June 29
George Sherman Union Hours and Information
The George Sherman Union (GSU), located at 775 Commonwealth Avenue, is one of the “centers” of student life and a focal point of campus activity.
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Archive for June, 2009
June 16
Remixes and Music from the Class of 2013
From "Rip: A Remix Manifesto"
In his “remixer’s manifesto,” Professor Lawrence Lessig reminds us that community and culture build upon themselves. This summer, I suggested the BU Class of 2013 add to our culture and show off its remix skills.
We like this video but thought 2013 could add its own style:
Remixers in the class worked this video and uploaded to YouTube. We checked out every remix and thought the best remixes came from Milly Aliaga, Livia Brown, Michael DeFilippis, Emily Keller, Miriam Khan, Nick Pataky, and Sylvia Wozny – we’ll select a remix to show during each upcoming Orientation session. (Congratulations! All seven remixers get a free Orientation registration.) All were good – big ups to Alexa Reyes (she also gets a free Orientation registration) – we wanted to show how she worked it:
Cool! Also loved the music.
2013 has great music genes – they set the vibe in these remixes by bumping, grooving, and sometimes making me anxious. We put together a playlist from their remixes:
Boston University Dear Abbeys from the album Sincerely, Lost in Boston
Boston – Augustana
All The Small Things – Blink-182
Love Today – MIKA
Shakin’ – Rooney
Haku – DJ Whitesmith
We Are Rockstars – Does It Offend You
Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
Feeling Good – M. Bublé
Life Plays – Delinquent Habits
Viva La Vida (Telemitry Remix) – Coldplay
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
We Are Going to Be Friends – White Stripes
Houki Boshi – Younha
Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
Panic Switch – The Silversun Pickups
Cochise – Audio Slave
Crazy (remix) – Gnarls Barkley ft. Kardinal Offishal, Joe Budden, Remy Martin
Dirty Water – The Standells
Embrace The Martian – Kid Cudi
Great contributions 2013. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Peace
June 3
Iced Coffee and Cool Conversation – Keep Looking Out
We’re taking time off from weekly Coffee and Conversation sessions – it’s summer.
We had great discussions this year – our conversations straddled race, politics, fashion, and art. We talked about threats to the environment and perceived inequities in the way people obtain wealth. We argued about the country’s lack of policies regarding energy use, housing, and health care. We’re concerned about how the country’s wealth was tossed. We were both hopeful and dismayed about America’s political life – the role of young people in the election; proper separation of powers; prisons; torture; abuses of civil liberties; a country’s loss of it’s soul; and, corrupting influences in government. We struggled to create rules for when a country should use force to solve problems but remained concern that we had no idea how to stop violence and killings in America, Rwanda, Darfur, and Burma. And, we got jazzed about love, happiness, and beautiful things.
This summer, stay up on it – let us know when you see something of interest: a new trend; new business ideas; new insights; send me clips and other newsy, thought-provoking, pretty things. We need discussion suggestions for the fall – send your ideas now.
Keep in touch. Check out the blog posts from the students working in my office; my periodic attempts at musing; and our frequent clippings on the Daily B.U.zz. And, of course, with enthusiasm, I look forward to strengthen my voice via lots of summer tweeting.
I’ll see you soon – the first gathering around good coffee and conversation is on Friday, September 4. Have a productive, restful, and joyous summer. Stay well.
June 1
Lots of Experiences, Little Time
As our new alumni (Class of 2009) fly away, our up and coming alumni – members of the Class of 2010 – are thinking about the future. I ran into Amy, Allison, John, Jay Jay, Amanda, and Tim, playing darts and lounging at a local watering hole, and asked them to think ahead: in addition to completing coursework an remaining intellectually challenged, what did they want to do before graduation day, next year? They put their thinking caps on and created – on the back of a napkin – a Senior’s personal bucket list:
1. Float in the FitRec’s lazy river and lounge in the nearby hot tub
2. Re-enact the TV series “Friends” Intro, in COM Fountain
3. Have a game of roller keg
4. Try a little Jello Twister (ask Amy about this)
5. Visit the Observatory in CAS
6. Go to the BU Experience
7. Recreate the “Legends of the Hidden Temple” game with other Seniors
8. Break the Slip n’ slide record
9. Slip n’ slide on BU beach
10. Camp on BU Beach
11. Take a Fenway tour
12. See the campus from the roof of CAS
13. Get onto Dean Elmore’s Blog [check that one off!]
14. Imbibe in a beer at Cheers [the Bull & Finch Pub]
15. Find and check out the “Real World Boston” house
This list sparked Jay Jay and John into some additional thinking – isn’t this a great list for all seniors, perhaps a hyped up list for creating Senior Week activities. What do you plan to do before May 2010? What should every member of the BU Class of 2010 do before graduation? Let’s hear from you and let’s hope the folks planning next year’s activities for Seniors are listening and reading.
Peace.
