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Speak for Yourself: Allston Open Mic Night
This past weekend on November 17, Speak for Yourself hosted an Allston themed open mic night in a dirty basement (how fitting). Topics of poems ranged from finding sex appeal …
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Black Friday 2012: A Survival Guide
I enjoy spending the day after Thanksgiving curled up in a giant hand-knit blanket, sitting by the fire with my dog, and making delicious warm, festive drinks with my family–perhaps, …
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Massive Online Education Puts Internet to a Good Use
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have reached an unexpected peak in popularity this year. With universities like Stanford and MIT offering free versions of their courses online and for-profit companies like …
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Linked List: Cyber Monday
Let’s read the Internet. To begin, let’s read along with everything below this paragraph. Highlight all the text below the paragraph, starting and then hold control and press the ‘C’ …
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Men And Feminism: A Personal Essay on Finding a Common Ground
The word “feminist” is a loaded one. For some, the word is associated with hairy legs, burning bras, and aggressively intolerant women who march through the streets crying out for …
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Greetings from the Free City of Christiania
Christiania was something unexpected. I visited it as a last-minute outing on my recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark. It was two blocks away from Vor Frelsers Kirke, a big baroque …
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Guys Grow Moustaches and Raise Money this “Movember”
Before I start this piece, I’d like to apologize to the women who do not appreciate the “upper lip caterpillar,” as some have come to call the moustache. What we men …
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The Quad Gives Thanks
I am thankful for all the corgis on the Internet, especially Corgnelius, Waffles, and Hazel. But I am thankful for my baby Cailey, who is not a corgi, most of all. – Lauren Michael, …
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Students Concerned After String of Off-Campus Assaults
On Thursday, November 14, Boston University students were sent a message from the BU Emergency Alert system, a name the community is all-too familiar with this semester. This time, it …
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The Senior Struggle: Good Grief
I was a senior in high school for the 2008 election, not yet old enough to vote, but nonetheless completely absorbed by politics. This was partly due to the required …
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Alternative Spring Break Changes Trip Destinations, Registration Process
On the evenings of Nov. 13 and 14, students filled the GSU Backcourt for the BU Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Information Fair. Manned with trifolds, stickers and even candy, coordinators …
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Grouplove: All Of the Feels
[satellite post_id=”” auto=”undefined” thumbs=”undefined”] Anyone who has ever seen Grouplove live cannot deny that this group lives up to its name. If their matching “Grouplove” tattoos aren’t enough to convince …
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