Tomorrow night, May 17th, is the annual screening for BU film students who took Production III. Since the start of this semester, the class has worked on eight professional-grade short films from start to finish. I had the opportunity to be the editor for two of the films, and it was definitely the high point [...]

The first of exciting new movies to be released this summer, Iron Man 3 broke $175 million this weekend. With incredible special effects and a more developed plot line than the previous Iron Mans, it definitely deserved to top the box office. The movie chronicles smart-ass Tony Stark’s quest to defeat a terrorist whose genetically [...]

Starting May 3rd at 7am, Mugar will once again be open 24/7 for all your studying needs. Make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up to date on all our giveaways, prizes, and events during study period. Happy studying!

In the wake of Monday’s tragedy, it’s easy to assume that the Boston Marathon will never be the same. An event to celebrate a great human feat of strength, a Beantown tradition, and an annual day of celebration for families and students has been tainted by this horrible disaster. We can look at the attackers, [...]

We’ve all been there: “Oh my god, I have so much work to do! I can’t do anything until it’s all done” This is usually where I’m at on a Sunday night or the night before an assignment is due. So what do I do? Find a place where I can feel like I’m getting [...]

Now that it’s above -10 degrees out, everyone should start spending more time outside and much less time doing homework. If you’re looking for something to do, here are my favorite warm-weather places in and around Boston: 1. Boston Harbor Islands Starting in May, you can take the $15 ferry to the Harbor Islands, a [...]

This past Tuesday, members of the BU Anti-War Coalition put on a performance to commemorate Howard Zinn, a former professor at BU who made amazing contributions to civil-rights, labor-rights, and anti-war movements in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The performance was comprised of a series of readings of speeches and poems by Zinn and other [...]

HAVANA, Cuba – Fidel Castro has survived over 600 assassination attempts, according to the Cuban government. The Revolution started in 1959 and still persists in 2013. As we all know, like any other human being, Fidel will die soon enough and the future of Cuba could change dramatically. I arrived from Cuba yesterday and the [...]

Today I ventured to the MFA (which by the way gives free admission to students). Although I found out later that pictures weren’t allowed, I took pictures of two exhibits. The first was called “The Postcard Age”, a collection of hundreds of postcards from the early 1900s collected by Leonard A. Lauder, whose personal archives [...]