Archive for ‘October, 2009’

LETTER

Last year when my friends pitched the idea of moving to ‘Allston-Rock City’ I was hesitant, to say the least. I cringed at the idea of 30-minute walks to campus and cat-size rats. They told me we’d live less than five minutes away from every bar on this side of town and that Allston is Disneyland for college students. I caved.

GLANDER, SAUER AND FORSTER: Fear Nancies

Dear Nancies, I think someone is playing pranks on me. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, my TV will turn on and start playing ‘Ghost Dad,’ even when there’s nothing in the DVD player.

Interror-bang

Halloween is just around the corner, and we here at The Daily Free Press are taking all the guesswork out of what some of our favorite community members should dress up as. Spook on.

STAFF EDIT: Duties, common sense

With a delayed vaccine and more cases emerging every day, H1N1 containment on campus is becoming increasingly more difficult. It’s no longer a big secret that the Boston University administration is isolating students with flu-like symptoms in campus dorm rooms.

Former East Germany’s secret police archives reveal freedom struggles

The former East German Ministry for State Security’s archives show the struggles for freedom leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago and the life of East German citizens during the Communist regime, panelists said.