Archive for ‘October, 2005’

Why would anyone vote Republican in 2006?

The Campus Conservative’s Oct 24 article “The Democrats’ unconvincing plan” is well written and quite persuasive, however, i still fail to see the logic in the conclusion the article reaches. Although it is true Democrats have yet to truly push forth any type of plan for America, with Republicans and the President losing so much [...]

Why would anyone vote Republican in 2006?

Lazy reporting

As a former varsity oarsman from BU, I was very disappointed when I opened my electronic version of the Freep. While it was a pleasure to see that the Freep actually headlined another sport, aside from hockey, by writing about the Head of the Charles this weekend, I was dismayed to see that the author [...]

The Pride

All weekend long, the clouds hovered above the Charles River, taunting the boats in the 41st rowing of the Head of the Charles with the threat of a storm that never came. But when the last of over 1,500 boats crossed the finish line, it was not the weather, but the results, that took center stage.

Inside Hockey: Men need to find go-to scorer, fast

Mathias Lange, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s goalie who played just his third college hockey game Friday night (and first against an NCAA Tournament team), didn’t even need to pause to think about the question. Had he ever played against forwards with as much speed and skill as Boston University’s? “Only once,” said the stoic, stone-faced freshman.