTIONS is a weekly column that aims to capture the diversity of the BU population through their portraits and voices. Each week, five BU students are photographed and asked to …
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FASHION S(QUAD): Chilly Days
Contributing writer: Asta Thrastardottir As the days get colder, it’s not always easy to have fun with your wardrobe. Layers, coats, and scarves can have a detrimental effect on anyone’s …
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“Better BU” Will Do Just That, Again
This fall, Boston University students exercised their right to vote, many for the very first time, in the presidential election. They tuned into televised presidential debates and engaged in productive …
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The Paleo Diet: Can It “Meat” Your Needs?
“The primal age was beautiful as gold; Hunger made acorns savoury to its need Streams for its thirst like rills of nectar rolled.” –Purgatorio, Dante Over the years, many trend …
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Celebrating the Season: BU Students Reflect on Family Traditions
On December 1, with snow fluttering past my window, I excitedly tore the plastic covering off my advent calendar and scanned the cartoonish holiday scene for the door labeled number …
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In the Throes of Drones
Every morning I leave home early, making sure to snatch (steal?) one of the free copies of The New York Times from COM before they’re all gone. I scan the …
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