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- Seinfeld Writer on Darkness and Absurdity September 27, 2016Most people in the audience Friday night at the Photonics Center weren’t born when Seinfeld first aired, but that didn’t dampen their enthusiasm for an appearance by Seinfeld writer, producer, and Emmy-winner Larry Charles, who screened a selection of his work and answered questions. Charles was at the University as part of the College of […]
- Record Financial Year for University September 27, 2016Boston University ended the last fiscal year with record operating reserves and a record sum of cash gifts from a record number of alumni. Those results cap a string of strong years that have in part led Moody’s Investors Service to revise BU’s rating outlook from “stable” to “positive.” The University generated $157.5 million in operating reserves […]
- Clinton and Trump Go Head-to-Head Tonight September 26, 2016Tonight’s first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to draw a Super Bowl–sized TV audience of more than 100 million viewers. With recent polls showing the contest close to a dead heat, many pundits argue that tonight could be a make-or-break moment for the candidates. Sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission […]
- Office Artifacts: William McKeen September 26, 2016Shortly after William McKeen published his first biography of the famous gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson: A Critical Biography, he received a 17-page fax from his subject, who called him a “shit-eating freak” and warned him that “a bushy-haired stranger in a dimly-lit parking lot” might blind him. “I could recognize his […]
- Do Jello Shots Lead to Bingeing by Underage Drinkers? September 26, 2016An internet search for “jello shots” brings up thousands of recipes for the alcohol-infused gelatin that has become a staple of college life. American singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer claims to have invented the jello shot in the 1950s to circumvent restrictions on alcoholic beverages at the Army base where he was stationed. But a recipe for […]
