Archive for ‘April, 2010’

Hook-up culture mostly fantasy, study says

College students aren’t jumping into bed with a new Duke University study. The study claims that the “hookup” mentality so ingrained in popular culture may not be as prevalent on college campuses as previously thought.

Crosstown letdown

Despite a pair of solid pitching performances, the Boston University softball team couldn’t seem to get anything going on offense as it dropped both games of a doubleheader against Boston College on Tuesday afternoon.

BU Ph. D. to publish study detrending baseball stats

Ever wonder to yourself if Barry Bonds is really the most deserving home-run king of all time? Feel certain that, after Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson is the best strikeout pitcher ever? Wonder if Ichiro Suzuki’s 262 hits in 2004 are really more impressive than when George Sisler punched out 257 base knocks in 1920?

HAGEN: Swallowing your misteaks

For the past week the big tissue on campus has been the Student Union Erections and it is impotent for all Boston University students to vote in order to make their vices heard. It is amazing how a few typos can really change the meaning of a sentence. As much as I am sure you would like to learn what a “Student Union Erection” is, one of those words obviously does not belong. Typos are one of the greatest fears of the writing world, and as a columnist, I live in constant dread that a wrong keystroke could lead to the shameful loss of all my hard-earned credibility. Well, I guess I actually need to have credibility in the first place in order to lose it, but I presume that seeing your journalistic integrity flushed down the toilet because you wrote an article about President Osama would be pretty embarrassing.

Private school GPAs higher than most, data reveals

GPAs have been on the rise at private universities, according to a new study, but not all Boston University students think the same can be said for their school.