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October 3rd, 2011
Inspired by the vision of Occupy Wall Street, hundreds of disgruntled Americans gathered at Dewey Square in Boston’s Financial District to form the Occupy Boston movement. Occupy Boston, an extension …
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Imagine you’re the president of a really awesome club on campus. You’re at a meeting, a member of said awesome club comes up with an equally awesome idea for an …
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The New York City Wine and Food Festival is not the only venue filled to capacity with Food Network personalities—the new season of The Next Iron Chef has just as many. …
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As a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 passed following the heated debt ceiling debate, Congress created the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, a temporary committee charged …
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The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded last Thursday night in a ceremony at Harvard’s Sanders Theater. The audience often threw paper airplanes at the stage—but not insultingly. Presented every year …
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Barely a week ago, Georgia inmate Troy Davis was executed for allegedly killing off-duty police officer Mark MacPhail. Though questions surrounding Davis’s innocence were once highly debated, the story is …
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Recently, Rich Besser of Good Morning America came to BU to investigate the germ situation in Warren Towers, the second largest non-military residence in the country, and therefore the second …
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Student debt recently surpassed credit card debt, reaching almost $830 billion in early August. That same month, Pell Grants, one of the most important tools for students who could not …
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Filmmakers find inspiration in all kinds of places. Some find it in the works of great directors like Hitchcock or Spielberg. Others find it in their everyday lives, or in …
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Kelseanna Smith is the advertising and marketing coordinator for The Quad, as well as a member of the Boston University Vegetarian Society’s E-board. Most students, if not all, have attended …
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