How about some football, American-style. One game and lots of spectacle. Even better when the local guys are playing for the trophy. I love the mid-air extended catches and when the smaller guys break through the line to stop a play. Give me the thrill of a returned punt. Most important, I am a connoisseur […]
I’m on a roll! Lately, I’ve been smitten by podcasts, video, TV shows, commercials, and movies about matchmaking – they share wisdom about finding a date, dating, finding love, and true passion. I’m not about to trash this meme – I find it inspirational. I’m still in the finding passion and love game. Some wisdom […]
Big ups to alumnus Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I stand as a witness to his activism and an example of our dreams. He certainly made “hope and history rhyme” but he also beatmatched expectation and destiny. He schooled us on trainspotting the crowd, the country, and the world. He cued the intelligent and the […]
You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will live as one From John Lennon’s Imagine (of course) Martin Luther King and his people – the society at the time as it was pushed by young folk – collected the will; gathered […]
BU has put together a collaborative effort to recognize World AIDS Day. Please view the schedule below, or visit the Community Service Center’s website for more information.
The good Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill makes it plain, “Howard Thurman was a hundred years head of his time fifty years ago.” Dr. Thurman’s poem is just right: Today, I make my Sacrament of Thanksgiving. I begin with the simple things of my days: Fresh air to breathe, Cool water to drink, The taste […]
I often suggest that “networking” is an important skill. When it comes to connecting and winning others over, Heavy D was one of our honored teachers. He accepted his self. This week in Money-earning’ Mount Vernon, Heavy D will lay down. Dwight Myers was a man I admired. Smooth deep voice, Jamaican groove. Agile. A […]
Congrats! Last week was a sweet flare-up of spirit. Lots of students throwing down and plenty of us out to watch, listen, support, celebrate, and participate in the efforts – the dramas, get-togethers, performances, activism, fundraisers, and games. We were being us. Sometimes we forget to show up; to laugh together; to hold each other […]
The Boston University community honors the service of our members of the military through the following events:
With all due respect to the FitRec, my colleagues in the GSU, and the soon to be completed Student Services Center, the real student center and student union is at the plaza in front of Marsh. The simple summary is that Marsh Plaza is a paved open pedestrian space at the center of the campus […]