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An American in Paris: On the Metro
The first time I rode the Metro in Paris I was carrying three months worth of belongings on my back, was totally bewildered, and can’t have looked like anything other …
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The Ten-Year-Old Environmentalist: An Interview With Milo Cress
I first met Milo Cress in late August while working as a FYSOP coordinator for the environment issue area. My co-coordinator and I invited Milo to come speak to our …
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The BU Campus from Metropolis to Ghost Town: A Photostory
All photos by Gabriela Fernandez. As a student at BU, there is a certain feeling one gets a few times a day. It is that feeling you get at change of …
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Say “Shalom!” to the Silverman Sisters
She walked into the crowded SMG auditorium with a childish grin on her face and an excited wave. She wore a pair of jeans, a hoodie, and had a red …
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Side Streets: Harvard Avenue
“Side Streets” is a partnership between The Quad and BU Now, in which Quad writers will profile things to see and do along different streets that intersect Commonwealth Avenue. This week’s …
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Don’t Print That: An Interview with the Dear Abbeys
The Dear Abbeys may not need an introduction. The all-male acapella group is well known on campus, to say the least; they routinely play to standing-room only audiences. Many a …
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BU TweetCreep: November 6th – 11th
Okay, I was going to dedicate this whole beginning part to how great @BUDiningService was this week (partially because they are naturally hilarious and partially because the BU community has …
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Perry’s Gaffe Steals the Spotlight
“Oops.” With one word, Texas governor Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential dreams quite likely hang in the balance. On Wednesday night, Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan hosted the second of five …
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A Black Box Turned Colorful: “Writers at the Black Box”
A black box, in theatre terms, is a large, bare, black-walled room bordered by spectator seating. It is stark; free of distractions from the displays of creativity that take place …
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Gym Class Heroes Win Frozen Yogurt
Saturday afternoon, Boston University students showed off their ability to dodge, duck, dip, dive, and…well, dodge as the BU Chinese Student Association put on a dodgeball tournament in the SAC gym. …
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‘Planet Formation in Dusty Disks Around Young Stars:’ An Astrophysics Lecture from Catherine Espaillat
This Monday, the Institute for Astrophysical Research welcomed Catherine Espaillat, a member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She presented a lecture in room 502 in the College of Arts …
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Language Conference at BU: Linguistics Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think
On Saturday, I attended the 36th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD). It was the second day of a three day conference, organized by BU’s graduate program in …
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