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Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

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It was August 24, just over a month ago, that Steve Jobs, Apple Founder, stepped down as the company’s CEO. He and friend Steve Wozniak founded the company together in [...]

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Oct 5, 2011 | Leave a response

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More Potter! J. K. Rowling Unveils a New Harry Potter Experience

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Many have suffered from serious withdrawal since July 15. It was an emotional day; for some, it felt like childhood’s end as the final installment of the Harry Potter film series [...]

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Oct 5, 2011 | 4 Responses

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CERN makes an interesting discovery

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Late last week, scientists from the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland recorded particles moving faster than the speed of light. The particles, called neutrinos, were generated at the Super [...]

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Oct 3, 2011 | 2 Responses

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That’s a Spicy iPhone: The Quad Tests Cooking Apps

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     Forewarning: if you are stuck in a kitchen-less BU dorm, this article is not for you. This article is for everyone lucky enough to have access to a [...]

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Sep 18, 2011 | 6 Responses

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Orienting to BU: Get a Social Media Life

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Orienting to BU is a series aiming to help the Class of 2015 in the sometimes bumpy transition from high school to Boston University. Articles will be released around each [...]

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Jul 28, 2011 | 3 Responses

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@USATODAYCollege Ruffles the #BU Twitter Bird’s Feathers

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It goes without saying — or rather, tweeting — that Twitter is the preferred outlet for many of us when it comes to complaining about stuff (and by us I [...]

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Jun 29, 2011 | 1 Response

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The Last BU TweetCreep of the Semester: May 8th-13th

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Today marks my final #TweetCreep —of the semester and my college career. While it was a fun, short run for me, I’ve got bigger plans ahead of me, such as [...]

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May 13, 2011 | Leave a response

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BU TweetCreep: May 1st-6th

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The #TweetCreep tweeps were giddy with the last week of classes upon us…and also partially due to however much tequila they were consuming for #CincoDeMayo (or the American translation, #DrinkoDeMayo). [...]

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May 6, 2011 | Leave a response

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An Open Letter to #BU Fake Twitter Accounts

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It seems only appropriate that I conclude my last week writing for the Quad (aside from 1 or 2 more #TweetCreeps of the year) the way I began it, which [...]

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May 2, 2011 | 2 Responses

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BU TweetCreep: April 24th-29th

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#RoyalWedding bells are ringing for this week’s #TweetCreep! We’ve got Kate Middleton’s and the Queen’s favorite fast food, your new not favorite wedding venue (hint: it doesn’t rhyme with BU [...]

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Apr 29, 2011 | Leave a response

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BU TweetCreep: April 17th-22nd

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#MarathonMonday kicked off this #TweetCreep week and, as expected, the #BU Twitterverse delivered. I need to applaud those tweeps for what I assume was great multitasking, as I pictured them [...]

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Apr 22, 2011 | Leave a response

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‘Fez’ Preview: A Promising Platformer

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Reality-twisting platformer Fez turned a few heads when it burst onto the scene in 2008 and won the “Excellence in Visual Art” award at the Independent Games Festival. But Fez’s [...]

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Apr 21, 2011 | Leave a response