There are forty-one members of the Boston University Board of Trustees. Thirty-two are men. Nine are women. Thirty-two are university alumni. None of them are students. This is not the [...]

Every weekend night, people emerge from their caves to seek out their chosen forms of entertainment for the next few hours. They seek out clubs, bars, apartments, or other party-appropriate [...]

With Newt Gingrich suspending his campaign last week and Rick Santorum’s presidential effort a distant memory, Mitt Romney is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.  Both parties have started acting [...]

Christopher Ricks’ office looks like any other professor’s office – with one exception. Behind a desk sits a small bathtub. “It’s Bob Dylan’s childhood bathtub,” said Ricks, a professor at [...]

With finals looming and the year ending, The Quad asked its graduating seniors to once again share some thoughts and give advice to the folks they’re leaving behind as they [...]

On Wednesday night, two BU alumni sat before a classroom of students with open minds and ears, eager to break into the cutthroat world of magazine journalism. Boston Magazine’s Leah [...]

I somehow only just discovered the Busy Bee Diner, about a block down Beacon Street past St. Mary’s. It’s my new favorite place on campus. The coffee is hot and [...]

If you want to see an elephant, chances are you’ll end up at a circus or a zoo. However, if you want to truly see how elephants behave in the [...]

At this weekend’s Boston Comic Con, The Quad was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview nine different comic book creators in a rapid-fire fashion. The second installment’s interviews include artists [...]

What a trip. Yes, this week’s episode was chock full of trips—physical, metaphorical, and psychedelic. The characters moved from place to place, in and out of reality, and in and out [...]

After 17 years of centrist, conservative presidents (Chirac and incumbent Sarkozy), it seems as if French voters are finally ready for a change after Sunday’s first round of presidential elections. [...]

Earth Day came early for Boston University last Thursday. While the “official” Earth Day is April 22, Boston University has been celebrating sustainability for days. This past week, the Green Restaurant [...]