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The Internet is Serious Business: Thoughts from ROFLCon

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It would be a mistake to expect anything but ridiculousness from this weekend’s ROFLCon, the third in a series of Internet conferences held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Because [...]

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May 9, 2012 | Leave a response

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How To: Write a Paper on an Impossible Deadline

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The deadlines that precede the end of the semster are rushing towards us at the speed of passenger trains. Unfortunately, there are many who haven’t finished—or started—their final papers. Maybe [...]

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May 7, 2012 | 2 Responses

Mothers and daughters

The MadCap: “At the Codfish Ball”

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Our little girls are growing up. This week’s episode of Mad Men explored the relationships between parents and daughters and the inevitable conflicts that arise when the daughters grow up. [...]

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May 3, 2012 | Leave a response

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Not All Hope is Lost for the Red Sox

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Although it’s still early in the season, MLB right now is, for lack of a better description, kind of crazy. Every team is having their moments of really stepping it [...]

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May 2, 2012 | Leave a response

Take Back the Night

Brown’s Letter: A Response Worth the Wait

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With reporting and contributions by Allan Lasser. Yesterday, the Boston University student body received a letter, via email, from President Robert A. Brown. Usually these letters contain tragic news; this [...]

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May 1, 2012 | 3 Responses

On Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at approx. 6:35 p.m, an intruder assaulted a female student in Warren Towers. Photo via the Wikimedia Commons.

Warren Towers Assault Raises Heavy Concerns

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On Saturday evening, Warren Towers was full of police officers. Both uniformed and in plainclothes, security professionals from BUPD and the Boston Police Department were seen patrolling the halls of [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | 4 Responses

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April Showers Bring…What? Springtime Weather and How to Dress For It

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This year’s weather has not been what one could call “consistent.” After a scorching fall punctuated by a random snowstorm and a long winter of mid-40s temperatures, Boston is finally [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a response

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Race For Her Unites Running and Activism

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On April 28, BU students and community members gathered behind Towers at the Charles River Esplanade for Race For Her, a 5-K race from which all proceeds went to stopping [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a response

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The Campus That Could Have Been

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A ghost haunts central campus. The copper-plated specter hangs above the doorways to the School of Theology and the College of Arts and Sciences. Recalling the ambitions of a young university, this [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | 7 Responses

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BU Central: It’s Central for a Reason

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All photos by Tara Jayakar As we’ve said before, shows at BU Central are vastly under-attended. It seems to be the kind of place where if you’re in, you’re in [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | 2 Responses

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“It’s Who You Know”: Networking During Undergrad

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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”: a simple sentence that carries with it an awful lot of potential frustration. Working hard to qualify for an internship only [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a response

Life after college. | Photo courtesy of Larsinio via Wikimedia Commons

How to Get a Job After Graduation

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With graduation right around the corner, many seniors still have yet to land jobs. Not surprisingly, they’re starting to get nervous. But not having a job right after graduation doesn’t [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | 1 Response