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October 24 marked the official start of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. A two-year-long venture, DARPA hopes the competition will develop robots that can work in dangerous, human-made environments during disaster …
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As a college student in Boston, I’ve learned how important it is to watch what I spend. Every little thing adds up: a ride on the T, a coffee every …
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I vividly remember the first time I saw The Smashing Pumpkins. My best friend and I arrived at the venue–Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore–at 1 or 2pm. Doors didn’t open …
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Like many college students, I like to think of myself as a coffee aficionado. I’m the classic highly caffeinated procrastinator–the I’ll-sleep-when-I’m-old kind of student. As fun as a starving, sleep-deprived, …
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With the start of the NBA around the corner (tonight, 8 p.m., Celtics v. Heat, TNT), it’s time to look at the other storylines from the off-season and wonder about …
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You’ve had midterms, homework, extracurriculars, and partying your face off to worry about–we know. Who then has the time to come up with a killer costume idea? The clock is …
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At the end of the 2011-12 NBA season, the Miami Heat looked like not only the best team in the league, but also a dynasty in the vein of Bird’s …
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On Saturday, October 27, forty-plus students and two faculty members made the hike up Mount Monadnock in Jaffery, New Hampshire. Math professor and Claflin Hall faculty resident Diane Meuser organizes …
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Kirby Dick’s investigative documentary The Invisible War exposes horrific and previously covered-up accounts of sexual assault in the military. Told from an anecdotal perspective, the film focuses on a few courageous women …
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“This is a pair of Levi’s®, buttons and rivets and pockets and cuffs, and the thread that holds it together. . . . You’re the next living leader of the …
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On a rainy Sunday afternoon a few weekends ago, I queued up to see Dispatch perform a free show at Brighton Music Hall. I have never really listened to much …
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In 2005, ’90’s alt-rock titans The Smashing Pumpkins reunited. At first, this reunion went the way these things tend to go. Only two original members were involved (lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Billy …
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