Archive for August, 2009
Sucks to BU: You can take my print quota, but you can never take my freedom!
Last week, we learned, courtesy of the University’s mouthpiece for bad news (BU Today) that not only were ResNet labs being obliterated, the 24-hour Cummington lab being moved to a non-24 hour library lab, but also that the undergraduate print quota would be a paltry 100 sheets per semester. And to top it off, printing is [...]
Read More..>>Sucks to BU: Livin la vida library
Contrary to the title of this blog, most of the articles I’ve posted have had very little to do with the fine institution that is Boston University, with the possible exception of “Greening BU”. I’d like to dive into some of the wonderful nonsense that encapsulates the charm of these hallowed halls of higher academia.
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The Advertising (d)Evolution? Part II
Advertising: the necessary evil that bombards our lives a countless number of times daily. Ad execs struggle with the question of “what can I do to make people buy my product” This question’s solution has certainly seen changes over the years, now it’s oft answered by cute talking animals or running jokes, often blended together in [...]
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