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With reporting and contributions by Allan Lasser. Yesterday, the Boston University student body received a letter, via email, from President Robert A. Brown. Usually these letters contain tragic news; this …
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On Saturday evening, Warren Towers was full of police officers. Both uniformed and in plainclothes, security professionals from BUPD and the Boston Police Department were seen patrolling the halls of …
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On April 28, BU students and community members gathered behind Towers at the Charles River Esplanade for Race For Her, a 5-K race from which all proceeds went to stopping …
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A ghost haunts central campus. The copper-plated specter hangs above the doorways to the School of Theology and the College of Arts and Sciences. Recalling the ambitions of a young university, this …
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All photos by Tara Jayakar As we’ve said before, shows at BU Central are vastly under-attended. It seems to be the kind of place where if you’re in, you’re in …
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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”: a simple sentence that carries with it an awful lot of potential frustration. Working hard to qualify for an internship only …
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With graduation right around the corner, many seniors still have yet to land jobs. Not surprisingly, they’re starting to get nervous. But not having a job right after graduation doesn’t …
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There are forty-one members of the Boston University Board of Trustees. Thirty-two are men. Nine are women. Thirty-two are university alumni. None of them are students. This is not the …
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Every weekend night, people emerge from their caves to seek out their chosen forms of entertainment for the next few hours. They seek out clubs, bars, apartments, or other party-appropriate …
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With Newt Gingrich suspending his campaign last week and Rick Santorum’s presidential effort a distant memory, Mitt Romney is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Both parties have started acting …
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Christopher Ricks’ office looks like any other professor’s office – with one exception. Behind a desk sits a small bathtub. “It’s Bob Dylan’s childhood bathtub,” said Ricks, a professor at …
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With finals looming and the year ending, The Quad asked its graduating seniors to once again share some thoughts and give advice to the folks they’re leaving behind as they …
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