The spirit that I have seen may be the Devil, And the Devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape. —Hamlet On April 29th, 2013, Jason Collins cemented himself into civil rights history by becoming the first ever openly homosexual athlete to play in the four major American sports. His declaration covered the front page [...]

I was not allowed to play video games. I needed to visit a friend’s house if I wanted to see a pixilated Mario, Sonic, or Pikachu on one of our town’s many screens. As much as I wanted to, I could not spend my entire childhood playing video games at other people’s houses. The parents [...]

I’m not really one for music, but in dire circumstances like finals period, music sometimes relieves the stress. Here’s a link to my finals study playlist. It’s a mixture of uptempo and slow jams for variety. Hope it helps. http://open.spotify.com/user/1280930839/playlist/6Jf1NT1LVnCya8aoWTJCJo

Everyone has their finals week vice, whether it’s that jumbo bag of Cheetos, or that hideous sweater that you’d usually never even consider wearing in public, or that pack of cigarettes you buy even though you don’t even know how to smoke them (a study break is a study break, right?). My particular vice has [...]

Finding a good exam study playlist on Spotify is like finding a needle in a haystack. But look no further, I have one for you! It’s hard to please everyone’s study music style, some like soothing guitar, some like pump-up music, some like classical piano. Personally, I find myself gravitating toward a mix of guitar [...]

Join us for a silent rave to unwind and dance your stress away… silently. Click here to visit our specially formulated silent rave playlist! The silent rave will be on Sunday May 5th at 8pm in the Link outside of Mugar Library. Bring your headphones, friends, and dancing shoes!

If so, come to Mugar Library this Friday (6-8 pm) or Saturday (3-6 pm) and play with puppies, like this one, to get your mind off of studying! You can find the dogs in room 205 of the library, and appointments are first-come, first-serve.

I prefer to be distracted from working than actually working. When Facebook becomes extremely boring, I will sometimes turn to Free Online Games. I have played Free Online Games since I first learned about the computer in kindergarten, and almost always employ them to not do homework. I doubt there is a library where I [...]

I’ve been involved with drum corps for most of my “banding” career but I’ve never been to Dayton, Ohio to compete in the Winter Guard International (WGI) finals championships. This year, I joined the BU Winter Percussion Ensemble and had the chance to go to Dayton and compete. This was the culmination of months of [...]

Earlier this week a friend discussed her relationship problems with me. Although love can cause us to feel joy, comfort, and hope it can also awaken some other emotions: loneliness, bitterness, and betrayal. After talking with her, I pondered on the fundamental concept behind relationships. They encompass good sentiments as well as sour ones, but [...]