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C'mon BU: Snow Day fail, Suspicious GSU Maneuvers, and Homework Consolidation.
C'mon BU is a Friday segment featured on www.bucultureshock.com , a blog created and operated by the Student Ambassadors of the Howard Thurman Center.
In the first installment of BUcultureshock.com's "C'mon BU" series, Ahmed Ahmed talks about some [...]of the strange coincidences and blunders on campus.
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Thurman Center Taps NEHGS for Family History Project
While searching through census records at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Desa Larkin-Boutté notices her great-great-grandparents, who appear white, checked mulatto for their race. Larkin-Boutté works with online genealogist, [...]David Allen Lambert, to discover how race is determined on past census records, and reflects on changes made in the 2010 census.
Larkin-Boutté’s research is part of the Family History Project, an educational partnership of the Howard Thurman Center and New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Read the story, and watch more Family History Project videos on BU Today:
http://www.bu.edu/today/node/10914
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Points of Departure: Ahmed Ahmed
Biology major and "C'mon BU" video blogger Ahmed Ahmed (CAS'10) is ready to move on from the role of student to teacher. With no regrets looking forward, Ahmed talks about the importance of getting involved as a BU student.
Read the story on BU [...]Today: http://www.bu.edu/today/node/10978
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Points of Departure: Maya George and Odessa Larkin-Boutté
Maya George (CAS’10) and Odessa Larkin-Boutté (COM’10) met at a book club that Larkin-Boutté organized in the Howard Thurman Center. The two became best friends after a semester of studying abroad in Madrid and traveling around [...]Europe. Life back at Boston still involves many adventures.
Read the story on BU Today: http://www.bu.edu/today/node/10990
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Thurman Center Taps NEHGS for Family History Project
At the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Brandon Stinchfield and genealogist David C. Dearborn discuss how Stinchfield is related to Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, through a common ancestor, Thomas Tupper, founder of Sandwich, Mass.
[...]Stinchfield’s research is part of the Family History Project, an educational partnership of the Howard Thurman Center and New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Read the story, and watch more Family History Project videos on BU Today:
http://www.bu.edu/today/node/10914
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Thurman Center Taps NEHGS for Family History Project
With the help of Rhonda R. McClure, Director of Research Services at New England Historic Genealogical Society, Raul Fernandez tries to make sense of conflicting census records, a key to finding his real relatives. Fernandez also looks for reasons [...]why his ancestor, Antonio Fernandez, left Mexico for Puerto Rico.
Fernandez’s research is part of the Family History Project, an educational partnership of the Howard Thurman Center and New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Read the story, and watch more Family History Project videos on BU Today:
http://www.bu.edu/today/node/10914
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The HTC Experience
Life at the Howard Thurman Center http://bu.edu/thurman
MUSIC: Animal, by Neon Trees http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/animal/id360314398?i=360314421
PRODUCED BY: Julian Jensen & Spencer Pazer
ADD'L. CAMERAWORK: Jean-Bertrand Uwilingiyimana [...]and Kyle Trotman
SPECIAL THANKS: Jamie Companeschi for providing grip and lighting equipment
CAST: Tino Bratbo, Alexandra Lafci, Neal Moawed, Caitlin Lesczynski, Kirzia Steele, Jean-Bertrand Uwilingiyimana, Tyler Sit, Ines Rosas, Raul Fernandez, John Aslanian, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kyle Trotman, Abena Kwakyi
(Shot on a Canon 7D & 60D with a 50mm f1.8, 17-55mm f2.8, and 24-105mm f4)
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TEDxBU: Every Woman is not a Feminist, but Every Man Should Be by Sarah Merriman
Sarah is a persistent optimist always chasing "big goals." Talking about gender theory makes her come alive. She believes that gender is not a concept but a part of being alive, that words are power and thought and learning are the most important [...]parts of being human. She wishes to never lose her enthusiasm and sense of wonder.
Hosted by TEDxBU, Howard Thurman Center and Dean of Students on February 26, 2011.
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Human Race Machine: Blending Faces and Races
The Human Race Machine, takes portraits of human faces and then alters them so that participants can see themselves as Asian, black, white, Hispanic, Indian, and Middle Eastern. The booth, stationed at the Howard Thurman Center, has attracted more [...]than 200 curious participants.
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http://www.bu.edu/today/node/9851
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