This is an entry that I had hoped to finish for music week. Unfortunately with school winding down and assignments piling up I wasn’t able to finish it in time. I’m sure many members of the graduating class can relate to, though that is a topic for another blog entry entirely. Sometime this past fall [...]

On Monday night WTBU, Boston University’s student-run radio station, hosted a concert which showcased some of Boston’s best underground hip-hop acts at BU Central. WTBU teamed up with Music Unites to put on the concert. Collections for the cause were collected at the door. Music Unites is a charity organization that provides funds for music [...]

Alexis Gordon interviews Emily Cox, a Boston University student studying classical saxophone performance at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Check out the interview and performance below:

Last week Mike and I met up with Allison Francis, a recent BU graduate, musician and feminist activist. We sat down with Allison for an interview and she played us some of her songs. Check out the interview and performance below:

Welcome to the Uncommon Discussion’s Music Week. Throughout this week we will be blogging about everything and anything music related. If you are passionate about music, a musician or know a musician and want to contribute an entry for this week please get in touch! Our email address is: mugarcommondiscussion@gmail.com. So stay tuned and check [...]

Over spring break I went and visited a friend who recently relocated to Denver for graduate school after graduating from Boston University this past May. It was neat getting to see a new city and as a student studying photojournalism I was excited to explore a new place with my camera. I saw many picturesque [...]

Check out a free film screening of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits happening TODAY (Wednesday, Fenruary 29, 2012) at 7:30 PM in CAS Room 522, 725 Comm Ave. Click here for more info.

Terror in the Judicial System Post 9/11 Persecution of Muslims in American Courts Alarming numbers of American citizens are being taken into custody under allegations of terrorism. The Muslim-American community has faced particular judicial discrimination, and Tarek Mehanna’s highly-publicized Boston trial was a perfect example. Now that anyone can be indefinitely detained without charges under [...]

The Uncommon Discussion will be hosting a series of workshops on blogging skills in February and March. Join us if you are interested in improving your blogging skills and want to learn some new tricks. “Amp Up Your Writing” is a workshop that helps you to get your ideas flowing when you write. The workshop [...]

The start of the semester marks WTBU’s return to the airwaves and this past week I hosted my first show of the new year. Boston University’s student-run station suspends programming when school is out of session and I’m glad to be back at school and back in the station. As one of the music directors [...]