by Lindsey Frick | March 20, 2010
(+1)Ignorance is bliss. Just ask my face every time I read a nutrition label. As of late, my eyesight has been failing with my 21–almost 22 years–and I couldn’t be happier. Without squinting, I can hardly read the fun-ruining label on the back of the Pop Tarts box, and life is good. However, Larry Istrail, a Masters [...](read more...)
by Rachel Stine | March 19, 2010
(No Ratings Yet)BU’s Board of Trustees increased next year’s tuition and room and board rate at a combined increase of 3.65 percent, reportedly the lowest percentage since 1969. For the 2010/2011 academic year, the standard tuition rate will rise to $39,314 from this year’s $37,910 and the basic room and board rate will rise to $12,260 [...](read more...)
by Heather Vandenengel | March 19, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)One Chilean student talks about the struggle to organize a relief effort for Chile on campus.(read more...)
by Natalee Ranii-Dropcho | March 19, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)While it seems like celebrity designers are a dime a dozen these days, some have the potential to impact the industry, which is exactly what Madonna plans to do. The pop star will partner with Iconix Brand Group, Inc. to launch style company MG Icon. The first line under the company, Material Girl, will launch [...](read more...)
by Bailey Sheats | March 19, 2010 (+1)By now, everyone has seen an episode of or at least heard of the best show ever created, “The OC.” I was absolutely obsessed with seasons 1, 2, and 4, and mildly interested in season 3 (seriously, they just went too far with that one, am I right?). But at the start of it’s 3rd [...](read more...)
by Anna Ward | March 19, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)From ESPN: “Welcome back to the best time of the year. Put your pens away, take your brackets out and let the games begin.” Welcome to March Madness, the happiest time of the year! Coming from an area where college basketball is at least on par with college football in terms of devotion and attention, I’ve experienced [...](read more...)
by Leia Poritz | March 18, 2010 (+4)How much is your service worth? Can you put a number on it? Over spring break, I, along with four other Boston University participants, had the privilege of going on the Jewish National Fund (JNF)’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) to Israel. I had heard about the program through Boston University Hillel, and since I am actively [...](read more...)
by Becca Tarvin | March 18, 2010 (+1)Coevolution (when two organisms evolve together) is one of the most beautiful features of nature. A previous article of mine delved into one example of mutualism – the bobtail squid and V. fischeri bioluminescence/light organ relationship. However, many taxa (a closely-related group of species) have evolved to entirely rely on another specific taxa. Some of [...](read more...)
by Stephen Maouyo | March 18, 2010 (+1)There are definitely certain situations in which it is appropriate to read “The Catcher in the Rye.” Generally these fall into the following categories: if you are between the ages of 13 and 18 and (1) have been assigned it in school, (2) have been discouraged from reading it by a parent, teacher, or school [...](read more...)
