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Boston Mayoral Candidates Speak at SED Convocation

September 16, 2013September 16, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - Leave a Comment

With less than two weeks left until the preliminary election for mayor, Boston University welcomed six of the 12 Boston Mayoral candidates to the Tsai Performance Center, where the candidates …

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‘Counterstrike’ Authors Say the United States ‘Will be Hit Again’

April 8, 2013April 7, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - 1 Comment

On Thursday, April 4, the Center for International Relations hosted co-authors Eric Schmitt and Thomas Shanker, who spoke to an audience of international relations students and professors about their experience …

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Food Is Power: A Discussion On Food Activism And Justice

March 27, 2013March 27, 2013 - by Camilo Pardo - Leave a Comment

The Food Activism & Justice lecture featuring the Food Empowerment Project (FEP) and key speaker/founder Lauren Ornelas, was more than just a discussion about environmental and social justice issues. This …

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President Obama Unveils New Energy Plan

March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 - by Jake Lucas - Leave a Comment

Last Friday, the president unveiled his plan for an Energy Security Trust that uses profits from federal oil and gas drilling to put $2 billion over 10 years toward research …

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BU’s Prison Education Program Thrives Despite Pell Grant Ban

March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 - by Emily Payne - Leave a Comment

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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Obama Adminstration Pushing Forward with Liberal Agenda

February 28, 2013February 28, 2013 - by Jon Giardiello - Leave a Comment

In his inauguration speech this year, President Obama mentioned the Stonewall Riots in the same breath as the Seneca Falls Convention and the Selma marches, setting the stage for progress …

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Op-Ed: My Trip to the Biggest Climate Change Rally in American History

February 20, 2013February 19, 2013 - by Ari Stern - 3 Comments.

Usually, after our weekly improv comedy show at Improv Boston, all the performers grab a few beers and reflect on the night’s performance. However, last Saturday night, my fellow cast …

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FDR’s Deceit Gets Defense

February 19, 2013February 19, 2013 - by Thomas Pelkey - Leave a Comment

CAS history professor Cathal J. Nolan defended the lying of a democratic leader to his people in a lecture at the College of General Studies last Friday afternoon. In the talk, jointly …

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State of the Union 2013: Obama Tackles Gun Legislation, Education, and More

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 - by Yasmin Gentry - Leave a Comment

“Together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger,” President Barack Obama announced within minutes of …

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Two Informed Perspectives on the U.S. and Afghanistan

November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 - by Jake Lucas - Leave a Comment

After 11 years of chasing terrorists and trying to instill American visions of society in Afghanistan, many people cannot wait for the United States’ scheduled withdrawal in 2014. However, not …

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Final Conversations on the 2012 Presidential Campaign

November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 - by Asta Thrastardottir - Leave a Comment

The election is over, the dust has cleared, those incessant political ads have finally ceased, and it has been made clear that Mitt is, in fact, not the Tits. The …

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The Election is Over. Now What?

November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 - by Yasmin Gentry - Leave a Comment

  Maybe I’m the only one whose soul feels a bit displaced right now. It’s like I’ve spent all day riding roller coasters and eating funnel cakes at Six Flags, …

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