Archive for ‘October, 2011’

BOCCOLINI: NOOKS and Crannies

I gave in. Trees: you’re welcome. Penguin Group Books: I’m sorry. Yes, a book-loving zombie bit me and now I am the owner of a NOOK Color. You see, I used to like the feel of a book in my hands, the way the cover shone, the sound the pages made when they turned. I [...]

FRIEDMAN: I May Be Bad (But I’m Perfectly Good At It)

I’d like to begin with a quote from an icon of our generation: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me.” Wattup Rihanna. I am so with you. Wait, huh? Listen up folks, what you’re about to read is no PG gig. Shizz is about to hit the fan. Well, [...]

STAFF EDIT: Gerry-meandering

With Election Day drawing ever nearer, lawsuits have been filed in more than half of the states about the problem of redistricting to best suit a party’s chances in the voting booths. Judges across the country are now faced with the decision of deciding whether or not the new maps take partisan gerrymandering, a practice [...]

Alcohol policy aims to keep students safe, officials say

David McBride, the director of Student Health Services, said that for some college students the words “Alcohol Task Force” carry a negative connotation. “Some people, I have discovered, think it’s a dirty word. It’s not a dirty word,” McBride said. Boston University officials met with students on Thursday in the College of Arts and Sciences to [...]

STAFF EDIT: Dog-and-pony show

Texas Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry sought to win over conservative voters with abortion talk at an Iowa forum on Saturday night. According to Perry, “Being pro-life is not a matter of campaign convenience; it is a core conviction.” Perry criticized fellow Republican candidate Herman Cain for his statement to an interviewer last [...]