Today I was struck with the greatest idea...ever. I'm no economist, but I've figured out a soution to the ailing economy.
You've heard the statistics; 1% of the country posesses blah blah blah amount of the country's wealth and it's totally unfair, etc, etc. I agree, and I know how we
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White House officials are demanding an end to Barack Obama's Crackberry Addiction.
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past three years, America has found itself the victim of an epidemic. I'm not talking about the Avian Bird Flu or SARS. I'm talking about Crackberryitus.
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I just finished reading a post entitled, “TV Shows Surrounding College Life, Just Doesn't Work” by Lisa Hoang. The premise of the article is that sitcoms based on kids in their high school years have been successful (Saved by the Bell, One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek, etc), but as soon as th
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In Los Angelas, artist Joshua Callaghan has been doing his part to beautify the street.
Living in the city, your normal route to and from class is cluttered with man-made objects that pop out of the sidewalk. Street signs, parking meters, newspaper boxes, electric boxes--most importantly el
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On Friday, November 14th, Boston University Men's basketball will enter its 100th season. I don't know about any of you, but so far, I've only been privy to two seasons of streaky play. This seems to be the general theme among the men's athletic program at BU.
Anyway, f
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I don't know if people encounter this problem at other schools, but I know that I often find myself feeling like a jack*ss because here at Boston University everyone seems to speak another language--that is except for me, the white, middle-class, New Jersey native.
I sit in the GSU and feel cut off
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In my previous entry, I stressed that the citizens of the United States have to practice patience, because although Barack touts "Hope" and "Change," these two ideals are highly emotional, and being such people expect drastic alterations to the current state of the country.
I proposed that the citizens of the
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With the results of the election, there’s been a buzz around BU’s campus. Everywhere you go—be it before a class, in the hallways, at the T stop, at parties—people are talking about how excited they are.
“Hope” and “Change” seem to be on everybody’s mind. It’s a historic election, the Democrats have ta
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In his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One, Bob Dylan reflects upon the haunting spiritual state of New Orleans, and offers the opinion that, “The past doesn't pass away so quickly here. You could be dead for a long time.” Though he is describing New Orleans, his words ca
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