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Author: Alyssa Laiacona

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It Hurts To Win: Wrestling Team’s Unique Final Year Inspires Independent Documentary

October 14, 2013October 25, 2014 - by Alyssa Laiacona - 1 Comment

Division one team, tenured coach, two nationally ranked athletes, and one year left. “It Hurts To Win,” a documentary film in the works, is the story of the BU wrestling team who learned their program would be cut after the 2013-14 season.

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Which Boston Mayor is Best for BU?

October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - Leave a Comment

With the general election for Boston’s mayor approaching, two remaining candidates, John Connolly and Martin Walsh, race to get their faces out there. So what does the mayoral election mean …

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Painted Pianos Decorate City, Campus Urging “Play Me, I’m Yours”

September 30, 2013September 30, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - Leave a Comment

75 pianos have been placed around Boston to commemorate the Celebrity Series of Boston’s 75th Anniversary. The pianos were donated as part of artist Luke Jerram’s project “Play Me, I’m Yours.”

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Students Gather for Shakespeare on the Beach

September 23, 2013September 23, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - 1 Comment

With a freshly watered lawn and the smell of free pizza in the air, BU students gathered on the BU Beach Saturday night to see New Repertory Theatre’s Classic Repertory …

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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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BU FACE AIDS Holds “Condom Couture” Fashion Show

April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 - by Alyssa Laiacona - Leave a Comment

What do the Student Health Services, the “Condom Fairy,” and BU FACE AIDS all have in common? They’re not afraid of safe sex or free condoms. On Thursday, April 11, …

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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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