Archive for ‘March, 2009’

FORSTER, GLANDER AND SAUER: The past and the furious

We, the three-headed dachshund that is ThingFight, are afraid of almost everyone. Authority figures, people handing out Honest Tea, friends motioning to give us high-fives . . . you name it, we are afraid of it.

STAFF EDIT: Obama takes a right turn

Americans are still simmering about AIG’s misuse of bailout funds to give out employee bonuses, but when it comes to the bailed-out auto industry, the public may have reason to put down their pitchforks. President Barack Obama’s new tough-minded approach to dealing with the auto industry represents unprecedented government intervention in the private sector, but is the right way to make sure taxpayer money is being put to good use.

STAFF EDIT: Ayers exclusion unjust

The 2008 presidential election has been over for months, but former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers is still causing controversy. Boston College’s decision to rescind its invitation to Ayers to speak at an event titled ‘The State of Democracy in America’ shows that BC is more concerned about its own image rather than the academic interest of its students.

Sifting Through All That Space Junk

Eight centuries into the future, the human race has abandoned a decimated Earth and left a thick layer of space junk orbiting the planet. That is the premise of last year’s animated film ‘WALL-E’ ‘-’- a science fiction creation ‘-’- but’ real humans are actively dumping increasing amounts of clutter into the space just beyond our atmosphere.

Iraqi nun speaks to students about dedication to UNICEF

Boston University’s Catholic Center’s Sister Olga Yaqob spoke about the experiences she faced as a young girl growing up in war-torn Iraq that led her to dedicate the rest of her life to service, especially to help struggling children of the world through UNICEF.