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The Quad’s Superbowl Superblog (LIVE)

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Welcome to the BU Quad’s live blog of the Super Bowl. As our wonderful host (and die-hard Pats fan) , Julia Butler has put it, “It is Armagedeon.” The match-up–New [...]

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Feb 5, 2012 | Leave a response

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BU TweetCreep: January 29th – February 3rd

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Well… hopefully this TweetCreep gets out to the public. Or perhaps the movie Groundhog Day will serve as a premonition and I will spend the rest of my life hunting [...]

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Feb 3, 2012 | Leave a response

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Fem Co: A Feminist Force to Be Reckoned With

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This past Monday night, students of Boston University gathered in the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism for this semester’s first meeting of Fem Co. Fem Co is short for [...]

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Feb 2, 2012 | Leave a response

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A$AP Rocky: Live at the Middle East

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Few rap artists in recent memory have utilized social media and the “blogosphere” music mediums as successfully as Harlem-based A$AP Rocky, whose real name (rather prophetically) is Rakim Mayers. Since [...]

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Jan 31, 2012 | Leave a response

Newt Gingrich and current wife/former mistress, Callista. | Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

The Personal Misdeeds of Public Figures: An Immoral Story

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“I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” The 1998 Monica Lewinsky scandal irreparably damaged President Bill Clinton’s image as a faithful family man. Despite this, Clinton’s approval rating [...]

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Jan 30, 2012 | Leave a response

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Orienting to FitRec: A Dummy’s Guide to FitRec and Scary Gym People

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Orienting to BU Fitrec is a series one-time post aiming to help the Class of 2015 gym newbies in the sometimes bumpy transition from high school to Boston University the couch to Fitrec.  Boston University’s Fitness and [...]

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Jan 29, 2012 | 1 Response

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The Return of The Beard

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Gentlemen, I have a proclamation to make.  The clean-shaven look is done. Finished. Over. Beards are finally making a comeback. The penultimate sign of masculinity and wisdom has once again [...]

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Jan 29, 2012 | Leave a response

Miniature Buddha's were popular among the souvenir stands.

Photo Story: Chinese New Year in Boston

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This past Sunday Chinese Americans from around the greater Boston area gathered in Chinatown’s Phillips Square to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, which is the luckiest year in the [...]

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Jan 29, 2012 | Leave a response

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BU TweetCreep: January 22nd – January 27th

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Well… the news we have all been waiting for finally broke. You’ve always wondered, and it has finally been confirmed. Pat Sajak has admitted that he has hosted Wheel of [...]

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Jan 27, 2012 | Leave a response

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Spiritual Rez: A Funky Fresh Spin on Reggae

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Add a handful of Red Hot Chili Peppers to a cup of Bob Marley, then add a tablespoon of energy from the sun, and top it off with a pinch [...]

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Jan 23, 2012 | Leave a response

Homemade oatmeal is a great way to start the day. | Photo by Estefania Souza

Eat This Instead of That: Breakfast

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Raise your hand if your New Year’s resolution includes something related to food. Whether you want to lose weight, be healthier, or eat less take-out, it is surprising what a [...]

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Jan 23, 2012 | Leave a response

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BU TweetCreep: January 15th – January 20th

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HAPPY 2012, TWEETCREEP READERS! I hope you are all enjoying the overly crowded gyms (just stick it out until February and things will go back to normal). What an eventful [...]

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Jan 20, 2012 | Leave a response