Archive for ‘February, 2009’

SHANFIELD: Spoiler alert

I spent the better part of the Oscars wondering if there was a fashion conspiracy at hand. One by one, female starlets stepped onto the red carpet and the Swarovski-bedazzled Kodak Theatre stage in what looked like drag queen-ready mermaid costumes.

STAFF EDIT: Economic lessons

Judging from President Barack Obama’s address to Congress on Tuesday, he has not forgotten his base ‘-’- America’s youth. In his speech, he singled out education, one of the most important issues to young people, as one of the ‘three areas that are absolutely critical to our economic future.’

STAFF EDIT: Making the grade

It’s midterm season at Boston University, and many students are studying hard in an effort to cancel out those poor grades received while their minds were still on winter break at the beginning of the semester.

The Boston Babydolls

To the untrained eye, burlesque looks simple: girls with ridiculous stage names dance on stage to provocative music, wearing tight clothing that they eventually take off.’ Couple that with a man dressed in a bright red suit moving these girls on and off stage. Any post-pubescent boy perks up with excitement: it’s a strip club!

Nonprofit for pay attractive in economic slump

Fewer nonprofit employers turned out for this year’s Nonprofit Career Fair at the George Sherman Union Tuesday, a sign of a more sparse and competitive job market, organizers said.