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Greece’s “yogurt-based economy,” online dating, and gender politics inherent in towel usage were among many topics discussed Friday night in Metcalf Auditorium. Seth Meyers, head writer and Weekend Update anchor …
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Boston University students know their acronyms, and from their college names to where to grab some lunch, it seems as if everything is shortened to a cryptic, insider code. Here’s …
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It’s July, 2011. Fellow intern Katie Lannan and I sit in a big, dusty, windowless room tucked away in the back of the third floor of 126 Brookline Ave. We’re …
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One of the most notable aspects of a semester abroad in Europe is the wanderlust that seems to seize every single person in the program. Yes, places like Barcelona, Paris, …
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Imagine being on stage in front of over 75 people with no script or prepared remarks. You open your mouth to speak, and suddenly everyone in the crowd starts laughing. …
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Amid the Facebook “Graph Search” controversy and a constant struggle with privacy features, a new app has been developed that permeates your friends’ personal lives on a whole new level. Introducing: …
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Nobody may love Scarlett more than Rhett, but nobody loves Rhett more than BU. Everybody at BU knows Rhett. Or, at least they think they do. The Quad spoke with …
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I was fortunate enough this past Tuesday to partake in a special tour of Boston’s historic Gibson House, and be immersed, although only for an hour, in the “unrestrained opulence” …
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I’m from Iceland, a tiny little island off the coast of Europe, that you probably don’t know much about—and if you do, you will probably inform me, “Oh wait, isn’t …
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Nestled among the bohemia and academia of Cambridge and Harvard University, two floors above the Hong Kong Restaurant and one floor above a tiny college bar, Rick Jenkins’ Comedy Studio …
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On December 1, with snow fluttering past my window, I excitedly tore the plastic covering off my advent calendar and scanned the cartoonish holiday scene for the door labeled number …
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The word “feminist” is a loaded one. For some, the word is associated with hairy legs, burning bras, and aggressively intolerant women who march through the streets crying out for …
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