Film and TV major Haley Stoessl (COM 2011) submitted her science fiction short story Nun Sa Lam two weeks ago. The piece, which features an aging android protagonist, immediately caught our eye for its unique take on death, dementia, and the end of the world. Due to the Thanksgiving break, we only had the chance [...](read more...)

With last Friday’s win over Indiana, the Boston University men’s basketball team accomplished a number of feats: they got their first win of the year, they won in a foreign country (Puerto Rico sends its regards), and as a team, BU showed that it could win coming from behind. However, most importantly the Terriers got [...](read more...)

Ask 21-year-old Conor Loughman (COM ’10) about the meaning behind the name of his record label, and you’re likely to see a sheepish grin emerge. Then he’ll ask you a question—“What’s the opposite of an acid trip?” Base Trip Records was founded by Loughman in 2007 and is made up of friends – all of [...](read more...)

Recently, Apple’s oft-rumored Tablet device has done nothing but build up in hype, despite the fact that Apple has never confirmed a word of what’s been said. A recent article in CNN recently summed up essentially every reason there is to be excited about such a prospect, without offering up any new information on the [...](read more...)

Just kidding. You may resume breathing. In the course of the last twenty years or so, I have developed a fairly eclectic taste in music. From Coltrane and Coldplay to the depths of metal and hip hop experiments and independents, my library has grown substantially in size and scope. But before anything else, the genesis [...](read more...)

So what's the big deal about the new mammogram guidelines, anyway? Sex columnist Jackie Reiss investigates what the study results mean, and how they can affect college students. (read more...)

Hey you. Do you like to write? Yeah, I’m talking to you. If you like what we’re doing and you want to get on board the staff of The Quad, then here is your big chance to hop on for next semester! We’re issuing a call for writers and photographers to be a part of [...](read more...)

This column was inspired by an essay prompt from Professor Douglas Kriner’s PO 317 course on American Presidential Leadership. The comparison between Presidents John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Barack Obama is not a new one. The charisma is certainly there, but would Barack Obama act the same way in a crisis as the legendary JFK did [...](read more...)