EDIT: To divest is best?
Boston is no stranger to divestment. In 1984, student groups played a key role in Boston University’s divestment from private institutions with ties to apartheid South Africa by building a mock shantytown in the George Sherman Union Link, said Keith Lyle, College of Communication Class of 1988 graduate, in an email. Students gathered Sunday in Cambridge to […]
RUTH: The happiest garbage pit on Earth
Flowers and Fantasmic: Two words that describe my whirlwind vacation to Walt Disney World this past summer. Imagine a cheesy family posing in front of Cinderella’s Castle with matching hats, neon shirts and bags illuminating Main Street, USA as their flashy smiles and identical outfits lured the attention of fellow tourists. This is perfect snapshot […]
EDIT: Just give us the grade we earned
Whether it be grade inflation or deflation, the grading system at colleges across the country is often lamented by college students. In the past, Boston University has been reported to have the toughest grade deflation in the New England area. However, Harvard University is the latest institution to receive media attention for its inflationary grading. […]
DEPIES: T’is the season
Being approached on street corners tends to bring out the worst in people. I tried to keep this in mind at the beginning of the school year when I found myself trying — and mostly failing — to collect signatures for a bill protecting transgendered people in the workplace with my First-Year Student Outreach Project […]
