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The racist world we live in
Am I racist? Are my friends racist? When a stranger from another race looks at me, do they see me, or what they have been taught to see? I never considered investigating...
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Learning to cripple your child's dreams
Hey Mom and Dad — remember when you framed that story I wrote in the first grade, while praising my talent and stressing the importance of always following my dreams? Well, congratulations....
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You're a man now, Baxter
Dearest Baxter, Last night you became a Bear Mitzvah. In one night — and in only two hours — you said goodbye to years of innocence as a cub-kitten and became the...
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Into the Lions' den
The fallout from the ordeal at Penn State is unprecedented, and every conspirator in the Jerry Sandusky scandal deserves the punishment they got. And whatever's coming. ...
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I've heard enough
It’s a fact: College students are fascinated by loud music. They simply can’t get enough. They listen to it when they want to party, study or interrupt others from studying. They especially...
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A case of the fast food blues
It’s no secret that fast food isn’t exactly good for you. The media routinely sheds light on the dangers of the fast food industry, switching between the horrific products that go into...
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Andy Rooney: Our greatest curmudgeon
In the summer of 2009, my brother and I developed a questionable tradition when it came time to inform each other that a well-known public figure had died. We would simply text...
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"Corporations are people" is a myth
Every movement has a beginning and a cause. CNBC financial commentator Rick Santelli’s now infamous rant on Feb. 19, 2009 along the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is widely credited as...
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An odd step for BU Brain
Students were surprised when they logged onto BU Brain to register for classes only to find that things were not as they expected. Do the changes help ease the registration process? ...
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Learning to give the gift of education
There has been much discussion recently about whether higher education should be considered a right or a privilege. Does higher education mean an undergraduate college degree? What, then, is the point of...