Archive for ‘December, 2006’

Final exam: Terriers must solve Harvard

Their classes may end Tuesday, but the Boston University women’s basketball players are not yet thinking about finals. First, they have to take on Harvard University in a cross-river showdown at Case Gymnasium tonight. The Terriers (5-4) return home in hopes of staying above .

Must stay awake …

Although cramming for exams might seem like the best — or the only — way to catch up on course material and pull off decent final grades, experts say this method, and the caffeine-consuming habits that come along with it, can be detrimental to students’ performance on tests and their overall well-being.

PERSPECTIVE: Britney’s missing panties: Can they save our culture?

It seems Britney Spears has forgotten a crucial item of clothing once again. Earlier this year, tabloids went crazy over pictures of the pop star walking barefoot into a gas station bathroom. Many blamed the transgression on the influence of Kevin Federline, her deadbeat husband, and thought that was as low as she would go.

PERSPECTIVE: The glorious fantasy world that is college life

Sitting on our university-issued couch — the one with the upright, thin cushion and awkward wooden armrests — my roommate and I were contemplating what we were going to do this weekend. It was only Tuesday so this conversation inadvertently steered toward what we had done the past weekend.

MARBLE: Marble sums up his semester with a holiday wishlist

Over the course of my column, I’ve covered a lot of topics. Things like video games, the homeless, celebrities, advertising and dodgeball. But I think a lot of what I was trying to say in each of these columns about our culture as a whole can be summed up in one easy topic.