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December 5th, 2011
The most wonderful time of year has just about arrived. Students’ planners are color-coded chicken scratch and brains are fried. While notebooks and handouts loom tall on desks, stacked higher …
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The House Judiciary Committee introduced controversial legislation in October, aimed at curbing Internet piracy, that has been hotly debated in Washington. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which enjoys bipartisan support from both Democrat and …
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In the history textbooks, there are pages and chapters dedicated to the setbacks and successes of the various civil rights movements and of the faces with which people associate them. …
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In 1992, Holly Collins went to a Minnesota family court intending to secure full custody of her two children, Zackary and Jennifer. She had believed that if she told the …
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Occupy Boston, the anti-corporate protest encampment in Dewey Square, has been a focus of local headlines for the past two months. Now, protesters await the city’s final decision December 15 …
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It happens every year. In Facebook statuses and Twitter updates, hundreds of thousands of Americans proclaim their readiness. The myriad lines up, hunkers down and girds its loins for the …
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Last week marked one of the most hectic days of the year. Forget Thanksgiving; Black Friday was upon us. The busiest shopping day of the whole year, Black Friday 2011 …
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There sure are a lot of food blogs out there. Unfortunately, however, they are usually run by recent college-grads trying to make it in the city and supplementing their menial …
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Studio Sessions records exclusive live sessions of Boston University’s musicians. The series is brought to you in part by The Quad and Rep Records. The sessions are recorded all around …
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Since The Quad represents such a diverse group of students, it would be impossible to compile an all-inclusive list of every movie, album, book, video game, TV show, and internet sensation …
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