Archive for ‘October, 2006’

FELPER: Employment not worth it for future grads

Blessed with a readership that stretches into the high single digits, I imagine that at least one of you, or possibly less, is a senior. And like many college seniors around the country, you are no doubt beginning your job search. Whether you are updating your résumé, getting letters of recommendation or setting up interviews, the pressure to get a head start on the competition is intense.

SERVIDEO: College Halloween: more than candy and slutty pirates

In the world of Halloween costumes, there can only be two distinctions: Great and everything else. Just as easily as a man at a party can possess the most amazing costume of all time, the man beside him can possess something so boring and unoriginal that not even the drunk girl dressed like a slutty pirate will hook up with him.

EDITORIAL: Scare tactics

A new advertisement by the Republican National Committee stakes a claim on the Americans’ fear of terrorism. The advertisement titled “The Stakes” features Al Qaeda leaders threatening the United States, as the sound of a ticking time bomb grows louder in the background.

EDITORIAL: iPod turns five

Happy birthday iPod. Since the birth of the iPod Oct. 23, 2001, this technology has fundamentally changed the way we buy and experience music. In five short years, iPod ownership became both a trend and a status symbol for middle-class college and high school students across the country.

FitRec’s ‘Happy Hour’ a healthy solution for busy students

A series of Friday-afternoon fitness courses at the Fitness and Recreation Center is gaining popularity among Boston University students who are short on credits but willing to fork over $3, drawing so many students that instructors have had to turn some away.