Late Night BU hosted its first Thursday night event last week, and participation from the student body exceeded the Wellness Center’s expectations. Director of Wellness Programs Melissa Sage-Bollenbach said they wanted to see if a LNBU on a Thursday night had as much interest as…
Posts published in April 2012
Services like Netflix and YouTube have made the most recent films readily available to anyone. Can we find anything of value in the muck of b-movies, ambitious failures and exploitative crap-fests? We’re going to find out in Dispatches from Instant View Purgatory. What’re we watching:…
The reactions were rampant but similar in Chicago. The fans hated it, the players hated it and the coaches hated it. Phoenix Coyotes’ forward Raffi Torres launched a monster check into Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Marian Hossa, which sent Hossa’s head straight to the ice, and…
The Israeli and Iranian governments have both exchanged quite a lot of threats that entail large-scale bombing runs on each other. President Barack Obama recently stated the United States would defend Israel, especially if that required the use of military force, inching us closer and…
In less than three weeks, the school year will be over. Finals will be completed, dorms will be cleared and the graduates will be preparing to receive their diplomas. A lot can change in three weeks. But there’s a lot more than can change over…
On April 22, I turn 21 years old. As excited as I am to finally be of legal age, it has got me thinking a lot about life. Why am I here? What am I meant to do? Why have, or haven’t, certain things happened…
For the last four weeks, audiences worldwide have flocked to movie theaters in droves to see Gary Ross’ adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games.” This young adult novel, like “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” before it, is poised to spark a global phenomenon. What is…
Do you like watching rookie cops on their first day on the job? Have shows like The Chicago Code, Rookie Blue and Southland not been enough for your fix of naïve police officers learning what the streets are really like? CBS’ new drama NYC 22…
After taking two of three from Missouri State this weekend and winning six of their last seven, the Braves baseball team is playing its best baseball of the season. Senior Joe Bircher pitched all nine innings in a twelve-strikeout effort Friday night, and junior Mike…